{"id":13673,"date":"2026-10-16T15:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/?p=13673"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:04:25","slug":"workshop-generative-ai-and-foundation-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2026\/10\/16\/workshop-generative-ai-and-foundation-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: generative AI and foundation learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we preserve the productive struggle that helps students learn while also developing their AI literacy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join VIU professor <a href=\"https:\/\/news.viu.ca\/find-expert\/dr-jerome-lesemann\">Jerome Lesemann<\/a> with the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning (<a href=\"https:\/\/ciel.viu.ca\/\">CIEL<\/a>) for a hands-on, guided activity and facilitated discussion on pedagogical strategies and assessment redesign in foundational university courses in response to generative AI. 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