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Upcoming events, workshops, and webinars
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Teaching and learning focused on online, blended or distributed workshops, webinars, panel discussions, and other professional development events MB Hub has gathered for our membership. We have highlighted events from Partner institutions and organizations such as Educause and Quality Matters and sibling organizations from Canada (BC Campus and Contact North | Contact Nord).
- May professional development events
- Pixel Pals: Early Career Insights with Annie Wiebe by New Media Manitoba
- What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Colleges & Universities? By Contact North
- AI Chatbots & Academic Integrity: Smarter Assessment Strategies by OLC
- MBWiTech: Own It – Navigating Influence, Confidence, and Connection in Tech by Manitoba Women in Tech/New Media Manitoba
- Designing for Gen Z: How Quality Matters was Made for Gen Z Learners by Quality Matters
- Accessibility History, A Manitoba Perspective – Past, Present and Future by accessibilitymb.ca
- Supporting Trauma-Informed Teaching with a Community of Practice Model by BCCampus
- Leveraging AI for Accessible and Inclusive Learning: Practical Strategies for Diverse Learners by OLC
- FLO Friday: Responsible AI Use in the Classroom – Starting Conversations with Students by BCcampus
- June professional development events
- 2025 STLHE Conference
- Open Horizons symposium by the University of Manitoba Libraries
- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by Contact North
- Optimizing Online Learning: Bridging UDL, Cognitive Load Theory, and Usability by Quality Matters
- FLO MicroCourse: An Introduction to the GenAI in Teaching and Learning Toolkit by BCcampus
- Summer (July/August) professional development events
- 11th Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference by the University of Waterloo
- Fall (Septmeber/October) professional development events
- 2025 Teaching with AI Workshop Series – September/October by AAC&U
May professional development events
Pixel Pals: Early Career Insights with Annie Wiebe by New Media Manitoba
Date: Wednesday, May 14
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (CT)
What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Colleges & Universities? By Contact North
Date: Wednesday, May 14
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CT)
AI Chatbots & Academic Integrity: Smarter Assessment Strategies by OLC
Date Thursday, May 15
Time 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CT)
MBWiTech: Own It – Navigating Influence, Confidence, and Connection in Tech by Manitoba Women in Tech/New Media Manitoba
Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Designing for Gen Z: How Quality Matters was Made for Gen Z Learners by Quality Matters
Date: Wednesday, May 21,
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CT)
Accessibility History, A Manitoba Perspective – Past, Present and Future by accessibilitymb.ca
Date: May 28, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Supporting Trauma-Informed Teaching with a Community of Practice Model by BCCampus
Date: Tuesday, May 27
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT)
Leveraging AI for Accessible and Inclusive Learning: Practical Strategies for Diverse Learners by OLC
Date: May 28
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CT)
FLO Friday: Responsible AI Use in the Classroom – Starting Conversations with Students by BCcampus
Date: Fri, 30 May,
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CT)
June professional development events
2025 STLHE Conference
Dates: June 10–13, 2025
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Open Horizons symposium by the University of Manitoba Libraries
Dates: June 11 & 12
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by Contact North
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CT)
Optimizing Online Learning: Bridging UDL, Cognitive Load Theory, and Usability by Quality Matters
Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CT)
FLO MicroCourse: An Introduction to the GenAI in Teaching and Learning Toolkit by BCcampus
Date and times: Mon, 16 Jun, 10 a.m. to 20 Jun, 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Asynchronous course with two optional one-hour synchronous sessions:
- Tuesday, June 17, 2024, 11:00 to 12:00 PM PT
- Thursday, June 19, 2024, 11:00 to 12:00 PM PT
Summer (July/August) professional development events
Overcoming Academic Freedom Objections to QM by Quality Matters
Date: Wednesday, July 16
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CT)
11th Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference by the University of Waterloo
Dates: August 12, 13, and 14.
Fall (Septmeber/October) professional development events
2025 Teaching with AI Workshop Series – September/October by AAC&U
The workshop series will focus on a specific topic.
- Title: Working with AI for Teaching and Learning
- Date: Monday, September 8
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT
- Title: Cheating, Detection, and Policy
- Date: Monday, September 22
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT
- Title: Assignments and Writing
- Date: Monday, September 29
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT
- Title: AI to Improve Classes and Courses
- Date: Monday, October 6
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT
Full series costs
- AAC&U Member Price: $299 (includes a copy of Teaching with AI)
- Non-Member Price: $450 (includes a copy of Teaching with AI)
Individual workshops cost
- AAC&U Member Price: $99
- Non-Member Price: $150
- Copy of Teaching with AI: $25
The VALUE Assessment Accelerator by AAC&C
The VALUE Assessment Accelerator Workshop is divided into three sections:
- Getting Started (asynchronous)
Monday, September 8 to Friday, September 12 - Part I (synchronous via Zoom)
Friday, September 19, 2025; 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET - Part II (synchronous via Zoom)
Friday, September 26, 2025; 10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. ET

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