BCcampus Reads: A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine J. Denial

About the Series In a time marked by polarization, uncertainty, and rapid change, kindness may be one of the most important guidelines for navigating our work as educators. This April, join our Learning and Teaching team for a four-week book club exploring A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine J. Denial. Denial defines a pedagogy of kindness as, “about […]

Introduction to Offline Gen AI

About the Session This technically-oriented session introduces offline Gen AI and highlights reasons one might choose it over commercial options like ChatGPT or Gemini. We will discuss the limitations of these offline options, showcase applications to run models locally on your computer, recommend local Gen AI models depending on the objective, and examine pedagogical considerations. […]