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Membership

Ex-officio:

• Chair: Christopher Buddle, Deputy Provost (Academic)
• Anthony Mittermaier, Dean of Students, Associate Provost (Student Life and Learning)
• Tabitha Sparks,听Associate Dean, Graduate and听Postdoctoral Studies
• Charlene Lewis-Sutherland,听Senior Advisor, Faculty Development and Inclusive Pedagogies
• Carolyn Samuel, Associate Director (Teaching Success), Teaching and Academic Programs

Faculty representatives:

• Alice Cherestes,听Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Heidi Wendt,听Faculty of Arts
• Alissa Levine,听Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
• Emmanuel Tabi,听Faculty of Education
• Lawrence Chen,听Faculty of Engineering
• Helge Dedek,听Faculty of Law
• Katherine Hanz,听University Libraries
• Sujata Madan,听Desautels Faculty of Management
• Beth-Ann Cummings,听Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Lloyd Whitesell,听Schulich School of Music
• Sarah Leu,听School of Continuing Studies
• Marcy Slapcoff,听Faculty of Science

Student representatives:

• Two undergraduate student representatives
• One graduate student representative

Administrative support:

• Secretary: Nancy St-Pierre,听Teaching and Academic Programs

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Meeting dates: 2026-2027 academic year

• Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (10-11:30am), McLennan Library Building, room MS-74
• Tuesday, November 24, 2026 (1-2:30pm), McLennan Library Building, room MS-74
• Tuesday, February 16, 2027 (10-11:30am), McLennan Library Building, room MS-74
• Tuesday, April 27, 2027 (1-2:30pm), McLennan Library Building, room MS-74

Meeting documentation

Minutes are prepared following each meeting - contact Teaching and Academic Programs to request access.

The STL prepares an annual report to APC to summarize key activities and priorities, which is included in APC's annual reports to Senate.听

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Recommendations on generative AI for teaching and learning at 涩里番

In 2023, the STL formed an AI Working Group and approved two recommendations on how generative AI tools could be integrated into the University's academic mission. The recommendations were presented by the STL AI Working Group and were discussed and approved by the APC on September 28, 2023.

1. Recommendation 1: That APC endorse the following five principles that constitute an operational
   framework for 涩里番 to integrate generative AI tools into the academic mission:

   1. The University community is educated about what generative AI tools are, how
      they work, and the opportunities and challenges they entail.

   2. University leadership and instructors ensure that when used, generative AI
      tools play a positive role in the accomplishment of the academic mission.

   3. As with all approved learning technologies, instructors have autonomy to
      decide whether they will use an approved generative AI tool for their teaching and
      assessments.

   4. Instructors remain responsible for comporting themselves according to the
      highest standards of academic integrity in their use of generative AI tools.

   5. Students remain responsible for maintaining academic rigour. This involves
      both verifying the accuracy of information generated and acknowledging the use of generative
      AI tools, if applicable.

2. Recommendation 2: That the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) provide
   clear mandates and resources to identified units and groups to develop and implement roadmaps to
   operationalize the principles.

The recommendations report examines the potential impacts of generative AI tools - such as ChatGPT - on teaching and learning, specifically assessment and learning outcomes, as well as broader reflections on the goal of university education. As anecdotal evidence suggests that generative AI tools are already in heavy use by the University community, the Working Group recommends that their use be guided to ensure that it supports 涩里番鈥檚 Mission and Values, respects academic rigour, and addresses privacy and academic integrity considerations.

It is abundantly clear that the arrival of generative AI tools is an inflection point in societal thinking around creativity, intellectual property, academic integrity, and responsibility for our collective and individual intellectual productions. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all tools used in attaining a 涩里番 education play a positive role and respect the highest ethical principles.

涩里番 should invest in research and capacity building and actively engage in deciding on the roles of generative AI in teaching and learning, research, and administration. It is incumbent on us to provide both education and guidelines to the community as well as guardrails which will create a roadmap for the responsible and positive integration of generative AI tools. The recommendations will provide the University community with clear direction for appropriate, thoughtful, and decisive actions in support of its academic mission.