CTLI, JIBC Library, The Writing Centre, and Student Services Hosts AI Week at the JIBC!

What’s World AI Week?

As you know, there is a lot going on in the world of AI. This new and growing technology is spreading like wildfire and upending many of our current educational practices, among other major disruptions. October 6-10 is World AI Week, led by an organization called Inspired Minds, who have organized an international conference on AI during this week.
 
At JIBC, we are planning our own events for World AI week, and we’d like you to be part of the action! We would like to use this week as an opportunity to gather and discuss how AI is affecting our work as educators.
 
Our hope is that we can engage with a range of members of our JIBC community to talk about how AI is affecting our practices as educators while considering effective responses to this new technology.
 

Student Panel: AI Through the Student Lens

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Virtual (Teams)
What does AI look like from a student’s perspective? In this panel, you’ll hear directly from JIBC students as they share how generative AI is shaping their learning, study habits, and academic experiences.
 
Our panelists will talk about:

• The benefits and challenges of using AI as a study or research tool.
• How AI influences the way they approach assignments, collaboration, and creativity.
• Ethical questions and concerns students are grappling with in an AI-driven world.

 
This conversation offers a unique opportunity for faculty, staff, and peers to understand how students are navigating AI in real time. Come listen, learn, and gain fresh insights into how AI is being lived in the classroom.
 
 
Register here!
 
 
For more information email facultydevelopment@jibc.ca.
 

 
About Our Panel
 
Rashi Sharma (she/her)
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Law Enforcement Studies
 
Rashi Sharma is currently pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Law Enforcement Studies. She previously earned a Post-Degree Diploma in Business Law from Douglas College and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Guru Nanak Dev University in Punjab, India.
 
On AI in education, Rashi believes: “AI should spark curiosity, not shortcut critical thinking.”
 
 
 
Michelle Syonne Reyes (she/her)
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Disaster Management
 
Michelle Syonne Reyes is pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Disaster Management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Juris Doctor degree.
 
On AI in education, Michelle shares: “I believe that AI can help students succeed academically, but it must be used with caution.”
 
 
Kabir Mann
Law Enforcement Studies Diploma
 
Kabir Mann is currently enrolled in the Law Enforcement Studies Diploma program. He previously studied at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), where he transferred from, and has since been at the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
 
On AI in education, Kabir states: “I think AI is a helpful tool for students but they should not become overly reliant on it.”
 
 
 
 
 
Kenneth Dubeau (He/Him)
Bachelor of Security and Emergency Management (BESMS)
 
Our challenge as an educational community is to integrate AI critically and ethically—not to replace critical thinking, but to augment it—thereby equitably preparing students for a future demanding a synthesis of disciplinary mastery and ethical human-machine collaboration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hunter Hastings
Writing Centre

Hunter Hastings (he/him) is the JIBC Writing Centre Facilitator and Instructor. He joined the JIBC in September 2019 and leads a team of Student Assistants (Peer Tutors) in supporting JIBC students with academic and technical writing support and formatting papers in APA Style. He collaborates with the Library and CTLI on resources such as the Writing Skills Guide, Writing Centre Online Resource in the RISE platform, and APA Formatting MicroLearning Unit Tutorials. Most recently, he contributed to research on the use of AI at the postsecondary level. He is interested in how AI, and Generative AI, can be ethically used as an educational tool to support research and writing skills at the student and publication levels.

 
Brianna Henshaw
Outreach and Copyright Librarian
 
Brianna Henshaw (she/her) is the Outreach and Copyright Librarian at JIBC, where she promotes library services, responds to copyright questions, and teaches students about library research and APA Style. Before JIBC she worked as a librarian at University Canada West and Douglas College teaching workshops about academic integrity, research, and citations. She is interested in the ways that libraries can support ethical and appropriate use of AI in education, and how to support digital and information literacy in the context of AI generated content.