About this Event
Join us at SFU Surrey on Friday, October 23 for a free professional development day featuring hands-on learning, interactive activities, and take-home resources. Gain practical knowledge and classroom-ready strategies to integrate artificial intelligence and STEM concepts into your teaching with confidence. This year, the keynote address will be provided by Dr. Angelica Lim, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, multi-decade AI researcher, and educator grappling with AI use in education. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please see the detailed agenda below.
When registering, please only select one of the concurrent sessions.
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast (SFU Surrey Mezzanine)
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote (SRYC 3170)
Host: Dr. Angelica Lim
Info: Keynote by Dr. Angelica Lim, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, multi-decade AI researcher. The promise and peril of AI. What we can teach towards AI literacy? How does AI work, and what does the research say about capabilities and harms?
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Session 1: Cybersecurity & AI: Can You Trick an AI? (Room: TBA)
Info: What happens when you convince an AI tool to ignore the rules it was given? In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn about prompt injection (a growing AI and cybersecurity concern) and get hands-on experience trying to “trick” AI systems yourself while exploring why these techniques matter in today’s classrooms and digital world.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Session 2: Build It. Test It. Fly It! (Room: TBA)
Info: Learn how to assemble a modular drone, learn the basics of how it works, and test a live flight.
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch & Meet & Greet with SFU Professors (SRYE Atrium)
Info: A lunch and meet and greet with SFU professors at the SFU Surrey Sustainable Energy Engineering Building (10285 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 0N1).
🕑: 12:30 PM
Closing
Event venue & nearby stays
Simon Fraser University - Surrey Campus, 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, Canada
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