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Join us for an engaging Public Professor Series talk:Has AI Made Teachers Obsolete?
Dr. Richelle Marynowski
Thursday, Nov. 27 | 7 - 9 p.m.
Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge
With the increase in prevalence of AI tools as a way to complete
tasks that humans used to do, some people have been worried
that AI will take over their jobs… teachers among them.
Why do we need teachers when a chatbot can give me the
answers to my questions? However, teaching is much more than
knowledge transmission and learning is more than gaining
information. Education is about relationships and experiences —
connecting to each other and the way in which we understand
things. This talk will highlight the ways that AI can enhance, not
replace, the work of teachers.
Dr. Richelle Marynowski (BEd ’94) is a Professor in the Faculty of
Education at the University of Lethbridge. She began her teaching
career in a small rural community in Alberta and then moved to
Edmonton. Her K – 12 teaching career spanned 17 years and six
different schools. She completed her Master of Education in 2001
and a PhD in 2014. She began her career at ULethbridge in 2011 as
a lecturer in the Faculty of Education.
Dr. Marynowski’s research has focused on mathematics teaching
and learning and assessment practices through a lens of teacher
professional development. Caring for teachers and their craft has
been a focus of all her work. More recently, Dr. Marynowski has
co-founded an AI company designed to support the professional
practice of teachers while reducing teacher burn-out.
The 2025-2026 PUBlic Professor Series is made possible thanks
to the University of Lethbridge Senate, Knud Petersen,
Dr. Dennis Connolly (LLD ’17), Dave and Kathy Greenwood,
Dr. Michelle Helstein, Dr. Digvir and Manju Jayas, Deborah Lucas
and Dr. Dena McMartin.
Dr. Richelle Marynowski’s talk is generously supported by an
anonymous donor.
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Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge, 320 Scenic Drive S.,Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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