Upcoming Online Presentation: Developing Critical AI Literacy with Dr. Maha Bali

The Centre for Teaching and Learning is pleased to co-sponsor and invite you to an upcoming event in the Faculty of Education’s Lecture Series, as part of the University of Regina’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

Developing Critical AI Literacy

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM (Saskatchewan Time)

Location: Online (Event URL will be provided upon registration)

Registration Required: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/3898092

Blurb:

In this session, we will discuss what a critical AI literacy may entail, with an emphasis on “critical” and caring approaches. We will experience and discuss concrete activities to develop different dimensions of critical AI literacy, including: understanding how it works, recognizing inequalities, biases and ethical issues, crafting effective prompts, and assessing appropriate use and non-use of AI.

Presenter:

Maha Bali is Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK. She is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org (a grassroots movement that challenges academic gatekeeping at conferences) and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound (an equity-focused, open, connected intercultural learning curriculum, which has also branched into academic community activities Continuity with Care, Socially Just Academia, a collaboration with OneHE: Community-building Resources and MYFest, an innovative 3-month professional learning journey. She writes and speaks frequently about social justice, critical pedagogy, and open and online education. She blogs regularly at https://blog.mahabali.me and tweets @bali_maha.

• LSE (London School of Economics) Higher Education blog fellow, 2024
• Recipient of the Educator Award, 2023 Open Education Awards for Excellence from Open Education Global
• One of 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow in 2023 by EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education

Further links

For Maha’s list of peer-reviewed publications, see here.

For Maha’s list of keynotes and invited talks, see here.