Fostering AI Literacy for Adult Educators

College and Universities Committee Webinar Series

• As post-secondary educators, how can we prepare adult learners for academic studies and workplaces where AI literacy is becoming an essential aspect of discursive and employability skills?
• What AI literacy competences do Ontario adult educators need to foster the “Skills for Success” and essential employability skills our learners require for 2030 and beyond

This webinar invites you to reflect on your AI literacy as an adult educator and identify professional development areas to confidently guide learners in AI-integrated environments. Designing learning experiences that foster discourse, critical analysis, and collaborative problem-solving positions uniquely human skills as complementing AI capabilities.

Key learning outcomes:

• Reflect on your own AI literacy as an adult educator and identify areas for professional development to confidently guide learners in AI-integrated environments.
• Design learning experiences that foster discursive, critical analysis and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Apply evidence-based strategies for teaching ethical AI use, information verification, and responsible technology integration across post-secondary education contexts.
• Create actionable teaching approaches for implementing AI literacy in your courses, including AI-enhanced assessment designs.

Webinar Type: Technology

Categories: AI Literacy, Assessment, Instructional Design, Lesson Planning/Ideas, Online Teaching/Learning, Technology

Teaching Sectors: Adult ESL (credit), College/University (EAP), Continuing Education/Adult ESL (non-credit), LINC, OSLT/ELT, TESL trainers

Participant Level: All levels

About the Presenters

Dr. Plamen Kushkiev (Ed.D. in Higher Education Studies, University of Sheffield, UK) (he/him) is a Canadian college professor, researcher, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Scholar Award recipient (2024). He currently teaches English for academic purposes and adult education courses at public colleges in Toronto. His research explores the ethical integration of GenAI in language classrooms through critical AI lenses. Plamen is a frequent presenter and a plenary and featured speaker at international ELT conferences on topics around teacher identity and GenAI in education. He has held various academic and professional roles, and he is currently TESL Toronto’s membership officer and TESL Ontario’s Colleges and Universities committee member.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkushkiev/
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/drplamenkushkievedd?usp=sharing

Alexander Harchenko (he/him) has over 25 years of experience in the LINC and ESL field in Canada and the USA. He is a member of TESL Ontario and TESOL USA. Alexander’s teaching career includes work for some of the leading colleges and universities in North America, including Sheridan College (Ontario) and Tiffin University (USA). In addition to his Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations, Alexander is a Certified Canadian Settlement Specialist. Alexander brings over 10 years of board operations experience, including being a member of TESL Ontario’s Colleges and Universities committee.

* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.

Please note: TESL Canada and TESL Ontario are separate entities. Your TESL Canada membership does not include free access to TESL Ontario webinars. To learn more about TESL Ontario Standard Membership, please click HERE.