Universities should embrace AI to support learning, new possibilities: Opinion

Using AI meaningfully can facilitate learning opportunities and open new possibilities, which is more important to consider than whether students will use it to cheat on assignments, asserts Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (Trent University). In an article for the Toronto Star, Pendleton Jiménez argues that educators should embrace AI while rethinking their evaluation and teaching strategies, […]

Trent University has launched the Create Centre for Entrepreneurship, a new space in the university’s Bata Library that helps students from all disciplines develop their skills in leadership, creativity, and problem-solving. The centre provides inclusive programming that removes traditional barriers to access, such as the need for a pre-existing business idea, explains Trent. “Our goal […]

Trent University has broken ground on Gidigaa Migizi College and the Otonabee College residence. The development—which Trent says is one of the largest infrastructure projects it has taken on since its founding—will consist of a 700,000-square-foot transformation. Gidigaa Migizi College will feature flexible lecture halls, a rooftop amenity space, and a Student Services Hub with […]

The Earth District—a consortium of postsecondary institutions including Centennial College, Fleming College, Ontario Tech University, Trent University, and the University of Toronto Scarborough—has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). This agreement will foster collaboration opportunities such as guest lectures from TRCA experts, joint research, sustainability-focused projects, and cooperation regarding […]

Trent University has launched two new AI-focused degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in AI and a Bachelor of Science in AI. The BA in AI—which Trent says is the first of its kind in Canada—will include technical training in programming and analytics, as well as lessons on the philosophical, social, and ethical concerns around intelligent […]

Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal has issued an apology after reportedly using a racial slur during a guest lecture at Trent University. Leal was invited to speak to a business administration class in mid-March, where he uttered a racial slur which he attributed to a remark from US President Lyndon B Johnson. In his apology, Leal […]

Trent University School of Education Professors Anne Corkery and Lauren Hill have launched a new podcast that challenges myths about education in today’s evolving postsecondary landscape. In each episode of The Informed Educator: Research and Teaching in the Anthropocene, they engage with guests from academic and community backgrounds to discuss how political dialogue can enrich […]

Trent University and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) are building on their previous collaboration to advance health care in the Peterborough region. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding, the partners will collaborate on research into pressing health issues; develop data governance systems to support knowledge exchanges between health-care professionals and academics; facilitate student volunteer […]

Trent University has officially unveiled the Trent Teaching Commons (TTC), which is the result of a merger between the Centre of Teaching and Learning and Trent Online. TTC supports instructors with improving their pedagogy for both online and in-person teaching. Its offerings include one-on-one consultations, faculty workshops and training sessions, guidelines and aids for using […]

Workers from Trent University and the University of Toronto’s Victoria University officially joined the University Pension Plan (UPP) this month. New members include eligible employees from Trent’s Contributory Pension Plan for Employees represented by OPSEU Local 365 and Trent’s Staff Plan, as well as from U of T Victoria’s General Pension Plan. “We look forward […]