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AI-PowerED: Will AI Change Postsecondary Teaching and Learning?
What are the perceived impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on postsecondary teaching and learning? In this research, we discuss the findings of our interviews...
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From Campus to Career
This research examines labour market outcomes of international college students studying in Canada. How do employment outcomes of international students differ from those born in Canada? What challenges do international college students face finding meaningful work? How can colleges improve support for these students?
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Hidden Struggles: Situating Neurodiversity in Post-Secondary Education
In this research, we look at the challenges neurodiversity poses for both post-secondary institutions and neurodiverse students. This study will be the first in Canada to explore how different types of institute approach inclusion for neurodiverse students.
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The Future of Work: Addressing Skill Imbalances in Canada
We’ve lost our balance. Skills shortages were especially acute during the post-pandemic recovery. A Statistics Canada survey from 2022 revealed that over half of employers...
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Making the Invisible Visible: Neurodivergent Students’ Experiences in Canadian Higher Education
Despite increasing enrolment rates, neurodivergent students are less likely to graduate than their neurotypical peers. Canadian postsecondary institutions (PSIs) are striving to make post-secondary education...
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Artificial Intelligence at Work: The Shifting Landscape of Future Skills and the Future of Work
The top barrier to AI adoption noted by Canadian businesses is a difficulty in finding employees with the necessary skills and expertise to support the integration of this technology into operations. However, if the data shows that there are plenty of AI professionals in Canada ready to work, why are employers experiencing this difficulty?
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How working from home is affecting the workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an enduring shift in workplace culture in Canada by dramatically increasing the number of employees who work from home. Initially, the...
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Artificial Intelligence Talent in Canada
With AI becoming part of more and more business functions, cultivating AI talent is essential for advancing development and adoption of AI technologies in Canada.
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Northern Tourism Development
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC), in collaboration with the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University, invited Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Canada’s northernmost communities...