Students learn best through active engagement, repeated exposure to material, targeted feedback, and making mistakes (Nilson, 2023). This project leverages existing AI tools to reduce the time and skills development required for instructors to create interactive content that engages students with the course materials using AI tools through CREATE (Content, Retention, Engagement, Accessible, Teaching Presence, Evaluation).
This project aligns with UBC’s strategic plan to facilitate transformative learning through innovative learning technology to support student experience.
CREATE will:
Allow instructors to upload a document and generate interactive elements (Quiz, Multiple Choice, True/False, Essay, Flashcards, Summary)
Choose the pedagogical approach from three main streams:
To support student learning;
To assess student learning and;
To gamify student learning
Review and re-generate the interactive elements
Export, upload and edit the interactive elements
CREATE will foster more meaningful and relevant engagement techniques for graduate and undergraduate students.
Funding Details
Year 1: Project Year
Year 1
Year 1: Funding Year
2025/2026
Year 1: Project Type
Small TLEF
Year 1: Principal Investigator
Roger Beckie
Year 1: Funded Amount
38,552
Year 1: Team Members
Roger Beckie, Professor, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EAOS), Faculty of Science
Manuel Dias, Educational Consultant, Learning Design, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Erik Eberhardt, Professor / Head, Geological Engineering, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Bern Klein, Associate Professor, Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Tonia Welsh, Assistant Professor of Teaching, NBK Mining Institute, Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Silvia Bartolic, Associate Professor of Teaching, Sociology, Faculty of Arts
Noureddine Elouazizi, Sr. Strategist Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Learning Technology, Skylight, Faculty of Science
Year 2: Project Year
Year 2
Year 2: Funding Year
2026/2027
Year 2: Project Type
Small TLEF
Year 2: Principal Investigator
Roger Beckie
Year 2: Funded Amount
10,853
Year 2: Team Members
Roger Beckie, Professor, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Manuel Dias, Educational Consultant, Learning Design, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Anais Orsi, Assistant Professor, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Rachel White, Assistant Professor, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Sara Harris, Professor of Teaching, Faculty of Science, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Erik Eberhardt, Professor / Head, Geological Engineering, EAOS, Faculty of Science
Will Engle, Open Education Initiatives Strategist, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology