About the Session
We will explore the creative and educational potential of deepfake technology. Through guided analysis, collaborative storytelling, and ethical reflection, participants will critically examine how AI-generated media can enhance historical representation and artistic narratives. Learning objectives include: understanding the dual-use nature of deepfakes; applying visual and media literacy principles; exploring ethical frameworks for emerging technologies; and fostering creative thinking through speculative media design. The aim is for participants to leave with a nuanced view of deepfakes, recognizing both their risks and transformative possibilities in education, art, and public history.
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About the Facilitator
Maryam Safa Schneider is an educator, researcher, and learning designer with over 17 years of experience in the field of education. She currently teaches psychology and communication at University Canada West. With a background in visual arts and liberal arts psychology, Maryam brings an interdisciplinary lens to digital storytelling, ethical technology use, and creative pedagogy. Her work explores how emerging media, such as deepfakes, can be critically and constructively integrated into teaching and learning.
About the Series
Discover the BCcampus EdTech Sandbox Series consisting of workshops that empower educators, learning designers, and graduate students in B.C.’s post-secondary institutions to explore, experiment with, and evaluate cutting-edge tools for enhancing teaching excellence and student success. Aligned with the B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework
, this program emphasizes a support technology perspective, encouraging open-mindedness, curiosity, troubleshooting skills, and the selection of appropriate tools for work and study.
Focus Areas for 2025-2026
- The AI Sandbox: a space dedicated to experimenting with, and reviewing, artificial intelligence tools and applications in educational settings.
- Other Learning Technologies: a space to explore, experiment, and review emerging learning technologies beyond AI, highlighting their potential impacts and practical applications.
In 90-minute live streamed webinars, expert leaders will introduce and demonstrate cutting-edge, open, and free, or low-cost, educational technology tools.
By actively participating in these sandbox sessions, participants will experiment with tools, work with fellow educators to review features of the tools, gain insights into teaching activities, and discover ways to integrate these tools into courses.
Recordings of the presentations and reviews of the tools will be available on our website following the event.
EdTech Sandbox Series Sessions
- September 10, 2025 – Choose Your Own Adventure! Dynamic Branching Scenarios and Game Maps With H5P and AI Tools
- October 8, 2025 – The Intelligent Notebook: Become a Knowledge Expert With NotebookLM
- October 17, 2025 – Remote Proctoring Through an Ethical Lens: the Case Against Surveillance
- November 26, 2025 – Claude vs. ChatGPT: Choosing the Right AI for the Job
- January 21, 2025 – Build Your Own Teaching Bot: My Story of Creating CITE GPT as a Teaching Tool
- February 18, 2025 – Re-imagining the Past: Deepfake as a Tool for Creative Storytelling and Visual Literacy