Presenter

Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather is an Associate professor at UBC and a faculty in residence at UBC’s Emerging Media Lab. He teaches sound design, collaborative methods, and emerging technology development. He's mentored multi-disciplinary teams co-constructing scalable digital prototypes with more than 50 client partners including EA, Microsoft and Ubisoft. He's facilitated dynamic workshops internationally including SXSW and SIGGRAPH. His course draws from: 1)experience working with organizations, institutions and companies for the past 3 years, 3)25 years of teaching, and 2)his latest book Regenerating Learning aimed at working professionals. In this course he will facilitate his Onboarding Generative AI Canvas targeting individuals and small teams to integrate AI systems identifying needs, challenges, opportunities and value.