Meetings

2024

Meeting DateTopics Discussed
January 18, 2024

Recommendations Review:

  • Review a draft set of recommendations and guidelines for conversational tools at UBC and gather feedback from the working group

2023

Meeting DateTopics Discussed
June 1, 2023Kick Off Session: Overview of working group approach, timeline and team introductions
July 28, 2023

Workshop 1:

  • Understand the concept of chatbots in higher education
  • Examine Chatbot case studies and identify implementation successes and challenges ​
  • Review Chatbot applications within UBC and identify benefits, impacts and challenges
October 6, 2023

Workshop 2:

  • Refresh on key takeaways and themes that were discussed in Workshop 1
  • Overview and demo of implemented UBC Okanagan chatbot
  • Identify governance do’s and don’ts of implementing student or staff focused chatbots at UBC
November 3, 2023

Workshop 3:

  • Recap key takeaways and insights from Workshop 1 & 2 distinguished between Chatbot Utilization Guidelines and Chatbot
  • Deployment Guidelines
  • Brainstorm and uncover additional chatbot utilization and deployment guidelines