AI in Education Meetup #5
_AI is already in the hallways, homework tabs, and makerspaces. ED + AI is a consent-first, equity-minded, place-rooted circle for educators, students, parents and neighbours to trade what’s working, name what’s not, and protect the tacit work of becoming human._
> Hosted with big love by Ethọ́s Lab × BC + AI.
AI stopped being “a new tool” about two years ago. It’s ambient now… woven into browsers, phones, group chats, homework tabs, and the quiet parts of teaching nobody sees.
When something goes ambient, you don’t get to tackle one issue at a time. Classroom culture shifts. Parent anxiety spikes. Educator workload balloons while time shrinks.
Policies get written by people who’ve never seen the workaround culture they’re creating. Youth data flows somewhere, to someone, for profit reasons nobody explained.
And equity? Still the fault line: who gets guidance and access, who gets locked out. ED + AI #4 is a community circle for the whole shift. We’re keeping it grounded, practical, and human.
Featured Facilitator: Julianna (UBC Learning Technology Innovation Centre)
Julianna just started at UBC’s Learning Technology Innovation Centre, where she’s launching an incubation lab supporting faculty integrating AI into their teaching.
She’s bringing a think-pair-share session exploring two questions:
- What do educators need from AI?
- What actually helps educators incorporate AI into their practice?
The format is designed to get _everyone_ talking — you’ll pair up with someone new, discuss, and share highlights with the group. No AI expertise required.
The ED + AI initiative inside BC + AI brings people together to slow down, compare notes, and design with care: consent‑first, equity‑minded, place‑rooted.
We’re here to weave practical tools with ethical guardrails so classrooms, after‑school programs, and community labs thrive.
- Informal, intentional circle: more community kitchen than conference. Bring a story, a tool, a question.
- Short talks & demos: practical ways people are using (or not using) AI in lessons, assessment, and creative projects.
- Open dialogue & reflection: make room for tensions (youth data, consent, bias) and name what support you need.
- Community building: leave with collaborators, a shared doc, and two next steps.
Educators (K‑12 & post‑sec), youth‑program leads, librarians, students, parents/caregivers, EdTech builders, researchers, designers, artists, technologists: all curious neighbours welcome.
If you see learning as public infrastructure and teaching as a creative act, you’re home.
Upcoming BC + AI Events
Vancouver AI Commuinity Meetup: 02/25
Big love to Ethọ́s Lab
Ethọ́s Lab is a youth‑powered innovation studio centring Black futures and community imagination. Their space, leadership, and care make ED + AI possible…. thank you for holding the centre and keeping the vibe welcoming and bold.
About the hosts
Ethọ́s Lab: founded by Anthonia Ogundele is an innovation academy and community hub, delivering after-school programming empowering youth (10-18) and educators through technology, creativity, and ethical design.
BC + AI Ecosystem: led by Kris Krüg is a grassroots network of educators, technologists, artists, and community builders shaping a uniquely BC approach to AI rooted in accessibility, community, and ethical design.
Questions or want to get involved? [email protected] or [email protected].
We look forward to learning and unlearning together.