Supporting vs. Doing Student Work: Experiments with Offline AI In the Classroom
May 14, 2026
Presenter: Lee Sentes
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Childs
Host: Harper Friedman
Lee Sentes will share his recent experience integrating offline AI use into a graduate tourism course at Royal Roads University. In this initial experiment, students used offline AI to get guidance on assignment deliverables without having the AI complete the work for them. The AI essentially acts as a study tutor, with the instructor exercising significant control over how it responds.
Is it perfect? No – but it’s promising. The set up is surprisingly easy, and students who used it effectively suggest further exploration of this approach is justified.
This session is one of a two-part series on offline GenAI along with Introduction to Offline GenAI on April 20, 2026.
This webinar is part of the Opterna GenAI project funded by the Hewlett Foundation.
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