🇨🇦 Rob Theriault

Teaching with AI: Practical Strategies to Integrate AI in the Classroom Teaching with AI: Practical Strategies to Integrate AI in the Classroom: Kharbach, Med: 9798272348913: Books - Amazon.ca

A great read for anyone in higher education:
Teaching with AI: Practical Strategies to Integrate AI in the Classroom #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEd #EdTech

www.amazon.ca/Teaching-Pra...

The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis

Meta-analysis" ChatGPT significantly improves academic performance and has moderate positive effects on students’ learning attitudes and higher-order thinking skills such as analysis and problem-solving. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Towards the Permissive and Transparent use of Generative AI in Education - Stoo Sepp Ever since Generative AI (GenAI) chatbots and content creation tools hit the scene back in 2022, their implications for education have been profound. On the ground, I’ve seen a lot of discussion from ...

Towards the Permissive and Transparent use of Generative AI in Education #GenAI
stoosepp.com/24102025/pet...

Job post my educator colleagues:
AVP, Enterprise Learning and Development
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Exciting!

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed The ByteDance company wants to make the case that XR is “not just for gaming” anymore by giving you a digital office.

Pico is coming out with a new headset. Since Pico is well know to education, this could be a very welcome advance in technology.

www.wired.com/story/pico-o...

ECG: Sinus Arrhythmia YouTube video by Rob Theriault

Super simple #ECG interpretation. Sinus arrhythmia. Hit the SUBSCRIBE button! #paramedic #EMT #nusring #medicine
youtu.be/wlvJVqYyBUI?...

The Mental Cost of 10,000 Emergency Calls | Bryan’s Story | WHEN THE SHIFT ENDS YouTube video by WhenTheShiftEnds

I am so proud of you Bryan Stevens for your success, your survival through the trauma and for everything you continue to give back to the paramedic community. Your video broke my heart and gave me hope for others still in (and out) the field who can lean on the work you do.

youtu.be/sqDobzalhoA?...

"There is a growing assumption that simply embedding AI into VR will automatically enhance learning."

- AI scaffolding must be intentional
- AI prompts should be aligned with learning goals.

www.qmul.ac.uk/queenmaryaca...

The Intelligent Education: AI Tutors, VR Immersion, and the "Skill-Verification" Blockchain of 2026 As of February 2026, the global Adaptive Learning market has reached $4.59 billion, moving beyond generic chatbots toward education-specific platforms that understand pedagogical flow. For a modern Bu...

And so it begins again...

The Intelligent Education: AI Tutors, VR Immersion, and the “Skill-Verification” Blockchain of 2026
techbullion.com/the-intellig...

Ontario Tech launches human-centred AI Learning Agent pilot Through a new pilot program running during the Winter and Spring 2026 terms, students in 22 undergraduate and graduate courses across all Ontario Tech faculties are participating in early testing of a...

And so it begins…

Ontario Tech launches human-centred AI Learning Agent pilot

news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/202...

ElectricDrives | Top 10 blue-light EV fleets around the world: How police, ambulance and fire services are electrifying Top 10 blue-light EV fleets around the world: How police, ambulance and fire services are electrifying

Top 10 blue-light EV fleets around the world: How police, ambulance and fire services are electrifying
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Bow Valley College aims to meet nursing need through new programming and intakes - LiveWire Calgary Backed by 21st-century teaching, Calgary’s Bow Valley College is hoping its grads will help fill Alberta’s increasing demand for healthcare professionals. With nursing being listed among the most in-d...

Bow Valley College aims to meet nursing need through new programming and intakes #VirtualReality #Simulation
livewirecalgary.com/2026/02/13/b...

Very insightful podcast: Voices of VR #1710 When Integration Becomes Subordination: Big Tech Parallels in Carney’s Davos Speech & Untethering from the AI Big Brother. Thanks Kent Bye

voicesofvr.com/1710-when-in...

Welding education looks to the future

Virtual Reality, robotics and AI, has started to transform #welding education

www.canadianmetalworking.com/canadianfabr...

Fluent Futures Lab teaches what English textbooks miss | ASU News Learning English is about more than mastering key vocabulary and demonstrating verb tenses — it’s about knowing what to say, how to say it and when. At Arizona State University, the Fluent Futures Lab...

Kudos Dr. Emilia Gracia, PhD! Great to see you continuing to rock the language learning in XR space at #ASU.
news.asu.edu/20260206-uni...

Students learning through Virtual Reality YouTube video by Simcoe County District School Board

Great memories from the grant work we did with UP360. Continuing Education & Corporate Training, Sara Tuck B.B.A., CMP, Mary Johnston, Lauren Sandall. Georgian College. Simcoe County District School Board

youtu.be/7eWWy8SPYPU?...

XR at Bentley YouTube video by Bentley University

Kudos Steve Salina! I love seeing what you're doing in XR these days at Bentley University!
youtu.be/Dqd-xeAKf7c?...

Hey @seneca-tandlc.bsky.social how do I register for #SenecaTLDay if I'm not an employee? I could not find a link.

Google's Project Genie Makes Real-time Explorable Virtual Worlds, Offering a Peek Into VR's Future DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, announced Genie 3 last August, showing off an AI system capable of generating interactive virtual environments in real-time. Now, Google has released an experimenta...

Google’s Project Genie Makes Real-time Explorable Virtual Worlds, Offering a Peek Into VR’s Future (This will make just-in-time learning in XR a reality)
www.roadtovr.com/googles-proj...

Will Intelligent Tutoring Systems Transform Education? In education, two technological tsunami events have hit the shorelines of education and are merging to change how students learn and how learning is...

Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Will they transform education?
www.educationtechnologyinsights.com/cxoinsights/...

University to embed responsible use of AI in courses The University of Worcester will launch a new AI ethics module across business and computing courses from September 2026, focusing on responsible…

University of Worcester to embed AI education in courses
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2578778...

The students who use VR to become better managers. #Bodyswaps
www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Paramedic colleagues: The Office of the Chief Coroner (Ontario) is pleased to announce the launch of the recruitment for paramedics to serve as Provincial Death Investigators (PDIs) for its PDI Pilot.

www.ontarioparamedic.ca/news-and-eve...

Rob Theriault Educational material for health care providers

I have been neglecting my paramedic YouTube channel, but somehow I managed to hit 4+ million views at the end of 2025. Just wow! If I can find the time, I hope to bolster my EdTech channel with XR related videos.

www.youtube.com/@rrtheriault...

Performance and XR Conference in Toronto - celebrates the evolution of live performance in virtual, augmented and mixed realities. Feb 20 - Mar 1
performanceandxr.com

Adapt VR in dental education: boosting preclinical skill and self-confidence - BDJ Open BDJ Open - Adapt VR in dental education: boosting preclinical skill and self-confidence

Adapt VR in dental education: boosting preclinical skill and self-confidence #VirtualReality
"Integrating the Adapt VR...significantly enhances students’ skill acquisition and self-confidence compared to conventional manikin-based training."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Best Universities in Canada of 2026 | CourseCompare.ca Every year, post-secondary students step onto university campuses across Canada, seeking world-class education in specialized fields, leading edge research opportunities, and industry connections that...

Nice to see my alma mater, The University of British Columbia, listed as #3 in Canada!
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World's First All-Solid-State Battery in Production Vehicles | Donut Battery YouTube video by Donut Lab

The solid state battery technology from Donut Lab sounds very promising - electric motorcycles with a 600 km range. Anxious to see it in the wild.
youtu.be/Y-aPS2AwMbc?...