Dr. Sharon Lauricella

Professor, Communication and Digital Media Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Frazer Faculty of Education
Teaching Scholar in Residence

Dr. Sharon Lauricella brings an innovative, student-centred and humanistic perspective to the constantly evolving intersection of AI, education and ethics. She explores how emerging technologies, especially generative AI, can be used in classrooms while advancing integrity, collaboration and critical thinking.

Her work spans topics such as:

• Ethical AI in education:
  • Investigating how AI tools like ChatGPT can support learning while maintaining academic integrity and transparency.
  • Encouraging students to use AI responsibly and teaching them to critically assess AI-generated content for fairness, tone and factual accuracy.
  • Exploring how to change student assessment in the age of AI.
• Collaborative learning with AI-powered tools: Using platforms like Perusall to gamify learning and facilitate peer-to-peer interaction, making education more engaging and accessible.

Learn more:

• Tech With a Conscience: Technology Reflects the Ethics of Those Who Shape It (Global Heroes)
• Artificial intelligence is being used in university classes. How it's being used matters, say profs (CBC.ca)
• Is AI creating a generation of cheaters, or achievers? (interview on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup with Ian Hanomansing)
• Dr. Sharon Lauricella; the Future of Artificial Intelligence (column by Jonathan van Bilsen in The Standard)