7  Dissemination and Outreach

This section documents dissemination activities related to my teaching practices within academic and professional communities. These contributions show peer recognition of my expertise in both university pedagogy and data science.

7.1 Invited Conference: Association des statisticiennes et statisticiens du Quebec (ASSQ) (2025)

  • Context: ASSQ annual conference, held on May 15, 2025, at Universite Laval (Quebec City).
  • Title: “What’s New in Data Science Tools?”
  • Content: overview of recent environments (Posit/RStudio), reproducibility with Quarto and analysis publishing, plus a survey of generative AI and agent use in Shiny applications.
  • Resources: GitHub - ASSQ presentation materials

7.2 Training the Next Generation of Researchers: Interdisciplinary School Tools & Methods (EIOM) (since 2022)

  • Context: Interdisciplinary School Tools & Methods (EIOM), Universite Laval.
  • Title: workshops on statistical modeling and good practices in R programming.
  • Content: training in collaborative project management with GitHub, scientific publishing with Quarto, data analysis, visualization, and modeling (linear and logistic regression).
  • Resources: GitHub - EIOM workshops

7.3 Invited Academic Seminar: HEC Montreal (2026)

  • Institution: HEC Montreal, Department of Decision Sciences.
  • Title: “Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Teaching, Academic Support, and Data Science Research” (January 28, 2026).
  • Content: presentation of GPT-CDA and integration of language models into pedagogical and research activities, with emphasis on validation, reproducibility, and scientific integrity.
  • Resources: Seminar slides

7.4 Institutional Outreach: Delegation Visits (November 2025)

The innovative initiatives implemented at the Centre de Depannage et d’Apprentissage (CDA) have attracted interest from other major institutions.

  • Visitors: joint delegation from HEC Montreal and McGill University.
  • Purpose: on-site observation of GPT-CDA deployment.
  • Outcome: exchange of expertise on implementing specialized AI assistants for academic support.