"The term digital transformation is frequently used when discussing the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on the
Canadian post-secondary sector. Digital transformation suggests that technological
advances are driving changes impacting our daily lives and our broader culture. In the
wake of the pandemic, technology has become more integrated into the post-secondary
experience, and the CDLRA findings over the past four years have been clear on this
point. At the same time, nearly five years from the onset of the pandemic, we must now
take a step back and carefully discern actual change from anticipated change.
There is a narrative that massive change is on the horizon, if not already unfolding at an
unprecedented rate. That same narrative suggests that those who do not embrace
technology and the change it brings will find themselves left behind and ill-equipped to thrive in the future. But what is happening in actuality? Are we living through a time of
profound digital disruption? Or are things more or less how they’ve always been?
As we navigate messages about technology adoption and its anticipated impact on
teaching and learning, the 2024 Pan-Canadian Report exists to provide evidence-based
insight to the Canadian post-secondary community." -- provided by author
