About Alym Amlani

Teaching at the intersection of AI, assessment, and edutainment.

I'm a CPA, CA, and award-winning business professor who blends cognitive science, storytelling, and technology -- turning complexity into unforgettable learning experiences.

15
Years Teaching
4
Books Published
3
Institutions
2
Teaching Awards

I’m Alym Amlani, CPA, CA, an award-winning business professor who turns complexity into clarity by blending cognitive science, storytelling, and technology.

For 15 years, I’ve taught accounting, information systems, and data analytics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Langara College. I design learning experiences that spark curiosity, sustain attention, and make complex subjects engaging and memorable.

My approach has been recognized with KPU’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2025) and “Best of the Teaching Professor Conference” honors (2020 and 2024).

I’ve written four books, including ChatGPT Ate My Homework: What Educators Need to Know About Generative AI (Canadian, U.S., and Brazilian editions), as well as Information Systems (Kendall Hunt) and Presenting and Modeling Business Data.

My perspective draws on diverse experiences: the analytical precision of a CPA at Deloitte, strategic consulting for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, and research as a former professional magician exploring the Science of Magic, how attention, perception, and memory shape learning.

Today I bring these backgrounds together to help educators navigate AI in the classroom, turning cognitive science into practical, field-tested teaching strategies.

My talks, workshops, and courses blend data, humor, and insight to help teachers think differently and teach more effectively with technology and purpose.

"Magic inspires wonder and wonder inspires curiosity. When students are curious, they are motivated to learn."

Where I teach

UBC
UBC Sauder School of Business
Accounting and Information Systems
KPU
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
2025 Distinguished Teaching Award
LAN
GARA
Langara College
Business, data, and analytics

The experiences that shape how I teach.

01 - Finance

Deloitte

Auditor background that still shapes the way he thinks about evidence, controls, and judgment.

02 - Strategy

Vancouver 2010

Consulting work for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee.

03 - Cognition

Science of Magic

Research on attention and perception that now informs his teaching and workshop design.

2025
KPU Distinguished Teaching Award
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
2020 AND 2024
Best of the Teaching Professor Conference
National recognition for teaching excellence
ChatGPT Ate My Homework
What Educators Need to Know About Generative AI -- Canadian, U.S. & Brazilian editions
Information Systems
Kendall Hunt Publishing
Presenting and Modeling Business Data
Data communication for business professionals

Work with Alym

Ready to bring wonder into your classroom?

Whether you need a keynote, a workshop, or a fellow educator to think through AI in the classroom -- let's connect.