AI RESOURCES AND EVENTS

The Friendly AI: Taming Gemini for Campus Efficiency

Presenter: Robin Bridson (Instructional Designer for Training and Development, ITS)

Curious about generative AI but not sure where to begin? This introductory session provides a practical overview of what these tools can—and cannot—do, with examples drawn from everyday work in higher education. Together, we'll explore how tools such as Gemini can serve as thoughtful collaborators for tasks like brainstorming, drafting, summarizing, and organizing information, while also considering their limitations and the importance of human judgment.

Sessions for Students

• October 13, 9 - 10am, 535 Case-Geyer Library

Sessions for Faculty/Staff

• September 29, 10-11am, 535 Case-Geyer Library

Exploring AI Together

Presenters: 

• Robin Bridson (Instructional Designer for Training and Development, ITS)

• Jeff Nugent (Co-Director, Center for Learning, Teaching, and Research and Director of Learning and Applied Innovation, ITS)

These sessions are designed to foster exploration, conversation, and shared learning. Participants are invited to bring questions, ideas, examples, and lessons learned about using AI across a variety of professional contexts. Discussions may include open Q&A, exploration of use cases, demonstrations of AI tools and workflows, collaborative problem-solving, and the sharing of practical resources. The format is intentionally flexible, allowing each session to evolve in response to participants' interests and the topics they bring to the conversation.

Topics could include:

• What's working—and what isn't?

• A question or challenge you're currently working on

• Share a use case that others might find helpful

• Highlight a resource or example worth discussing

• An unexpected lesson you've learned along the way

• An AI tool or feature worth sharing

• A task or problem you'd like help thinking through

Sessions for Students

• September 23, 1:00 - 2:00, 515 Case-Geyer Library

• October 21, 1:30 - 2:30, 438 Case-Geyer Library

Sessions for Faculty/Staff

• October 7, 2-3pm,  515 Case-Geyer Library

Exploring Perspectives in AI

Presenter:

• Sarah Cross (Instructional Designer - Learning Platforms and Universal Design, ITS) 

What has your attention when AI is part of the picture?

AI is increasingly part of the tools and spaces we use every day, but deciding how it fits into our work isn’t always straightforward. In this reflective, card-based activity, you’ll work through a professional scenario from your own experience, consider what has your attention and explore what happens when AI becomes part of the picture. Come away with a better understanding of what shapes your own approach to AI, and a question you can carry into future decisions.

Session for Faculty/Staff

• October 19, 11:00 - 12:00pm,  535 Case-Geyer Library

• November 2, 2:00 - 3:00pm, 535 Case-Geyer Library

Create custom agent harnesses that adapt to your workflows

Presenter:

• Kyriakos Tsoukalas (Assoc. Dir. Research and High-Performance Computing - Research Computing and Data Services, ITS)

Go beyond off-the-shelf AI agents and learn how to build custom agent harnesses tailored to the way you work. This webinar is aimed at experienced AI practitioners who wish to integrate tools, prompts, context, and processes into adaptable agentic systems. We will work with pi (https://pi.dev).

Session for Faculty/Staff/Students

• October 22, 12:00 - 1:00pm, Zoom