Artificial intelligence (AI) spring webinar series

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Join us for an artificial intelligence (AI) webinar series held throughout the spring from February through May. 

Experts from Academic Technology, Instructional Design and University of Missouri System (UM System) schools will cover important topics for teaching with AI, tips, tricks and more to keep you up-to-date on the latest AI information. Sessions are about an hour on Zoom for your convenience.

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Upcoming AI webinars

AI Plagiarism and Cheating with guests Ben Trachtenberg and Andrea Melrose

Date: Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

According to a Missouri Online faculty survey in the Spring of 2023, 98% of UM faculty have concerns about the use of tools such as ChatGPT in assignments and 68% on tests. In this session, we will review different ways AI can be used for plagiarism and cheating, talk about AI text detectors and non-technological ways of looking for AI-generated content, along with the limits of both, strategies for approaching AI cheating with students, and discuss the current UM policies regarding unauthorized use of artificially generated content. Guest speakers who will share their experiences are Ben Trachtenberg (Associate Dean Academic Affairs & Isidor Loeb Prof of Law & Director Office of Academic Integrity, University of Missouri) and Andrea Melrose (Associate Director, Student Conduct & Academic Integrity, UMSL).

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching

Making, Remixing, and Curating: The Power of Multimedia in the Era of Generative AI

Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

This session is designed for faculty who are eager to explore the intersection of AI and multimedia. We will discuss the ways in which generative AI is changing the creation, modification, and curation of diverse media forms. We will also explore the implications and possibilities that AI brings to media production best practices and creative expression in online courses. This session will also cover some of the currently available tools and software that are shaping the landscape of AI and media, providing practical insights for their use in academic settings.

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching

Incorporating AI in Teaching: Faculty Reflection

Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

Since the release of AI, educators are scrambling to learn AI tools and ways to incorporate AI in teaching, and yet often miss a critical piece of the puzzle: the students. In this webinar session, Dr. Molly Vetter Dreier (Associate Teaching Professor from the Department of Health Sciences) and Ying-Hsiu Liu (Instructional Designer with Missouri Online) will present their experiences of piloting the incorporation of AI (in the form of a chatbot) in the classroom. They will share how they used AI to enhance students’ learning, provide reflections from the faculty perspective, and most importantly, Dr. Vetter Dreier will share her observations of students using AI to assist their learning.

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Wed, Apr 10, 2024
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching

Inclusive Teaching with AI

Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

Learn how artificial intelligence presents both challenges and opportunities for inclusive teaching. We will discuss AI's impacts on low-income students and students with disabilities and how to address potential stereotype threats.

AI Prompt Writing Workshop

Date: Wed, May 1, 2024
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This session is part of our series on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Describe the AI capabilities
  • Describe AI prompt patterns
  • Craft AI prompts for specific instructional activities based on your course needs
  • Articulate what constitutes effective prompts 
  • Identify factors to consider when incorporating AI in teaching