***Fall 2024 Workshops have concluded. Check back soon for workshops to be offered during Spring 2025!***
October 3, 2024
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Via Zoom
This online workshop will explain what generative AI is and how it is being used in higher education. Resources for learning more about generative AI and campus guidance about its use will be featured.
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October 7, 2024
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Via Zoom
This online workshop will look at how to leverage generative AI to help you in your research. The workshop will focus on incorporating Microsoft 365 Copilot into your research workflow, plus looking at other generative AI products that can help speed up your research.
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October 10, 2024
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Via Zoom
Description: Not sure how to get started with generative AI? This online workshop will help you practice writing prompts to get the results you need. Attendees are encouraged to login with their Onyen prior to the workshop at Copilot (click Sign In and then, depending on the prompts, EITHER select “Login with a work or school account” and login with your Onyen OR enter your onyen@ad.unc.edu email address and login with your Onyen).
Note: Copilot works best in the Edge browser.
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October 14, 2024
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Via Zoom
Description: Generative artificial intelligence is changing the ways that we think about copyright and other intellectual property laws. AI issues also bring new ethical dilemmas. Join Anne T. Gilliland, who is the Scholarly Communications Officer at the University Libraries and a lawyer and librarian, for a discussion of these issues.
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October 21, 2024
2:30pm – 4:00pm
IN PERSON, Health Sciences Library Room 215
Description: New to lit reviews, GenAI, or both? This session will explore generative AI tools that can (reliably!) be used for literature reviews, especially for health sciences research. Learn strategies for GenAI prompting, tools to help locate research articles, and ways that GenAI can support efficient literature review workflows. You’ll also have time to explore tools like ChatGPT and Semantic Scholar in a sandbox-style working session, so bring your laptop. Registration is appreciated but walk-ins are welcome.
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***NEW Course on Generative AI***
Course Title: IDST290.001 - Generative AI: Implications and Practical Applications
When it is Offered: Spring 2025 Semester
Course Overview:
This course provides students with practical skills to effectively use major generative AI tools, both across disciplines and within their specific fields. It covers the history and workings of these tools while helping students identify and interpret key issues related to their use.
Who Should Take This Course:
This course is ideal for students who are not exposed to generative AI through their regular studies, or for those graduating this spring who feel unprepared to use AI tools or discuss them with potential employers. All students will benefit from building a shared understanding of the AI tools they'll encounter during their time at Carolina.
Prerequisites:
This course is intended for students with limited experience using Gen AI tools, regardless of major.
Course Format:
To ensure accessibility, the course is offered as a 1-hour, online, asynchronous class. Grading will be based on a Pass/Low Pass/Fail scale.
Instructor:
Andy Lang, educator, performing musician and Associate Dean for IT in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Contact Information:
For more information, please contact Dr. Andy Lang at alang@unc.edu.