Events and Opportunities

Past Events

The Teaching, Learning & Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI) took place Monday, May 20th to Wednesday, May 22nd. This year’s schedule included keynote speakers Suzanne Nossel, Jeanine Turner, Cal Newport, and others who presented on prominent issues in higher education centering around dialogue and free speech, generative AI, and experiential learning. The following AI-related sessions may be of interest to our community:

5/20, 1 pm: AI Use Cases in Teaching Across Georgetown University
5/20, 2:30 pm Toward a Framework for Teaching AI, Leadership & Collaboration in a Professional Education Context
5/21, 9:30 am: Learning to Live with AI: Enhancing Writing and Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
5/21, 2 pm: AI in Research Practice
5/22, 10:30 am: Real-World AI Scenarios in Academic Integrity
5/22, 12:20 pm: Teaching and Learning with AI: A Conversation with Cal Newport and Eddie Maloney
5/22, 2 pm: Evolving Your Relationship with AI by the Creative AI Academy

Workshops

In Spring 2024, CNDLS will host a series of virtual workshops on AI, covering a range of approaches and uses. All workshops will take place from 12 p.m. (noon) – 1 p.m.

Introduction to AI

Thursday, February 1

This session will guide those new to AI through the basics of how it works and how it might interact with assignment and course design. Participants will engage in a guided, hands-on exploration of generative AI tools. The session will touch on academic integrity and ethical use of AI. See event details or join the session.

AI Prompt Design: Brainstorming and Creativity

Friday, February 9

This interactive session will provide the opportunity for faculty to experiment with various techniques to elicit complex, precise, and/or creative responses from generative AI tools. We will begin with text-based tools, demonstrate image generation tools including Adobe, and invite participants to share their insights from their results during the workshop. See event details or join the session.

Simulations & Case Studies: Using AI as a Thought Partner

Friday, February 16

This interactive session will focus on ways to develop prompts and write “scripts” to set students up for simulated experiences. Learn how to develop an assignment in which students use AI to develop, hone, and broaden their thinking through real world scenarios. See event details or join the session.

Teaching with AI: Tools and Techniques

Thursday, February 29

This interactive session will cover a range of uses of AI for the various tasks associated with teaching. Need to spice up your course description? Develop a first draft of an idea for class? How about sorting your students into groups based on their project proposals? Participants will engage in a guided hands-on session by which they can experiment with how GAI can save them time and jumpstart their daily work processes. See event details or join the session.

How to Use AI for Research and Data Analysis

Thursday, March 14

This interactive session will focus on ways faculty can use AI tools to assist in their research processes, from organizing large data sets to asking and answering questions of those data sets. The session will include organization and sorting tools like making tables, reading spreadsheets, etc as well as some light coding assistance. See event details or join the session.

AI and Online Instruction

(Date change) Wednesday, April 10

What is the role of AI in online teaching and learning? Participants in this session will explore how AI is being used by faculty and students in online learning spaces. Learning designers and faculty will share techniques and tools that they are integrating into online courses and participants will engage in discussion about challenges and opportunities that AI brings to online environments. See event details or join the session.

Additional opportunities

Campus-wide events

Here we’ve compiled a range of opportunities being offered by colleagues across different departments and offices at Georgetown. We hope to shape our offerings at CNDLS as part of the larger campus conversation, which you can explore below.

UNXD (one-credit course)

UNXD 4500 Learning to Learn with AI

Library

Generative AI Workshops

February 13 – Generative AI Tools for Research

February 13 – Planning for Video Production with AI

February 23 – Introduction to Crafting Effective Prompts in ChatGPT

February 27 – Using Generative AI to Create and Edit Images

School of Continuing Studies

Responsible AI – Intersectoral Seminar Series

January 18 – Saturation in Application: Community Integrity in the AI City

February 1 – Embracing the Power of AI in Project Management