SIU Carbondale AI Workshop for Academic and Administrative Staff
A hands-on artificial intelligence workshop designed for university staff aims to provide participants with foundational skills and teach methods for leveraging AI in daily tasks.
SIU Carbondale will host a comprehensive hands-on workshop on Friday, October 23, designed to provide academic and administrative staff with practical experience in the field of artificial intelligence.
Workshop Details
Titled 'Understanding AI: Curious to Comfortable to Capable', the workshop will take place in the DeJarnett American Heritage Room inside Morris Library from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Participation and Requirements
Capacity is limited for the free event, which requires no prior AI experience, and participants must register by Tuesday, October 20 at the latest.
Instructors and Content
The session will be led by Olinda McKaughn from the Office of Information Technology and Henry Hexmoor, a professor in the School of Computing, and participants are asked to bring their laptops.
Security and Responsible Use
During the workshop, the safe and responsible use of AI tools and the importance of professional judgment will be emphasized; participants will engage in exercises on text generation and evaluating results.
Certificate and Online Training
At the end of the program, participants will be gifted a free license for the Coursera platform, supporting the Grow with Google AI Professional Certificate, providing opportunities for individual learning.