AI Bytes Workshop Sessions

Purdue University is excited to announce a series of one-hour sessions hosted each month designed to provide hands-on learning activities centered around the practical applications of new and relevant generative AI technologies. These sessions are tailored to help instructors seamlessly integrate AI tools into their curriculum with a strong emphasis on saving instructors time. By participating in these hands-on training sessions, instructors will gain skills and knowledge to effectively implement AI technologies into their courses, fostering innovation and enhancing learning experiences for students across diverse disciplines. 

Below is a schedule of our current lineup of sessions. Please note that these sessions may change as AI is constantly evolving, and our workshops will adapt to reflect the latest advancements and best practices.  

Join us in exploring the transformative potential of AI in education, and learn how to enhance your teaching practices with cutting-edge technology. Sign up today for any sessions you are interested in. 

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Spring 2025 Sessions

Never Too Late to Learn AI + Intro into Copilot (Uploading Files, Privacy) + Lesson Generation Ideas (Interactive Learning Content) 

This session introduces instructors to AI fundamentals, focusing on secure file management and privacy in Copilot, and demonstrates how to create engaging, AI-driven lessons. Participants will gain hands-on experience uploading files securely in Copilot and generating course-relevant lessons using AI tools. 

  • Wednesday, January 29 at 2:00 – Register
  • Friday, January 31 at 11:00 – Register

Showcase of Purdue’s Centrally Supported AI Tools

This session introduces instructors to AI-powered tools within Purdue’s centrally supported toolkit. Participants will gain proficiency in using tools such as the iClicker question generator, Circuit’s Charlie, Variate problem creator, Gradescope, and Lumi, applying them directly to their course setup through hands-on activities.

  • Tuesday, February 11 at 11:00 – Register
  • Friday, February 14 at 11:00 – Register

AI as a Study Aid and Research Assistant for Students

This session explores how instructors can assist students on how to leverage AI for brainstorming, summarizing research, and managing study plans while avoiding over-reliance. Instructors will learn to guide students in creating effective study plans and gain hands-on experience generating study materials using Copilot.

  • Tuesday, February 25 at 2:30 – Register
  • Friday, February 28 at 11:00 – Register

AI and Accessibility

This session demonstrates how AI can enhance student accessibility. Instructors will learn to incorporate AI to strengthen Universal Design for Learning (UDL) practices and will gain hands-on experience using Copilot to develop accessible course content.

AI Notetaking

This session demonstrates how AI can streamline notetaking and transcription in meetings or lectures. Instructors will learn to capture key discussion points using AI-powered notetaking and will practice creating notes, summaries, and study guides from transcriptions in Copilot, sourced from Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or lecture captures.

Intro to Prompt Engineering

Utilize Microsoft Copilot to create detailed and well-structured course content, including learning outcomes and comprehensive course syllabi, tailored to the course’s specific educational objectives.

Enhancing Accessibility with AI

Utilize AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot to create and enhance accessible course content for students with disabilities. Specifically, instructors will gain hands-on experience in generating transcriptions and captions, creating image alt text, and leveraging AI to support diverse learning needs. Participants will use these tools to effectively produce accessible content during the session.

Prompting Copilot with Preselected Resources

Prompt Microsoft Copilot to use preselected websites, images, and files as reference material for creating course related content. Citing AI material will be covered in this session.

Generating Assessments Using AI

Utilize Variate and iClicker Cloud to generate assessments that enhance student learning. Instructors will generate questions tailored to their courses providing students with opportunities to assess their understanding.

Refining Assessments with AI: Ensuring You’re Asking the Right Questions

Utilize AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot to refine assessment questions. Instructors will analyze and improve existing assessment questions to ensure they are clear, unbiased, aligned with course objectives, and promoting academic honesty. This will enhance the quality and effectiveness of assessments, promoting fair and accurate measurement of student learning.

Automating Grading with AI

Utilize Gradescope alongside potential additional AI tools to automate grading processes effectively. Instructors will evaluate the benefits and limitations of automated grading in enhancing efficiency and providing timely feedback as well as apply practical strategies for integrating automated grading into their teaching practices to optimize student learning outcomes.

AI for Creating Educational Images and Visual Content

The original workshop on “Creating Educational Images and Visual Content” will now focus on using preselected images to create timelines, hotspots, and flashcards within Brightspace. This shift will emphasize utilizing the Creator+ feature to automatically generate practice questions for students. The change is due to CoPilot not yet being capable of producing images, diagrams, and graphs that meet the standards for higher education.

AI-Enhanced Collaborative Tools

Use AI tools such as Circuit’s Charlie to enhance collaboration among students and faculty. Instructors will set up and manage collaborative projects utilizing these AI tools, fostering a more interactive and cooperative learning environment.