Newsletter February 2, 2024
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The Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence provides professional development for instructors in the form of workshops, consultations, intensive institutes for graduate students, certificate programs, and more. In an attempt to broaden the scope of resources we provide to faculty, we have created multiple self-enroll Canvas courses that will allow you to deep dive into a topic area on your own time. We will be featuring these courses in our newsletters over the next few weeks.

We already provide several resources for using generative AI in teaching on our site. Now you can learn more about AI and its impact on education with a self-enroll AI course. This course equips you with an understanding of AI's vast potential for good and bad. Topics reach from demystifying the core concepts of AI and exploring its omnipresence in our daily lives to delving into its innovative applications in teaching and research. We dive into the intricacies of AI-driven tools, examining their role in student learning, potential biases, and the ongoing discourse around academic integrity. We will engage in thought-provoking reflections and discussions about the ethical considerations of AI detectors and discover practical insights on crafting meaningful assessments that resonate with the evolving landscape of education and technology. The course is live and available to you at any time and it will be updated as new information comes available.

Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise), a generative artificial intelligence chat platform, is currently available at no cost to University of Utah and University of Utah Health staff and faculty as part of the university’s A5-tier Microsoft Campus Agreement.

Students in degree-granting programs will have access beginning in February 2024.

Microsoft Copilot provides commercial data protection, however, sensitive or restricted data, including protected health information (PHI) and employee and student information, should never be shared through Microsoft Copilot chat (access Policy 4-004: University of Utah Information Securityfor more information). In addition, to help University of Utah Health maintain the highest standards of privacy and confidentiality, using Microsoft Copilot for patient-related activity is prohibited.

To start using Microsoft Copilot:

If you have questions about Microsoft Copilot, please contact the U of U Automation Center of Excellence (ACoE) at ACoE@hsc.utah.edu.

Additional resources

Microsoft Copilot vendor tip sheets in SharePoint (login required):

Information about AI use at the U

You can learn more about the new gen ed requirements for undergraduates at the U, which start next fall. General Education is the University’s curriculum that reaches every undergraduate student at the U. It facilitates development of skills and aptitudes that support students’ success to completion and long after graduation. You can also learn more about the new Experiential Learning gen ed course designation at our monthly workshops. See the below flyer for dates and times.

A $1500 cash prize awarded to an undergraduate who writes an outstanding paper on a subject having to do with Social Change.   
Deadline to Apply: March 1st 

Please visit OUR.utah.edu to find out more about all the amazing programs and events going on in the OUR! 

University Teaching Grants

March 13