The Division of Information Technology’s AI site will help the UMBC community with information on using artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), to support UMBC’s Administrative, Instructional, and Research efforts. This site has been created to help employees advance their use of GenAI. We recommend that our UMBC community begin by visiting GenAI Tools, this page will highlight what free resources are available to use and what options exist to use GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff providing support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time and improve the quality of their work, thus increasing productivity. We highlight some tools that DoIT is providing for support.

Additionally, we have launched an AI-supported search bar called myUMBC Answers. We are seeking partners to work with DoIT to expand myUMBC Answers. The key to your office leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as FAQs or a handbook produced annually.

For faculty, we encourage you to also explore instructional AI and research AI. An excellent resource in the College of Engineering is the UMBC Center for AI. You can follow news about the UMBC Center for AI on social media through its sites on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and Facebook. Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. If you have news to share with the UMBC AI community or suggestions or comments on the site, please send them to umbc-ai@cs.umbc.edu.

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TechFest & Ultra Early Adopter Raffle Winners Announced!

On Friday, March 1, 2019, DoIT's Instructional Technology Team held its 4th annual TechFest. As part of TechFest, participants were asked to complete evaluation surveys for each of the three...

Posted: March 8, 2019, 10:09 AM

The TechFest 2019 Schedule Now Available!

Plan Your Day and Reserve a Time in the Escape Room!

On Friday, March 1, 2019, DoIT's Instructional Technology Team will hold its 4th annual TechFest. TechFest traditionally brings the campus community together to share and demonstrate ways...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 1:29 PM

Welcome to 2019 - A New Year to Try These Tech Tools

Enhance your teaching toolbox with instructional technology!

It’s no secret that teaching and learning has been expanded to include technology beyond a slide show presentation. As a matter of fact, today’s students expect it! But do you know what...

Posted: January 28, 2019, 10:43 AM

TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

You still have time - new closing date is Friday, February 8

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters! TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: January 18, 2019, 3:35 PM

SUBMIT YOUR TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SOON!

Come share your favorite technologies and best practices.