AI Initiatives

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, a page that highlights free resources and provides guidance on using GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff seeking support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time, improve the quality of their work, and increase productivity. We showcase tools that DoIT provides to support these objectives.

We have launched myUMBC Answers, an AI-supported search bar. We are seeking partners to expand this tool. The key to leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as annual FAQs or handbooks.

Faculty, are encouraged to explore Instructional AI and Research AI. The UMBC Center for AI in the College of Engineering is an excellent resource for AI-related research and innovation.  Stay informed by following the center’s social media chnnels on LinkedIn, BlueskyX, 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.

 

AI News

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Faculty Led IT Workshops Featured for Fall 2016

Join us for faculty led workshops this fall!

We are excited to announce that this fall's training schedule features four faculty led workshops!  Topics that will be covered include Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, Online and Hybrid...

Posted: August 18, 2016, 10:27 AM

Strengthen Your Online/Hybrid Courses with Quality Matters

Support student success with Applying the QM Rubric Workshop

Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to improve online and blended course quality to benefit online learners. The Applying the Quality...

Posted: August 18, 2016, 10:08 AM

Online Learning Consortium Offers Free Faculty Training

Expand Your Online Knowledge During Summer 2016

Through a University System of Maryland partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), DoIT is pleased to offer an exceptional online training opportunity to UMBC full-time and part-time...

Posted: May 11, 2016, 10:09 AM

And the Winner Is...

Workshop Topic for April

You voted and the winner for the workshop that will be held in April is... Grading & The Blackboard Grade Center Please complete this Doodle polland vote for the date(s) and time(s)...

Posted: April 11, 2016, 8:24 AM

Vote for the Workshop Held in April!

What workshop would you like to attend in April?

Please select up to THREE topics you would like to see featured as our April workshop.  The choices are:  1. Assessing Your Learners in Blackboard  2. Blackboard Collaborate 3....

Posted: March 30, 2016, 10:49 AM