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, 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.

 

AI News

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From Syllabi to Textbooks - Accessibility in OER

Apply as a team by May 1st to participate

From Syllabi to Textbooks - Accessibility in Open Educational Resources for Institutions of Higher Education A series of 3 no-cost intensives designed to build capacity in IHE teams...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 4:38 PM

Call for Participation: M.O.S.T. OER Virtual Showcase

Submit a proposal by Friday, April 14th at 11:59pm

Faculty, staff, and students who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials are invited to propose sessions for the M.O.S.T. OER Creation Virtual Showcase, taking place via...

Posted: April 10, 2023, 4:57 PM

Applications open for the AAC&U Institute on OER

Apply by March 31, 2023

Applications Now Open for the 2023-24 Cohort Do you aspire to launch, expand, or hasten adoption of open educational resources (OER) on your campus? AAC&U’s yearlong Institute on Open...

Posted: February 3, 2023, 11:16 AM

Submit a Proposal for the 2023 M.O.S.T. OER Grant Program

Faculty and institutional grant opportunities available

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2023 OER Grant Program. For 2023, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...

Posted: January 10, 2023, 11:39 AM

Call for Participants DOERS3 Equity Through OER Rubric Pilot

Response due Monday, October 24, 2022

Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success has announced a Call for Proposals seeking participants to pilot the Equity Through OER Rubric with postsecondary education partners across the...

Posted: September 14, 2022, 7:59 AM