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, 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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Last Call to Register for Techfest!

Learn new skills! Win prizes! Sign up today!

On Wednesday, March 9, from 11:30am - 1:30pm, DoIT's Instructional Technology team is sponsoring Techfest in the University Center (rooms UC 310, UC 312, and the UC Lounge) to bring the campus...

Posted: March 3, 2016, 9:35 AM

And the Winner Is...

Workshop Topic for March

You voted and the winner for the workshop that will be held in March is... Lesser Known Blackboard Tips & Tricks  Please complete this Doodle poll and vote for the date(s) and time(s)...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 11:17 AM

Vote for the Workshop Held in March!

What workshop would you like to attend in March?

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

Posted: February 22, 2016, 3:01 PM

Did You Register for Techfest Yet?

Register now, sessions are filling up fast!

On March 9, from 11:30am - 1:30pm, the Instructional Technology team is holding Techfest in the University Center (rooms UC 310, UC 312, and the UC Lounge) that will bring the campus community...

Posted: February 17, 2016, 12:11 PM

Techfest Registration Now Open!

Register today to learn more about your favorite tech tools

Register Here! The Instructional Technology Team is pleased to announce that registration for Techfest is now open. To register, please complete this Google Form. Registration will close on...

Posted: February 10, 2016, 10:46 AM