DARE Workshop

Led by Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Join us for an interactive workshop exploring DARE (Dietrich Analysis Research Education), Dietrich's comprehensive platform for AI integration in education and research. This hands-on session will take you from prompt engineering fundamentals to deploying intelligent conversational agents for education.

What You'll Learn

• Platform Introduction: Explore DARE's multi-model access, document management, and
  workflow capabilities
• Prompt Engineering: Learn affirmative language principles and limitation-aware design
• Hands-On Practice: Create effective prompts and model educational conversations
• Workflow Design: Build scaffolded learning experiences and automated processes
• SocraticBots Deployment: Deploy intelligent tutoring agents using our Agent + Helper architecture

What You'll Build

By the end of this workshop, you will have created your own AI-powered educational tool and deployed a conversational agent that can engage students in meaningful dialogue while tracking their learning progress.

Who Should Attend

Faculty, instructional designers, graduate students, and anyone interested in practical AI applications
for teaching and learning. No prior AI experience required.

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Canvas Chatbot Lab: Build an AI-Powered Course Assistant

Early preview led by CMU’s Eberly Center

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Get a first look at a new teaching tool developed right here at CMU by the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning Innovation's Technology-Enhanced Learning Team. This tool is designed to help instructors build course-specific AI chatbots directly within Canvas, using their own materials.

In this hands-on session, you’ll explore the tool in a familiar environment, reflect on how AI might support learning in your course, and share feedback to help shape its ongoing development. This workshop offers a valuable opportunity to engage with a campus-grown innovation at the intersection of pedagogy and AI.

You'll benefit from a low-barrier way to experiment with GenAI in your course, without needing technical expertise. Built within the CMU ecosystem, the tool prioritizes student privacy and IP protection and reflects the Eberly Center’s deep experience in aligning AI technologies with sound teaching practices.

Explore, contribute, and imagine what’s possible.

Generative AI Center of Excellence Preview

Led by the Business Innovation Office (BIO) of Computing Services

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This fast-paced 75-minute workshop offers a hands-on introduction to how generative AI can support real work at CMU. Participants will explore approved tools like Gemini, Notebook LM, and Microsoft Copilot while learning how to write better prompts, reduce wasted time, and get more reliable results. Through live demos and laptop-open practice, attendees will gain immediate takeaways for streamlining everyday tasks like drafting emails, summarizing documents, and organizing information. Expect practical wins, ethical insights, and a clear path toward deeper skills through the full Center of Excellence experience.

From Chat to Agents: Unlocking Agentic AI with Microsoft Copilot

Led by Microsoft

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Discover how Microsoft Copilot is evolving from conversational chat experiences to intelligent, goal-oriented agents that can act on your behalf. This session will introduce the foundational concepts of Agentic AI, demonstrate how M365 Copilot and Copilot Studio empower users to build and deploy agents, and explore practical applications in higher education. Whether you're new to AI or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will provide a clear and engaging starting point.

Introduction to Amazon Bedrock: Building an AI Application to Search University Information

Led by AWS

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Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed generative AI service that provides API access to various foundation models, including Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and Amazon Nova. Participants will explore tools like Bedrock Agents and Knowledge Bases to build a simple application that can answer questions about enrolled students and course content.

Expected Outcomes:

• Attendees will familiarize themselves with Amazon Bedrock, its inherent security posture, and associated features for testing foundation models and building AI applications.
• Attendees will have hands-on experience deploying Amazon Bedrock Agents and Knowledge Bases.

Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT EDU for Higher Ed Faculty & Staff

Led by OpenAI

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Join OpenAI for an in-depth, 75-minute exploration of the newly launched ChatGPT EDU, explicitly designed for colleges and universities. This hands-on session will showcase how faculty and staff can integrate the advanced features of ChatGPT into academic and operational workflows. Learn how to streamline communications, accelerate research, enhance course preparation, and improve administrative efficiency—all while upholding institutional data standards. Attendees will gain practical tips, see live demonstrations, and leave with actionable ideas for using ChatGPT EDU in their roles. This session is ideal for anyone curious about how AI can augment work in teaching, research, or student support.

Building Your Digital Twin with Custom GPTs: A Practical Workshop with CIO Stan Waddell

Led by Stan Waddell, VP for Information Technology and CIO

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Ever wish you could clone yourself to handle repetitive questions and share your expertise at scale? In this engaging session, CMU CIO Stan Waddell will walk participants through how he created a "digital twin" of himself using OpenAI's Custom GPT builder. You’ll see how uploading your documents, notes, and resources can train a GPT to reflect your tone, priorities, and knowledge, opening up new possibilities for administrative staff to automate FAQs, policy explanations, and internal knowledge-sharing. Whether you're a department head, program coordinator, or operations lead, this session will show you how to build your AI assistant without writing a single line of code.