AI Lightning Talks are events that feature short 3-5 minute talks covering topics such as AI Use cases, projects, concepts, or impacts. The goals of these events are to:

  • Share knowledge and insights about the latest AI trends, tools, best practices, and practical uses of AI.
  • Encourage collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas among OneIT members.
  • Inspire innovative applications of AI within our IT community.
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Upcoming Event:

If you are interested in presenting, we'd love to hear from you! Please reach out to us by email at OneIT-Iowa@uiowa.edu.

The next AI Lightning Talk is on Wednesday, September 18 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Previous Events

Panopto recording:

Presenters:

  • Ross Miller, Lead Application Developer, ITS Administrative Information Systems, on using AI to generate humorous images based on common office terminology.
  • Mark Hamilton, Studio Manager and Instructional Service Specialist, Distance and Online Education, on using a CustomGPT to build a study guide generator.
  • Jimmy Farrelly, Student Instructional Technology Assistant, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, on using AI as an Alt-Text-generating assistant.
  • Steve Fleagle, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, on two helpful AI use cases.
  • Mark Anthoney, Lead Instructional Designer, Distance and Online Education, on using AI to turn research notes into a shareable resource.
  • Carmen Langel, Director, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Grant Support Office, on grant-related prompts. 
  • Ryan Puhrmann, Director of Admissions and Outreach, College of Engineering, on creating first-draft content for promotional documents.

Panopto recording:

Presenters:

  • Chris Clough, IT director, College of Education and Division of Student Life, demonstrating how to leverage AI for effective time management.
  • Nicole Villanueva, instructional technology consultant, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, showing how to use Copilot for efficient email drafting.
  • Patrick Riepe, web manager, College of Public Health, sharing how breaking down a task into smaller, manageable prompts can lead to solutions for complex programming challenges.
  • Justin Evans, IT security architect, and Jim Chaffee, executive director of learning innovation and technology, Tippie College of Business, presenting how to create images and video from a prompt.

As we continue to explore AI, generative AI in particular, we’re open to learning more about how you are using AI. Faculty and staff can email their AI experiences, questions, and suggestions to ai-feedback@uiowa.edu.