events

Getting Started with Generative AI | Oct. 10

Curious about generative AI, but not sure where to start? Join us for a 60-minute hands-on workshop covering the essentials of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, including how to effectively and responsibly use them, and identify and discuss the best applications for your academic and administrative needs.

Date: Wednesday, October 10th, 2024

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Zoom (register to receive link)

Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings | Oct. 17

Expand your generative AI (GenAI) toolkit. Academic Technology hosts "Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings" — a hands-on workshop where you’ll harness the power of GenAI for image creation and virtual meeting transcription and support. Open to both beginners and advanced users, this event is a great opportunity to elevate your GenAI skills in a supportive environment. 

Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2024

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: LIB 281

Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Space Open House | Sept 23

Join us for an open house event on Monday, September 23rd, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in LIB 222.

Visit Academic Technology (AT)'s Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) instructional space in LIB 222, available for instructors to bring their students in groups to experience AR/VR content.
Virtual Reality is gaining ground as one of the latest tools for computing. It is making exploring, training, learning and entertainment immersive. You can now see and interact with the virtual world in the safety and comfort of a classroom.
Academic Technology recognizes this growing trend. We now provide access to these tools to expand virtual learning at SFSU.
In our lab, we have five virtual reality headsets that students and faculty can use. Access to training and learning resources are only a few clicks away. In Steam, users can access educational games and simulators, as well as the latest games produced by top tier developers. For those who are interested in in making the next generation of games for the virtual world, access to the developer software is there. Artists can now make virtual art and take 3D modeling to another level. 
Our staff will guide you through setting up and logging into the virtual world.

  • New users can try a sample of the many free VR simulators Steam has to offer.
  • Gamers can access their Steam accounts to challenge other users in VR competition!
  • Join the growing community of users!
AR/VR open house on monday, september 23, 2024 in LIB 222 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings | Oct. 3

Expand your generative AI (GenAI) toolkit. Academic Technology hosts "Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings" — a hands-on workshop where you’ll harness the power of GenAI for image creation and virtual meeting transcription and support. Open to both beginners and advanced users, this event is a great opportunity to elevate your GenAI skills in a supportive environment. 

Date: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: LIB 281 (register below)

Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings | Sept. 12

Expand your generative AI (GenAI) toolkit. Academic Technology hosts "Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images & Meetings" — a hands-on workshop where you’ll harness the power of GenAI for image creation and virtual meeting transcription and support. Open to both beginners and advanced users, this event is a great opportunity to elevate your GenAI skills in a supportive environment. 

Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2024

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: LIB 280 (register below)

Getting Started with Generative AI | Sept. 18

Curious about generative AI, but not sure where to start? Join us for a 60-minute hands-on workshop covering the essentials of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, including how to effectively and responsibly use them, and identify and discuss the best applications for your academic and administrative needs.

Date: Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Zoom (register to receive link)

Getting Started with Generative AI | Sept. 4

Curious about generative AI, but not sure where to start? Join us for a 60-minute hands-on workshop covering the essentials of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, including how to effectively and responsibly use them, and identify and discuss the best applications for your academic and administrative needs.

Date: Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Zoom (register to receive link)

Exploring AI for Educators (Prompt-a-thon series) | June 20 & July 11

What can AI do for your students?

Join Academic Technology for "Exploring AI for Educators" — a set of virtual, hands-on workshops designed to equip faculty with the skills to effectively use generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. In this session, we will delve into the art of crafting prompts and demonstrate how these powerful tools can support your work. Open to both beginners and experienced users, this event aims to provide inspiration, motivation, and insights into how AI chatbots can enhance the learning experience. An expansion of AT’s Prompt-a-thon series, these sessions retain their core content while being tailored for a faculty audience offered in a convenient virtual format.

Register now to secure your spot - both sessions via Zoom.

Thursday, June 20th, 2024 at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images, Voice, Meetings | April 11

Expand your generative AI (GenAI) toolkit. Join us on Thursday, April 11th, 2:30-4:00pm in LIB 280 for Academic Technology’s "Beyond Chatbots: GenAI Images, Voice, Meetings" — a hands-on workshop where participants will harness the power of GenAI for image creation, video transcription, and virtual meeting support. Open to both beginners and advanced users, this event is a great opportunity to elevate your GenAI skills in a supportive environment. 
Register now (https://forms.office.com/r/Jc028HhZpd) to secure your spot.

View the recording: "Navigating AI as SF State Students"

Curious about AI and what it might mean for you as a student? Generative AI has become a topic of interest in the popular media, business, and at colleges across the country that may have left you wondering what the hype is about. ChatGPT and other emerging AI tools are quickly evolving and are soon to become vital in professional and personal environments. Join us and learn about types of AI, the ethics surrounding it, and AI tools you may have already encountered. We also discuss appropriate usage of Generative AI and introduce the "stoplight" method to help students navigate this emerging technology.

Presented by Breanna Hamm, Instructional Designer, and Ethan Cortes, Student Assistant

Recorded April 9th, 2024 via Zoom