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Student Research Roundtable and MakerSpace Mixer

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:38:51 +0000

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

11:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m. PT

Free

LIB 260 (Digital Media Studio and MakerSpace)

at@sfsu.edu

(Optional) RSVP via GatorXperience

Overview

Join CREATE members and SF State undergraduate student researchers for a discussion about how to get started in research and creative activities and the opportunity to try out research and creative tools in the Digital Media Studio/MakerSpace. Hear from your peers about why they decided to get involved in research, what benefits they have gained from the process and what advice they have for getting involved. Students will have an opportunity to engage with 3D printing, micro-controller robotics and VR, as well as audio recording and music production gear. Lunch will be provided.

CREATE @ SF State works with students across all fields from the creative arts to business analytics and science research. It is never too early or too late to start getting involved with research, scholarship, and creative activities at San Francisco State University.

Drop in and get involved with CREATE!

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Introduction to ChatGPT Edu

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:32:29 +0000

Friday, April 25, 2025

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

Free

Zoom

ai@sfsu.edu

Overview

This workshop covers the basics of using ChatGPT Edu, including overviews of the interface and fundamentals for usage. This workshop is designed as a technological primer for the tool and is designed for those who are curious but have never used it before.

Learn more about ChatGPT Edu for SFSU

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Introduction to ChatGPT Edu

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:31:33 +0000

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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

Free

Zoom

ai@sfsu.edu

Overview

Learn more about ChatGPT Edu for SFSU

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Affordable Instructional Materials Review Workshop

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:20:06 +0000

Thursday, April 10, 2025

09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

Join Academic Technology and J. Paul Leonard Library for an “Affordable Instructional Materials Review Workshop” via Zoom. This hands-on session will guide faculty in evaluating the quality of published open educational resources and free-to-use materials exploring strategies for creating high-quality course content.

Spaces are limited to the first 15 registrants. Please note that only faculty teaching this semester are eligible to apply; participants in the faculty early retirement program are not eligible. Honoraria of $100 will be available for faculty who participate, with additional funding opportunities for those adopting affordable instructional materials.

Please register via Qualtrics.

For questions or more information, please visit the Affordable Learning website or email Academic Technology at at@sfsu.edu.

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Affordable Instructional Materials Review Workshop

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:12:00 +0000

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

Join Academic Technology and J. Paul Leonard Library for an Affordable Instructional Materials Review Workshop, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, from 11:00 PM – 12:30 PM via Zoom.

This hands-on session will guide faculty in evaluating the quality of published Open Educational Resources (OER) and Free-to-Use materials exploring strategies for creating high-quality course content. We will discuss how these materials can enhance student learning by providing engaging, equitable, and cost-effective course materials.
This session will guide faculty in evaluating the quality of published Open Educational Resources (OER) and Free-to-Use materials exploring strategies for creating high-quality course content. We will also discuss how these materials can enhance student learning by providing engaging, equitable, and cost-effective course materials.

Spaces are limited to the first 25 registrants. *Please note that only faculty teaching this semester are eligible to apply, and FERP faculty are not eligible.

Honorariums of $100 will be available for faculty who participate, with additional funding opportunities for those adopting Affordable Instructional Materials.

Register for the OER Review Workshop

The Affordable Learning Initiative at SFSU is committed to reducing learning costs and narrowing the equity gap by supporting the adoption of low-cost or free instructional materials. Since 2014, our faculty have helped students save more than $9 million in instructional material costs.

For any questions, please email at@sfsu.edu.

We hope to see you there!

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JEDI Open Educational Resource (OER) Workshop

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:34:33 +0000

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 01:00 p.m. PT

Free

Hybrid: LIB 242 and via Zoom

ceetl@sfsu.edu

Overview

In this CEETL, AT, and Library collaboration, learn the basics of using open educational resources (OER) to save students money and support teaching and learning.

We'll discuss tools for finding, creating, and customizing open resources, and we'll explore how OER differ from other no-cost options available through the Library.

CSU faculty who adopt OER and other low- or no-cost course materials are eligible to apply for an Affordable Instructional Materials Initiative (AIM) grant.

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Generative AI for Visual Design

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:00:27 +0000

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

Description: This course offers an exploration of visual generative AI (GenAI) tools for image and design generation. Participants will gain a primer on visual GenAI tools, considerations for using GenAI, and some best practices for creating effective and accessible designs. Through hands-on activities, participants will develop skills in crafting descriptive prompts and selecting appropriate visual styles to generate unique images using Adobe Firefly. Additionally, they will learn how to generate visual elements to be incorporated into designs using Adobe Express.

This course is an elective for the digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program.

*Disclaimers:

This course utilizes Adobe tools which are available to faculty, staff, and select student populations. Students will need to ensure access to Adobe apps before attending this workshop.
Adobe Firefly and Express are accessed via the web, so you do NOT need to download Adobe Creative Cloud.

Objectives: In this course, you will learn to:

Understand the basics of AI image and layout generation technology
Write descriptive prompts and use visual style options to generate images that meet their needs. (Adobe Firefly)
Write effective prompts to generate elements for graphic design. (Adobe Express)
Understanding of general best practices for visual design while we use Adobe Express, including
- Accessibility considerations (color contrast, font size, etc.), creating compositions (weight, size, repetitiveness, spacing), and exporting files

Duration: 90 minutes

Experience Level: Little or no familiarity with generative AI tools or visual design

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Generative AI for Visual Design

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:59:09 +0000

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

This course is an elective for the digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program.

*Disclaimers:

This course utilizes Adobe tools which are available to faculty, staff, and select student populations. Students will need to ensure access to Adobe apps before attending this workshop.
Adobe Firefly and Express are accessed via the web, so you do NOT need to download Adobe Creative Cloud.

Objectives: In this course, you will learn to:

Understand the basics of AI image and layout generation technology
Write descriptive prompts and use visual style options to generate images that meet their needs. (Adobe Firefly)
Write effective prompts to generate elements for graphic design. (Adobe Express)
Understanding of general best practices for visual design while we use Adobe Express, including
- Accessibility considerations (color contrast, font size, etc.), creating compositions (weight, size, repetitiveness, spacing), and exporting files

Duration: 90 minutes

Experience Level: Little or no familiarity with generative AI tools or visual design

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Generative AI for Visual Design

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:57:13 +0000

Thursday, March 20, 2025

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

This course is an elective for the digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program.

*Disclaimers:

This course utilizes Adobe tools which are available to faculty, staff, and select student populations. Students will need to ensure access to Adobe apps before attending this workshop.
Adobe Firefly and Express are accessed via the web, so you do NOT need to download Adobe Creative Cloud.

Objectives: In this course, you will learn to:

Understand the basics of AI image and layout generation technology
Write descriptive prompts and use visual style options to generate images that meet their needs. (Adobe Firefly)
Write effective prompts to generate elements for graphic design. (Adobe Express)
Understanding of general best practices for visual design while we use Adobe Express, including
- Accessibility considerations (color contrast, font size, etc.), creating compositions (weight, size, repetitiveness, spacing), and exporting files

Duration: 90 minutes

Experience Level: Little or no familiarity with generative AI tools or visual design

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Generative AI for Visual Design

Robyn Michelle Ollodort — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:52:14 +0000

Thursday, February 27, 2025

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. PT

Free

Zoom

at@sfsu.edu

Overview

This course is an elective for the digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program.

*Disclaimers:

This course utilizes Adobe tools which are available to faculty, staff, and select student populations. Students will need to ensure access to Adobe apps before attending this workshop.
Adobe Firefly and Express are accessed via the web, so you do NOT need to download Adobe Creative Cloud.

Objectives: In this course, you will learn to:

Understand the basics of AI image and layout generation technology
Write descriptive prompts and use visual style options to generate images that meet their needs. (Adobe Firefly)
Write effective prompts to generate elements for graphic design. (Adobe Express)
Understanding of general best practices for visual design while we use Adobe Express, including
- Accessibility considerations (color contrast, font size, etc.), creating compositions (weight, size, repetitiveness, spacing), and exporting files

Duration: 90 minutes

Experience Level: Little or no familiarity with generative AI tools or visual design

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