If you’ve been working with AI chatbots lately (who hasn’t?!), you may occasionally run into issues getting the results you’d like. While large language models (LLMs) can be very powerful tools for all kinds of tasks, they also suffer from the classic pitfall of computing: they’re only as smart as the operator. Your input is critical to providing the correct information and context for the AI model to complete your task without errors and hallucinations. If you are trying to improve your AI input, there’s a tool that can help! Continue reading Need Help Prompting AI Models? Try Prompt Cowboy!
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Continuing the AI Conversation: Reflections from the 2025 Provost Symposium on AI in Research and Teaching
I was honored to join Associate CIO of Academic Technology Jason Warner for the Teaching & AI panel during the Provost Symposium on AI, alongside incredible faculty from Dedman College, Dedman Law, Lyle, Simmons, and the Center for Teaching Excellence. This event brought together a vibrant mix of educators and leaders to explore how AI is being thoughtfully incorporated into research and teaching and how we, as a campus community, can lead the way. Continue reading Continuing the AI Conversation: Reflections from the 2025 Provost Symposium on AI in Research and Teaching
Using Microsoft Copilot in Your Everyday Work
Many staff assume that Microsoft Copilot is off-limits without a premium license, but that’s just not the case. If you haven’t explored Microsoft’s AI tool yet, you may want to give it a spin. While I’m not a fan of Copilot for image generation, I’ve found it incredibly helpful for making meeting minutes more concise, drafting training materials, brainstorming ideas, and a whole host of other tasks. It’s the assistant I didn’t know I needed to help me work more efficiently. Continue reading Using Microsoft Copilot in Your Everyday Work
Pioneering with Purpose: SMU’s Unique Generative AI Coalition of the Willing
At SMU, we believe that great things happen when passionate people can willingly explore new technologies together. Over the past year, I’m proud to say that SMU has made tremendous strides in our community understanding and applications of Generative AI in ways that serve our teaching, our research, and the everyday work we do to support students. Since last May’s launch of the SMU Generative AI Coalition of the Willing, many SMU faculty and staff have stepped forward—not because they were told to, but because they were curious, committed, and courageous. Continue reading Pioneering with Purpose: SMU’s Unique Generative AI Coalition of the Willing
Integrating AI with Academia: Insights from the AI Teaching Workshop
I recently met with Tyeson Seale, Director of Academic Technology for the Meadows School of the Arts, to learn more about the AI Teaching Workshop held at the Dedman School of Law on February 21, 2025.
The event, organized by the Manager of Canvas & Instructional Systems, Jennifer Mayes, featured several OIT speakers, including Eric Godat, Director of OIT Research, who presented on AI Foundations. Dedman School of Law’s ATSD James Pan presented AI teaching tools beyond chatbots, and introduced Notebook AI, a tool for content summarization and podcast generation. Tyeson Seale covered Continue reading Integrating AI with Academia: Insights from the AI Teaching Workshop
