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
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From Curious to Confident: Meadows Explores AI in the Classroom
At the end of last semester, Tyeson Seale, Director of Academic Technology at the Meadows School of the Arts, hosted what he believes is just the beginning of many more AI-focused sessions to come at SMU.
The workshop introduced Meadows faculty and staff to generative AI—its purpose, various models, and how it can be leveraged in Continue reading From Curious to Confident: Meadows Explores AI in the Classroom
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
Zoom AI Companion at SMU: What You Need to Know
Soon, OIT will be introducing AI features in Zoom. In this post, we want to take a moment to share how you can use Zoom AI Companion responsibly and in alignment with Southern Methodist University policies.
The Zoom AI Companion features are automatically off and must be enabled by the Zoom user. Do not enable/use Zoom AI Companion in meetings where protected or sensitive categories of information will be shared/discussed.
It is critical to manage your Zoom meeting settings appropriately. Here are a few key points to keep in mind: Continue reading Zoom AI Companion at SMU: What You Need to Know
Using Generative AI Meeting Summary Technologies at SMU: Some Do’s and Don’ts
As part of OIT’s continuous efforts to enhance our community’s virtual meeting experiences, we are excited to announce the recent activation of Zoom’s AI Companion tool at SMU, a tool that offers meeting hosts the ability to generate an AI-generated meeting summary based on the transcript of any meeting scheduled with SMU’s Zoom. This advanced tool is designed to help hosts generate AI-authored summaries of virtual meetings, ensuring that important discussions and decisions are accurately documented and easily accessible. However, OIT is witnessing an increasing use of personal, non-institutional AI summary technologies; we want to remind our community that it is essential that, while at work, we must all adhere to safe practices that respect all participants’ privacy. Here are some key do’s and don’ts to keep in mind. Continue reading Using Generative AI Meeting Summary Technologies at SMU: Some Do’s and Don’ts
