Come join the Problem-Based Learning Community

Experience how the PBL framework can improve critical thinking and reduce bias.

Facilitators from the Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning will use an interactive scenario to highlight the four steps to building your students' confidence making evidence-based decisions. This will be the kickoff for this year-long learning community through which you will learn how to create your own problem-based learning sessions for your discipline with training and advice from the Alliance staff.

Please join a group of UIS faculty and staff for a planning session of the Building Inclusive Community Bookclub.

We will meet at 2pm on Wednesday, August 30 in BRK 437. If you are unable to join, but interested in participating, please email livia.woods@uis.edu.

Explore the software tools that are available to faculty at UIS to enhance your teaching and scholarship. This session will provide an introductory overview of numerous tools, with the option to arrange more in-depth group or individual sessions for those tools you're eager to explore further.

Kara McElwrath, Director, Technology Operations

We are so excited about the 30+ classrooms that have been upgraded over the summer with new technology.

Join us Tuesday at 11:30am in UHB 1007 to see the new features – including a new control panel, a second monitor, an annotating monitor, bring-your-own-device capabilities, and easy-to-use control units to manage the technology. 

Kara McElwrath, Director, Technology Operations will lead the demonstration.

Join Shawn Boyne and Bob Blankenberger as they discuss ways to improve and assess student learning.

Join in the discussion through Zoom: https://uis.zoom.us/j/85449449649

Measuring learning outcomes is not just an important aspect, but a vital one in ensuring that a college-level course leaves a lasting impact on the students.

In this session, participants will learn how to create clear and specific assessment criteria that will help them to effectively evaluate student performance. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how to use data to make improvements to the course. 

Presenter: Lydia Elliott, Illinois Central College

This presentation will delve into the world of ChatGPT, a groundbreaking language model developed by OpenAI. With its ability to comprehend and generate natural language, ChatGPT has the capability to engage in a wide range of conversations with users. The presentation will provide an in-depth overview of ChatGPT's architecture, including its evolution, processing techniques, and model structure. Moreover, it will explore the diverse applications of ChatGPT, such as virtual assistants, customer service chatbots, and language translation.

Cameron Ireland leads a discussion about how generative, conversational AI can improve marketing strategies.

We'll cover AI's use in social media, content creation, website development, copywriting, brainstorming, and turning videos into stories. You'll learn how AI can streamline campaigns, improve user experience, and generate fresh ideas for marketing.

The presentation focuses on some of my personal uses at IECC. It also talks about a program that uses GPT’s API, and I break down some notable companies that use this technology for marketing.