A new slate of October events gives Clemson students, faculty and staff opportunities to build AI skills, ask questions and explore practical applications across education, research, accessibility and everyday work.
OpenAI staff trainings
- Clemson Staff Build-along: Mastering Repeatable Tasks Using ChatGPT Skills
Learn when to use prompts versus skills and how to turn a recurring task into a reusable ChatGPT workflow. This hands-on Skills lab covers workflow design, testing, evaluation, and iterative improvement. The same virtual session will be offered on two dates:
Virtual AI Office Hours
- AI Office Hours
Tuesday, October 27, Noon to 1 p.m. (Zoom)
Drop in virtually to ask practical questions about AI tools, use cases and challenges and get guidance from Clemson AI experts.
“Celebrating All Abilities” series
- AI Literacy and Accessibility
Monday, October 19, 10 to 11 a.m. (309 Cooper Library and Zoom)
Explore the intersection of AI literacy and accessibility and consider how emerging AI tools can support more inclusive digital experiences. - More Than Words: Interpretation in the AI Age
Wednesday, October 21, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Examine how artificial intelligence is changing interpretation and communication and the considerations that come with using AI in these contexts. - From Prompt to PDF: Testing AI Design Tools
Friday, October 23, Noon to 1 p.m. (Zoom)
Explore AI-powered design tools and consider their capabilities, limitations and accessibility implications when creating visual and document-based content.
CCIT
- How to Manage Credits in ChatGPT Edu
Thursday, October 29, 1 to 2 p.m. (Zoom)
Learn how model choice, reasoning settings and advanced tools affect ChatGPT Edu credit usage and how to make more efficient choices for different tasks. - Building an Interactive Mapping Application with ArcGIS and ChatGPT
Friday, October 30, 9 to 11 a.m. (Zoom)
Learn how ChatGPT can support the development of an interactive mapping application using ArcGIS through a practical, hands-on workflow.
Libraries
- From Prompts to Agents: AI-Assisted Data Analysis with ChatGPT & Codex
Friday, October 23, Noon to 1:30 p.m. (Data Visualization Lab, 413 Cooper Library)
This hands-on workshop moves from prompting ChatGPT for data analysis to using Codex as an AI agent to complete analysis tasks and demonstrate agent-based workflows.