Clemson faculty, staff and students can explore practical applications of artificial intelligence through a range of workshops and events offered this September. From hands-on ChatGPT Edu sessions and AI Office Hours to OTEI’s project-focused workshop and Clemson Libraries’ AI literacy series, these opportunities provide guidance for using AI thoughtfully in teaching, research, daily work and information discovery.
Hands-on ChatGPT Edu sessions for staff
Clemson staff are invited to participate in a virtual ChatGPT Edu build-along session designed to help transform ChatGPT from a chatbot into a practical, go-to assistant. These hands-on working sessions hosted by OpenAI will demonstrate how to analyze an Excel workbook, identify data trends, create visualizations, develop a PowerPoint presentation and automate repeatable tasks — all within a single ChatGPT conversation.
Participants will follow an operational problem from start to finish: using an approved 25Live export to identify potential rooms for an event, analyze and visualize the data, communicate findings through durable assets and create a repeatable room-review workflow.
The sessions will also guide participants through safely and efficiently selecting the appropriate model, tool and data for a task. Attendees will learn how to conduct scoped analysis, verify source information, distinguish documented facts from interpretations, identify remaining unknowns, build an executive-ready presentation and brief and save reusable workflow instructions with appropriate guardrails and human verification steps.
The same virtual session will be offered on two dates:
Because this will be a hands-on working session, attendees should opt in to Clemson’s ChatGPT Edu environment before the event and be prepared to follow along in ChatGPT Edu.
Virtual AI Office Hours
AI Office Hours provide an informal space for faculty, staff and students to ask practical questions about using artificial intelligence in teaching, research and daily work.
This month’s drop-in virtual session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. Register online.
The event will feature a panel of Clemson AI experts from the following areas who can answer specific questions in real time:
- CCIT Research Computing and Data
- Center for Career and Professional Development
- Clemson Libraries
- Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation
Rather than focusing on a single AI tool, these office hours are designed to address questions about all AI tools and their use cases. Topics may include teaching and learning, academic integrity and assessment design, advanced AI tools and applications, research-related uses of AI, and the evaluation of the reliability and legitimacy of AI-generated or AI-supported information.
From prompt to project with ChatGPT Edu
The Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) will host “From Prompt to Project: ChatGPT Chat, Work & Codex” on Tuesday, September 29 at noon. This lunch and learn is focused on helping Clemson faculty and staff explore how ChatGPT’s different tools can support work from the initial idea through project development.
The session will introduce participants to ChatGPT Chat, Work and Codex and demonstrate how these tools can be used for tasks such as planning, research, analysis, content development and technical project work. Participants will gain a better understanding of how to select the right ChatGPT capability for a specific need and how to move from a single prompt toward a more complete, structured outcome.
Locating reliable information using AI
Clemson Libraries will host three virtual workshops to help deepen understanding about the digital information environment and the role of AI tools in locating reliable information. The sessions will focus on practical ways participants can use generative AI tools to help locate sources, experiment with prompting techniques to improve results and review AI-generated responses for potential hallucinations, faulty reasoning and bias in the research process.
The workshops will be offered at the times listed below. Registration is required.
- “AI Literacy: Using and Applying AI Tools to Locate Reliable Information”
Thursday, September 10 at 11 a.m.
An active session where participants will try out different AI tools in searching for information. - “AI Literacy: Analyzing and Evaluating AI Tools to Locate Reliable Information”
Tuesday, September 15 at 11 a.m.
An opportunity to consider what questions you should ask of any Generative AI results. - “AI Literacy: Understanding AI Tools to Locate Reliable Information”
Wednesday, September 23 at noon
A general introduction to Generative AI and the Digital Information Environment.
