Are we experiencing a revolution in artificial intelligence? What is artificial intelligence? What are AI large language models? How do I have meaningful conversations about AI with my teammates or leadership?
Nurture resilience in yourself and your team in an ever-shifting technological landscape, by surfacing your personal and organizational identity, values, and ethics.
Learn not only an overview of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models (LLMs) but also begin to consider how they might alter the way you work or how they might fundamentally change communication, content production and writing workflows. Get a basic introduction to prompting by using ChatGPT and Google Gemini and learn best practices. Begin to draft your next steps or create a usage plan that safely and ethically embeds AI LLMs into workflows and that aligns with your organization’s mission and values.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- A general overview of AI LLMs
- How AI LLMs are being used at Boise State as part of written content production workflow
- How AI can ethically be incorporated into the work of your organization, particularly written communications
SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Experiment with prompting ChatGPT and Google Gemini and learn best practices
- Consider how your personal and organizational mission and values align with AI integration
- Determine next steps or create a usage plan that safely and ethically embeds AI LLMs into workflows for written communications or content production
Enroll in The New Way We Work: An Introduction to AI
Date and Time
NEW Generative AI Program starting in 2025. Check back for more details.
Fees
$299 per person, includes materials
Location
Boise State University, Ron and Linda Yanke Research Park, Room 312
Benefits of Attending The New Way We Work
Benefits include learning a general overview of AI LLMs, connecting with other professionals about their approaches and perspectives about using AI LLMs, practicing with ChatGPT and Google Gemini, discussing best practices of usage, and determining next steps or creating a usage plan to safely and ethically embed AI LLMs into workflows while also aligning with your personal and organizational mission and values.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is for Human Resource professionals, leadership, project managers, employees, and anyone interested in learning how to safely and ethically incorporate the use of AI large Language models into their communication or written content production workflows.
Presenters
Jen Schneider
Jen Schneider is the Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design and the launch Director of the new School for the Digital Future at Boise State. She works with colleagues across campus and the President’s Office to coordinate Boise State’s generative AI initiative, and is leading the development of a new campuswide AI for All Certificate. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University, and her research focuses on the communication of scientific, technological, and environmental controversies.
Jill Heney
Jill Heney, a long-time faculty member at Boise State University since 1997, has enjoyed teaching and researching the intersection of writing and technology since 2005. For over a decade, she has presented at national conferences on this subject and continues to learn from colleagues locally and nationally in this era of burgeoning AI. Jill is passionate in her teaching and consulting about creating optimal learning environments that support others as they develop their writing and creativity. She holds degrees from the University of Nebraska-Kearney and Boise State University and is currently earning a certificate in Creativity and Design Thinking from Stanford University’s School of Engineering.