Come explore and engage with the University of Louisville's technology partners: Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, LinkedIn Learning and Google.
Join us for a virtual event to learn about the latest news on generative AI from major technology vendors in the US: Microsoft, Adobe, Linkedin Learning, IBM and Google. They will present new tools and their perspectives on the hottest topic in AI today.
- No technical skills are required. Each session will be accessible to everyone, from students and faculty to staff at any level of expertise.
- You will have the opportunity to learn more about new tools and resources that are easily approachable and available at NO ADDITIONAL COST to the University of Louisville community.
Suggested audience: Students, Faculty and Staff of the University of Louisville
GENERATIVE AI
Generative AI refers to deep-learning models that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on.
Virtual Event
After registering you will receive one link to access the event at your convenience. We will start at 9:45 am with a brief introduction. Each hour thereafter, there will be a different speaker from one of the University of Louisville's main vendor partners
- 9: 45 - 10:00 am Introduction from the Digital Transformation Center
- 10:00 - 10:45 am - Microsoft "Generative AI and Microsoft: where we are at today and what we can do with the tools we have"
- 11:00 - 11:45 am - Adobe "Current and future offerings of AI in Adobe Tools"
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm - IBM "Introduction to AI (what everyone should know about artificial intelligence)"
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm - Linkedin Learning "AI as a tool and as a skill with Linkedin Learning"
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm - Google "Generative AI: the future in now"
INTRODUCTION FROM THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CENTER
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Moderator Sherry Duffy
Director of Learning for the University of Louisville (UofL) Digital Transformation Center (DTC), Sherry has the opportunity to drive digital transformation and empower faculty, staff, students, and community through technology upskilling and re-skilling. It is her passion to facilitate the integration of micro-credentials into academic courses, as well as develop professional trainings and workshops using industry-leading vendor materials. She is committed to promoting digital literacy and achieving digital equity! Before joining the DTC, she served the UofL School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) as the Director of Strategic Initiatives, always seeking opportunities for growth and connection through research to create health equity in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The University of Louisville has been a large part of her life for the past 15 years, with a mission of serving students, research, and community.
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
MICROSOFT
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Generative AI and Microsoft: where we are at today and what we can do with the tools we have.
Speaker Lincoln Hughes
Lincoln is a results-driven education technology leader determined to provide the excellent education all students deserve. Passionate about creating, collaborating and executing initiatives that improve student learning outcomes especially those around collaboration and accessibility. He is motivated by the complex challenge of scaling solutions that prepare students for the 21st Century predominately those related to underserved populations. Lincoln is a strong believer in building empowering teams through capacity building, with a track record at developing strategic relationships externally and internally.
Generative AI is a powerful technology that can help you create new and innovative solutions for organization. With generative AI, you can:
- Generate natural language content, such as emails, reports, or chat responses
- Build AI-powered copilots that can assist you with tasks such as coding, writing, or designing
- Discover insights from your data, such as text, images, audio, video, or graphs
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
ADOBE
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Current and future offerings of AI in Adobe Tools
Speaker Eric Rowse
Eric Rowse is a Senior Solutions Consultant at Adobe. Before joining Adobe in 2012, Eric's history has included Creative Suite instructor, adjunct professor, art director, animator, and pre-web CD-ROM era designer. Eric is a firm believer that passion and vision, when paired with the correct tools, can produce outstanding digital stories the world can enjoy. Eric is also an avid long distance motorcycle rider having traveled coast-to-coast twice, and logged 2600mi riding through Europe.
Join this session, where Eric will introduce some new functionality in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop and Adobe web tools. You will look at:
- how AI is improving workflow and simplifying complex or repetitive tasks in Photoshop;
- how you can easily create a professional-sounding podcast at the click of a button; and
- how Adobe is navigating the turbulent seas of Generative AI.
>> Learn more about AI and Adobe
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
IBM
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Introduction to AI (what everyone should know about artificial intelligence)
Speaker Jan Louda
Learning enthusiast, desigNerd and technology tourist. Jan is a maker and a non-technical enthusiast into technology that works. Building on his design practice, he has created different educational programs and prepared many workshops and study materials. In IBM he is responsible for cooperation with universities and high-schools in Central and Eastern Europe region. Apart from University Programs, Jan also acts as a design coach and service designer in different internal and external projects.
Join this lecture, where Jan Louda will provide an overview on the following topics:
- What is actually AI?
- Why should I care?
- AI stretches to philosophy
- AI stretches to ethics
- AI in technology
- Machine learning (ML) – systems that learn from historical data
- Deep learning – ML that mimics human brain function
- Foundation models – generative AI systems
- Meeting AI in the world today.
- Where to go next (resources and learning)
No technical skill required, just curiosity!
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
LINKEDIN LEARNING
1:00 - 2:00 PM
AI as a tool and as a skill with Linkedin Learning
Speaker Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson is a Higher Ed Account Director with LinkedIn. He supports large colleges and universities across the Midwest to leverage LinkedIn for hiring, employee mobility, and professional learning. Before LinkedIn, Daniel worked as a consultant supporting large K-12 school systems and state DOEs to implement teacher development programs. He lives in Washington DC.
Speaker Samantha Hansen
Samantha Hansen is a Senior Customer Success Manager for LinkedIn Learning. She partners with colleges and universities across the Midwest to best leverage LinkedIn Learning across campus to support students, staff, and faculty. She is passionate about learning and loves working with students. Samantha lives in Carpinteria, CA with her son and two black labs.
Join this session to learn how Linkedin has implemented AI resources in their platform and how you can learn new AI skills using your Linkedin Learning account at NO ADDITIONAL COST with your UofL Credentials.
- An overview of LinkedIn
- How to make the most of your LinkedIn Learning account and grow your AI skills
- How to maximize your LinkedIn profile to set yourself up as a stronger candidate and how LinkedIn is using AI to help
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Generative AI: the future is now
Speaker Chris Daugherty
Chris Daugherty is an Education and Research Strategy Lead at Google Cloud. Chris spends his time working with Universities building partnerships and outcomes around research, student success, staff efficiency and more.
The future is now. Whether you were ready or not, Generative AI is here. Google has spent the last 7 years building toward this moment. The goal from Google's perspective is to help faculty, students, and staff wrangle the power of amazing technology in a secure matter. In this session you will hear about the advancement of GenAI technology and how it applies to a university environment.
After registering you will receive one link to access any session as you please and at your convenience.
This event is brought to you at no additional cost by the University of Louisville Digital Transformation Center.
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