Author: AJ
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What is the AI Chat tool available at WWU?
Your friendly neighborhood instructional designer from TLT at WWU is back, this time diving into some of the most common questions we get about AI tools available here at WWU. Common Questions We’re seeing more interest in how AI can support students, staff, and faculty, so I’m here to give you the lowdown on what’s…
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What if your notes could think with you?
So, I finally had a little time and got to try the new (experimental) “notebook” tool by Google called NotebookLM. If I be an AI and generate a picture of what I see it as, or might become, imagine the idea behind OneNote but if it had generative AI with deep learning and multi-output generative…
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Enhancing Course Delivery with Panopto: A Guide for Faculty (AMA with WWU’s Panopto Admin)
In this Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, AJ Barse, Instructional Designer and Panopto administrator at Western Washington University, provides a quick guide on integrating Panopto into your Canvas course based on the five common questions coming into Learning Systems. Ideal for new faculty or as a refresher for returning instructors, this video covers key steps…
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Presentation: Exploring AI in Higher Education
As we journey through the landscape of AI in education, it’s important to recognize that, much like any hike here in the Pacific Northwest, some trails are meant to be challenging. Many hikers can agree, it is the hardest trails that are the most rewarding, and where they feel growth. The same can be said…
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Exploring the Role of AI in Higher Education [Fall 2024 Edition]
AI is the Olympics of What’s Next. As the Paris games go on, I cannot help but think that if AI were an Olympic sport, I would hope to qualify. In the last two years, I’ve done more lectures and presentations than I can count on AI. And every time during the presentation week, I…
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AI Trend Spotting: Fall 2024
Ongoing Trends AI as a frontend interface for understanding data The use of AI as a front-end interface for interacting with large datasets is rapidly transforming how organizations analyze and visualize data. Microsoft Azure, Panopto, and even Canvas are all exploring and rolling out AI services to help process reports and data. Traditionally, data analysis…
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AI Tool Spotting | Fall 2024
Adobe FireFly https://firefly.adobe.com Adobe FireFly is a web based image generative AI tool that has now been integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Photoshop and Illustrator. It enables users to generate images, edit text, and create designs with the help of AI, all within Adobe’s ecosystem. FireFly is particularly useful for streamlining workflows, making…
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State of AI | Summer 2024
The views expressed are not to represent that of ATUS, or its subsidiary departments, and is intended as an op-ed of the author. -AJ As I recently wrote in capping off my two years of posting on the AI-nomics of EdTech, I concluded my regular updates on the state and evolution of AI. At the…
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2024 TAG NW Tech & Innovation Educator of the year award
I am incredibly honored to be Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington (TAGNW) Technology and Innovation Educator for 2024. I’m looking forward and inspired for the upcoming fall term 🤖👨🏻💻. My gratitude to Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington , John Farquhar (WWU ATUS Director), Justina Brown (WWU Sr. Instructional Designer), Western Washington University, Dr.…