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UT Verse Week
Level Up Your Skills: Dive into UT Verse & Copilot at UT Verse Week!
Stop wondering and start doing! The week of June 9-13, the OIT AI team is bringing you UT Verse Week, a virtual deep dive into the power of UT Verse and Microsoft Copilot.
Each day, you’ll have the chance to choose virtual workshops, covering topics from mastering document assistance to understanding AI Ethics. You’ll walk away with the confidence and know-how to integrate AI into your academic and professional life.
UT Verse Week is your opportunity to gain the essentials that will help you in your day-to-day work.
Ready to transform your productivity? Secure your spot today!
Here’s what the week looks like:
Monday: Intro to UTV, AI Myths, and Prompting
Tuesday: Writing & AI Skills
Wednesday: Deep Dive into UTV & AI Safety
Thursday: Writing Prompts and AI Assistants
Friday: Creative Apps and AI, Accessibility, Languages, and Copilot
Schedule
Register for a session by clicking on the session titles. Max Workshop Time: 1.5 Hours
| Day | Session | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals MONDAY 9:00am-10:30am | Quick Introduction to UTV Ready to jump into UT Verse? Let’s get you started! We’ll walk through the super simple steps, from logging in to understanding the settings. Get ready to explore! | Steve Chastain |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | The AI Truths That Change Everything AI isn’t sentient—it’s powered by human word choices. Once you realize all human behavioral patterns exist in the data and you learn how to find those patterns, you gain access to the deepest archive of human responses the world has ever assembled—ready to help you, every time you ask. | Mikhael Loo |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Prompt Whispering: Basic Prompt Writing Is UT Verse not providing you with useful information? Let’s unlock the secret to writing awesome prompts! We’ll show you how to ask just the right way, so you get the perfect answers every time. | Steve Chastain |
| Documents & Files TUESDAY 9:00am-9:30am | Uploading Documents and Images to UTV Ever wish you could just talk to your documents? Well, you can in UT Verse! We’ll show you how to easily upload your files and then, get this, actually chat with them! Find out why this is super useful and let’s explore the magic of document chat together! | Mark Greig |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | If It Matters, Use AI When it counts, AI can help you bring forward your best work—without giving up your voice, your values, or your vision. This session demonstrates how UT Verse can support your process on creative, instructional, and high-impact writing. | Mikhael Loo |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm | Skill Usage (internet, one drive, e-mail, etc) UT Verse has many skills but what do they do? Let’s discover how to use them with practical day-to-day examples. | Mark Greig |
| Going Deeper WEDNESDAY 9:00am-10:30am | Deep Dive into UTV Let’s explore UT Verse with this deep dive presentation where you will be able to learn more than just the basics. | Mark Greig |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | AI Ethics: Protecting People, Not Just Data This session doesn’t offer answers. It offers a seat at the table. Join us for a journey through real-world personas where ethics isn’t abstract—it’s personal. | Mikhael Loo |
| Advanced Techniques THURSDAY 9:00am-10:00pm | Mastering the Art of Prompting and Advanced Techniques Let’s explore some of the more advanced prompting techniques and explore practical use cases you may have not thought of before. | Mark Greig |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | Let’s Build an AI Assistant—Together Creating a custom assistant sounds hard—but it’s easier (and more fun) than you think. In this live UT Verse session, we’ll explore different types of assistants, choose one as a group, and build it together—showing how whatever you wish for can be brought to life. | Mikhael Loo |
| Applications & Accessibility FRIDAY 9:00am-10:30am | Creative Apps That Use AI: Photoshop, Acrobat, etc Did you know your favorite Adobe and Microsoft apps have AI superpowers? Let’s uncover these hidden gems and see how you can use them to make your projects even cooler. Get ready to level up your creative game! | Steve Chastain |
| 10:30am-11:15am | Accessibility & Language Capabilities UT Verse is the most inclusive AI Application in the world, with a tremendous amount of accessibility features! We’ll deep dive into each accessibility feature. | Mark Greig |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Overview of Microsoft Copilot Microsoft Copilot is like having a super-smart buddy built right into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook! Imagine writing emails faster, making better presentations, and analyzing data like a pro, all with a little AI help. Let’s dive in and see how Copilot can make your Microsoft life way easier! | Steve Chastain |