Please join us for a professional development session on Microsoft Copilot, an AI tool powered by technologies behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. As part of our commitment to advancing educational practices, Penn State has secured institutional access to Copilot, ensuring our faculty and students not only benefit from the latest in AI innovation but do so within a secure environment thanks to Commercial Data Protection. This session will explore how Copilot can enhance your teaching, offering insights into leveraging this technology to foster a dynamic learning experience. Please see the registration information below.

Generative AI @ Penn State: Welcome to Copilot

In March 2024, Penn State students (18+) gained protected access to Microsoft Copilot.

What’s Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot is an AI tool that can generate text and create images; it uses the same kinds of technology behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. When logged in with Penn State credentials, Copilot has Commercial Data Protection (meaning that data is not retained or used to train these models).

Why does this matter?

Penn State students now have institutional access to a generative AI tool with data protection. This ensures our students have reliable access to an important emerging technology, while also ensuring that data and information used in the context of teaching and learning is safe and protected.

How will this affect teaching and learning?

Oh gosh, lots of ways! And maybe not at all. (But probably somewhere in between.) To learn more, join us for one of two upcoming sessions about ways to incorporate and address the use of generative AI in your future classes.

Welcome to Copilot
(A Commonwealth Campus Faculty Introduction)

Session 1: Thursday, April 18th (12:15-1:15, Zoom)

Session 2: Friday, April 19th (12:15-1:15, Zoom)

Join Commonwealth Campus Instructional Designers for an introductory demonstration and conversation around the generative AI tool, Microsoft Copilot.

Sessions contain the same content, just offered on different days! We’ll discuss…

Information about Microsoft Copilot for faculty and students,
Recommendations on designing for generative AI for classrooms,
And an opportunity to chat with other instructors about teaching in consideration of these new technologies.

Want to learn more?

Take a look at the Generative AI Toolkit created by Penn State Commonwealth Campus Instructional Designers. The toolkit includes:

Brief guides on common genAI questions,
Faculty use cases from folks right here at Penn State,
And a curated list of external resources.