AI Initiative

MTSU Professional Development Initiative on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Academic Year 2023-2024

Aim: To put MTSU faculty and staff at the forefront of the AI revolution.

Co-sponsors: College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, College of Media and Entertainment, Jones College of Business, MTSU Library, MTSU Online, True Blue Core, and University College

The “AI Champions” leadership team meets monthly to share ideas, discuss needs, plan workshops, organize discussions, identify resources, and create recommendations. AI Champions lead seminars to targeted audiences throughout the university.

AI Champions: Carlos Coronel, Keith Gamble, Vajira Manathunga, Todd O’Neill, Joshua Phillips, Jaishree Ranganathan, Gregory Rushton, Lisa Swart, John Wallin, Qiang Wu, Sam Zaza

Fall AI Seminar/Workshop/Discussion Schedule (Under Development)

Date and Time

Audience

Topics

Location

9/5/23

3:00 PM

Recording Industry

How to Integrate AI into their Classes

BRAGG 101

9/11/23

11:30 AM

History and Political Science

What is AI?, Academic Integrity, Use in Writing, AI Indicators

JUB 100 and Zoom

9/15/23

11:00 AM

University (LT&ITC)

How MTSU Students Use AI Right Now

LIB 348 and Zoom

9/20/23

1:00 PM

University

(LT&ITC)

New AI Tools for Faculty

LIB 348 and Zoom

9/26/23

11:00 AM

Social Work

Introduction to AI Tools

ACB 312 Computer Lab

9/28/23

2:00 PM

Computational and Data Science

Generative AI for Students and Scholars

Zoom

10/3/23

8:00 AM

Aerospace

AI in Aerospace

Department

10/6/23

12:30 PM

Theatre and Dance

How to Handle AI Use in the Classroom

BDA 220

10/18/23

1:00 PM

University

(LT&ITC)

Using AI-Assisted Writing Productively

LIB 348 and Zoom

10/19/23

12:30 PM

Jones College of Business

Unlock Your Ideas and Accelerate Productivity with GrammarlyGO

BAS SunTrust Room

11/2/23

3:30 PM

Human Sciences

AI Primer

EHS 109

11/10/23

8:30 AM -

4:05 PM

University

AI Initiative Research Conference

BAS S324

11/15/23

1:00 PM

University

(LT&ITC)

Challenges and Risks of Generative AI

LIB 348 and Zoom

11/15/23

2:20 PM

History and Political Science

Using AI as a Tool for Teaching

Peck 207 and Zoom

11/17/23

2:00 PM

Elementary and Special Education

How Faculty Can Use AI

COE 249

11/29/23

3:00 PM

Mathematical Sciences

Artificial Intelligence and its Implications in the Teaching of Mathematics

Department

11/30/23

10:30 AM

Nursing

AI in Nursing

CKNB 205

12/13/23

1:30 PM

Advisors

AI Tools for Advisors

Library 272


How to Schedule: Interested MTSU faculty and staff can request a seminar/workshop/discussion for their area by asking their chair/dean/director/supervisor to contact Professor Keith Gamble.

Additional Resources on AI at MTSU:

AI Resources for Learning

Course Policies for Using AI

Using AI-Assisted Writing Productively

AI-AI, Captain - ChatGPT