Guided trainings and self-paced learning can help you build AI knowledge and skills for teaching, research, and operations.

Quick guides

Boost your AI skills

Learn how to enhance your productivity with AI--no matter what tool you use. Check out these videos:

Copilot Chat

Copilot gives UI students, faculty, and staff access to a generative AI-powered platform with enterprise data protection. Copilot can help generate content, analyze data, summarize documents, create images, write code, learn new skills and more. 

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI-powered assistant integrated directly into Microsoft 365 apps, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. This tool is designed for faculty and staff who want an AI tool that can interact with documents, emails, and meeting content.

ChatGPT Edu

ChatGPT Edu is an AI-powered assistant available to faculty and staff. It helps streamline everyday tasks such as creating project plans, drafting documentation, writing emails, and preparing meeting content.

Select a tool

AI tools can significantly improve efficiency and productivity, but it’s important to match the capabilities of the AI with the needs of your role.

Attend workshops

Participate in events that expand your understanding of AI and develop your skill set through instructor-led trainings. See what’s happening, so you can discover what's possible with AI.

Request help

If you have questions about how AI can be applied or what tools to use, contact the Information Technology Services AI Support Team. 

Stay connected

The monthly AI at Iowa newsletter is for faculty and staff who want to learn about new tools, best practices, and upcoming events.

Upcoming events

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Transparency and Fairness in AI for Criminal Justice

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Biology Building East
What happens when AI intersects with the criminal justice system via facial recognition, mechanical evidence, risk assessment, sentencing, parole, and more? We welcome Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Cristopher Moore, of the Santa Fe Institute.
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AI Discussion Boards

Thursday, September 10, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Managing online discussion boards faces the new challenge of students potentially replacing their online interactions with AI-generated responses. Participants will explore new ways to engage and motivate their students and to dissuade them from using AI.
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Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
Join AI Lightning Talks to hear short, engaging presentations from members of the University of Iowa community about practical and innovative uses of artificial intelligence. These sessions provide an opportunity to learn about emerging AI trends, exchange ideas across campus, and discover new ways AI is being applied in teaching, research, and operations.
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Connecting K-12 and Higher Ed: Generative AI Roundtable

Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
In this collaborative session, instructors from K-12, community college, and the University of Iowa will discuss what they are noticing and trying out as AI becomes part of students’ lives.
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AI and Active Learning

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
We will explore practical ways to help students be active learners in your course using Microsoft Copilot. Participants will explore AI's strengths and limitations, discuss strategies for incorporating AI into assignments while preserving learning objectives, and practice writing prompts