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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Teaching with AI: Opportunities, Tools, and Pilot Programs

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Discover how university-supported AI tools and emerging teaching innovations can support your courses and students. This session will highlight AI capabilities, data considerations, and pilot opportunities designed to improve learning, feedback, and student success. This is an opportunity to ask the questions you have about AI before the semester begins!
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Learning and Studying with AI

Thursday, August 20, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Instructors will learn to use AI tools to improve student outcomes in this workshop. There will be specific examples that instructors can adapt into their courses and conversations around how to talk to students about using AI to support studying. These activities aim to integrate AI into courses effectively and innovatively.
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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.

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

This event, offered online via Teams, will feature several short talks (3-5 minutes) about how faculty, students and staff at the University of Iowa are using artificial intelligence.

The talks serve as a platform for learning and innovation as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the technological landscape.

The lineup for this month is TBD.

The goals are to: 

Share knowledge and insights about the latest AI trends, tools, best practices, and practical uses of AI. 

Encourage collaboration and...

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Connecting K-12 and Higher Ed: Generative AI Roundtable

Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Connecting K-12 and Higher Ed: Generative AI Roundtable