When Jacquee deJesus (‘09 BA Interdisciplinary Studies and ‘11 MA Educational Leadership) signed up for a new professional development opportunity, the academic advisor wanted to learn more about campus resources so she could better support students. She never imagined the amount of valuable information she’d obtain after touring campus with employees from the office of information technology as part of an micro-externship program.

Instructors and employees learned about generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, like ChatGPT, AI detection in TurnItIn, and Stable Diffusion for realistic photo images, during a workshop hosted by the UNLV Faculty Center on April 28.

The workshop sparked conversations about the use of AI, including the risks and benefits, and the potential impact on higher education and academic integrity among instructors, employees, and technologists from the online education and information technology offices.

The first week of the semester is one of the busiest times at UNLV. As the spring semester approaches, the office of information technology wants you to know about self-service options you can use to troubleshoot issues yourself.