AI Tools for Higher Education Professionals/Staff Testimonials

  • It was helpful to see so many examples of how AI can be used, both in the videos and articles that were part of each module, but also how my peers used it in this course.
  • It helps to be able to talk about AI with a better level of understanding.
  • I also feel better knowing that my feelings and understandings can change over time, and that I don’t have to wholeheartedly accept any new AI or changes in AI.
  • My favorite thing in this course was the discussion boards. I really enjoyed reading what you all had to say about your experiences, and it actually helped me feel more excited about my own learning.
  • What’s next for me: no more writer’s block! I will never have to butt heads with a blank page ever again! I’m looking forward to using these tools to challenge my own creativity and thinking.
  • I am grateful for the opportunity taking the CSU AI Tools course, and fascinated by the number of tools that can be utilized for our benefits.
  • I believe once the guidelines, legal and policy aspects are put in place like with everything else that has been regulated we could dynamically move forward to make our education, profession and life more enriched and advanced.
  • My favorite thing in the course was the Ai tools portal. I plan to share them with others and use these search portals by the type of task or need I might have at my job.
  • Thank for this quick and easy entry point into using Ai.
  • When I first started the course, I was a bit weary and nervous because I had seen AI everywhere and didn’t really know how helpful it could be until I tried it myself and because of the course I tried a bunch of different tools and resources that can be very supportive to the work environment.
  • I would say my favorite thing in the course has been learning and utilizing the different tools because now I know how to use many different tools that were taught in the course and I’m going to be using them in my everyday work or in different projects that I work on.
  • One of my favorite parts of this course was the video on how to write better prompts in ChatGPT. I also found it very helpful to learn how to personalize responses to get more tailored solutions. And I really enjoyed hearing how other participants were using AI in different ways. It inspired me to keep learning and testing new tools.
  • Looking ahead, I plan to share what I have learned with my team and show them how AI can help us work smarter, streamline our tasks, and improve the way we do our jobs.
  • I enjoyed trying out some of those platforms and thinking about whether I could make use of it in my personal and professional work.
  • With Google NotebookLM being one of my new favorite AI tools, I used this platform to produce a “podcast” based on my reflection for this course, and it was a fun experience!