Workshops and Webinars

Becoming AI Aware and Staying AI Aware (3 Hours)

Prerequisites:  None

Audience: Designed for International Participants (High-income, Middle-Income, Low Income Countries)

Who will benefit from this workshop: 

• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Medical School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support  Staff Nursing School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Health Sciences School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Global Public Health
• Clinicians, Nurses, and other practitioners
• Hospital/Clinic Administrators

Workshop Description: In this workshop, participants will begin with an activity that defines AI and Generative AI. They will then discuss specific use cases relevant to their profession to better understand how AI is influencing their work. The following prompts are meant to initiate the discussion:

• What are some of the benefits of AI in my work?
• What are some of the risks associated with AI?
• What are some fears?
• What does responsible use of AI mean within the profession?
• What are the implications of Human-AI collaboration in my work?
• How do I stay informed?

The workshop ends with participants brainstorming on ways that AI could be integrated into their work followed by a knowledge self-assessment to identify knowledge gaps for further development. In addition, all participants will have the opportunity to join the ALL community of practice to continue staying aware of how AI is influencing their work. 

Register

Friday, February 21 from 8:30-11:30am ET

The workshop will take place over Zoom and registration is required. To register please visit the registration page. Details about the event and how to join will be emailed to you once you submit your registration to the email address you used for the registration.

Registration will close on February 19, 2025 (11:59pm ET).

Gaining and Deepening your AI Knowledge (3 hours)

Prerequisite: Becoming AI Aware and Staying AI Aware workshop 

Audience: Designed for International Participants (High-income, Middle-Income, Low Income Countries)

Who will benefit from this workshop: 

• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Medical School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support  Staff Nursing School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Health Sciences School
• Faculty/Academic and IT Support Staff Global Public Health
• Clinicians, Nurses, and other practitioners
• Hospital/Clinic Administrators

Workshop Description: In this workshop, participants will begin with a brief self-assessment designed as a human-AI dialoguing activity followed by a deep dive into how AI, Generative AI, and AI Algorithms work. The deep dive is speculative. It is designed as a simulation for participants to consider a situation, identify a task, make decisions about the training data to be used, and examine how machines learn. In addition, participants are asked to speculate on how adaptable a model should be and how new data can be utilized for continued learning.

The workshop ends with a discussion that allows for a confirmation of knowledge gained in the workshop in relation to the following: 

• How does AI work? How do AI algorithms work?
• What are some of the AI tools utilized in my discipline?
• How do I stay informed?

All participants will have the opportunity to join the ALL community of practice to continue staying aware of how AI is influencing their work and continue deepening their knowledge of how AI algorithms work.

No date has yet been identified for this workshop. If you are interested in learning more about it and participating please fill out the form below.