The Institute:

  • aims to lead in responsibly harnessing generative AI to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarship,  
  • supports the faculty in effectively leveraging generative AI technologies to provide transformative learning,  experiences that develop students' critical thinking skills, 
  • advises on policies for equitable student AI access and upholds academic integrity and ethics, and
  • promotes transparent, bias-aware AI uses that enrich insights, expand accessibility, and prepare health sciences students to utilize these technologies in future practice.

Watch the Institute Speaker Series to learn how SMU faculty is exploring and using Generative AI tools in teaching.

Watch the Mastering the Basics of Generative AI videos to learn more about how the benefits of AI, and how you can get started.

Questions?

For more information, contact Liz Winer (lwiner@samuelmerritt.edu)            

Speaker Series

Attend these talks from the SMU Institute for Generative AI in Education to learn how your colleagues are using AI for teaching and learning. 

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Demystifying AI

by Lorien Pratt, PhD (Quantellia)            
November 2, 2023           
Watch the recording.           
Access the presentation.

Empowering the Next Generation: How Nursing Students Embrace AI in Right-to-Die Assignments 

by Paulina Van, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN  
November 9, 2023 / Watch the recording.

Paulina Van
Paulina Van
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Student Perceptions Using ChatGPT and If Time is Money…AI will save you a lot of Money 

by Diane Tom, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, ATP  
and Tal Sraboyants, DNP, FNP-CN CHFN, PHN

November 21, 2023 / Watch the recording.

Tal Sraboyants
Tal Sraboyants
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Hey Siri: Do You Do Med Ed Yet? Practicing Patient Interviews Using AI Virtual Patient Avatars 

Amin Azzam, MD, MA 
November 29, 2023 /  Watch the recording. 

Amin Azzam
Amin Azzam
SMU AI Institute Speaker Series: Hey Siri, Do You Do Med Ed Yet? by Dr. Amin Azzam

 

 

 

Knowing What You Know and When It's Time to Ask AI and Current Uses for AI as a Learning Tool  

Mary Premenko-Lanier, PhD
Mark Razzante, DPM 
December 13, 2023 / Watch the recording

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.   Mary Premenko-Lanier
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.    Mark Razzante

Using Artificial Intelligence to Assess Positive Deviant Behaviors 

Rhea Kimpo
Rhea Kimpo

by Rhea Kimpo, PhD 
March 7, 2024

Watch the recording.

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Questions?

For more information, contact Liz Winer (lwiner@samuelmerritt.edu)            

Brief Introduction to Gen AI for Students

            Watch the video.

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Why AI at SMU?
    Watch the recording.

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Getting Started with Generative AI
    Watch the recording.

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How to Prompt AI to Write Case Studies
    Watch the recording.

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Questions?

For more information, contact Liz Winer (lwiner@samuelmerritt.edu)            

Get Started