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Theme:

Education and Research

Category:

Education and Research This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers.

This session will be DELIVERED VIRTUALLY - joining instructions will be provided beforehand.

About this course:

A practical beginner's guide for researchers who want to start using AI tools confidently and safely.

Covers the landscape of available tools - including new additions to Microsoft Copilot - and how to evaluate AI outputs.

Learning outcomes:

As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:.

- navigate the current landscape of AI tools available to researchers.

- get started confidently and safely with Microsoft Copilot.

- write practical prompts for common research tasks.

- evaluate AI outputs and understand their limitations.

- identify which AI tools are appropriate for different research tasks.

Who should attend this course:

The course is specifically designed Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers who are new to AI tools (including Microsoft Copilot) and want a confident, safe starting point.

If you have accessibility requirements, please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk in advance to discuss further.

Presenter(s):

This session is delivered by Dr Naomi Tyrrell.

Dr Naomi Tyrrell is an ICF-accredited coach, trainer and researcher with over 20 years? experience supporting people in universities, research organisations and non-profits, and four years of delivering AI training to researchers.

A former academic (PhD, 40+ publications), she places ethics at the centre of all her AI training and is the founder of Alt Ac Careers.

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Before the course:

No preparation is required for this course.

A joining link will be provided beforehand.

What Previous Participants Have Said About the Course: "Naomi's workshops are tailored specifically to researchers, ensuring relevance and practical value.

The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with participants describing the sessions as brilliant".

Karen Parks, Training Manager, Cranfield University.

Learning provider:

This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details.

If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend.

If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place.

You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session.

Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.