• For Faculty: Making AI Work for You

    AI is here and not going away. When ChatGPT first came out of nowhere it was hard to imagine the implications, applications and its future. We still are just beginning on this journey and don’t know what the next few years will bring. But what is clear is that these tools are useful for tasks well beyond generating mediocre essays. This guide will give faculty some practical, time saving ideas on how to make AI work for you and your students. A great repository for suggestion can be found in Ethan and Lilach Mollick’s Prompt library. First some guiding principles on approaching AI: Ideas to help with course planningIdeas to…

  • WITT 2025: Making AI Work for You and Your Students

    Save the Date 1/16/25 – Winter Institute on Teaching with Technology: Making AI Work for You and Your Students   Are you curious about the AI landscape and what AI can do for you and your students? You’ll learn how AI can streamline course planning, enhance assignment design, and support student engagement. Whether you’re new to AI or already experimenting with it, this workshop has you covered with actionable strategies and tools for faculty by faculty.    Event Details   Title: Making AI Work for You and Your Students  Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025  Time: 1:00–4:00 PM  Location: LITS Room 181  Treats Provided   What You’ll Get Out of It   Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details.…

  • Research Computing @ Trinity

    Research Computing is a more general term for what is commonly called High Performance Computing (HPC). Research Computing comes in many forms in pretty much every discipline. The scale of computing needs can range from a single powerful desktop computer to a huge supercomputer. Trinity does not currently have an on premises HPC cluster but we still provide support of the Research Computing needs of our faculty and students. Our primary recommendation for most faculty is to utilize the computing services provided free of charge via the NSF ACCESS Program. This program provides access to a number of super-computing facilities across the country. Faculty (and even students) can apply for…

  • Vote for the People’s Choice Award for the 3d Printing Competition

    Thanks to everyone who joined this year’s competition! Our application period closed on April 22nd. Now, it’s time to vote for the People’s Choice Award, worth $50. Your vote will decide our next winner! Voting closes at midnight Thursday, May 9th. All winners will be announced Friday, May 10th. Read through the following submissions then vote for your favorite. These 3D models were entered into the Spring 2024 3D Printing and Design Competition. Participants were tasked with answering this prompt: ‘Share how you made your project, what inspired you, what you learned, and where it could take you. Essentially, tell us the story behind your project and reflect on the process.…

  • 3D Printing and Design Competition Spring 2024

    Digital Learning & Scholarship is excited to announce a 3D printing and design competition. We encourage students from all backgrounds and skill levels to consider participating. Even if you are not familiar with 3D printing and design software, you should still consider throwing your hat into the ring! We will offer a number of workshops on SketchUp and other tools to help get you started. The goal for this competition is to encourage you to push yourself to learn new skills and think about what you can do with 3D printing technology. We want to know how you created your project, what inspired you, what you learned along the way,…