Beginner AI Skills — May 13 and 20

A hands-on workshop series focused on building foundational AI literacy, strengthening prompting skills, and applying AI effectively in your workflow. The workshops are scaffolded but can be taken separately if you have a good grasp of the basics.

Requirements: Laptop plus a free OpenAI account and access to Copilot.
Facilitators: Anna Griffith, PhD & Dr. David Thomson

Workshop 1: AI Literacy & Prompting Fundamentals
What this workshop is about: Understanding how AI works and learning how to communicate with it effectively.
Date: May 13, 2026, 2-4 pm

You will learn how to:
· Understand different types of AI and how generative AI works (strengths + limits)
· Navigate privacy, risk, and ethical considerations
· Write clear, purposeful prompts

You will practise:
· Testing different prompting strategies and comparing outputs
· Building prompts for your own workflow (email, lesson planning, brainstorming, etc.)

You will leave with:
· A reusable Prompt Starter Pack (10–15 prompts) created by you and specific to your needs
· Greater confidence using AI for everyday tasks

If you would like to join this workshop and/or workshop 2, please email TLCevents@ufv.ca.
For UFV faculty and staff.

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Workshop 2: Bias, Hallucinations & Prompt Optimization
What this workshop is about: Using AI critically and optimizing its outputs.
Date: May 20, 2026, 2-4pm

You will learn how to:
· Identify bias, gaps, and missing perspectives in AI outputs
· Recognize hallucinations, fabrications, and inaccuracies using verification strategies
· Improve quality and reliability of outputs using more advanced prompting techniques

You will practice:
· Analyzing AI outputs for bias and omissions
· Intentionally provoking errors to understand why they happen
· Writing prompts that critique, verify, and refine AI responses

You will leave with:
· A Bias & Accuracy Checklist
· Prompt optimization ladders

If you would like to join this workshop and/or workshop 2, please email TLCevents@ufv.ca.
For UFV faculty and staff.

Wed, May 13
2-4 pm
Wed May 20
2-4 pm

UFV Abbotsford campus, Building G, Thinkerspace (G124)

https://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/beginner-ai-skills-1/

For more information, contact Michelle Andrus at TLCevents@ufv.ca

05/20/2026