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AI Tools at UTEP

 

 

Tool Overview Availability
Adobe Firefly

Generate images and text effects. Trained on stock images, openly licensed and public domain content. Also integrated into Adobe apps.

Accessible through Adobe Express for Higher Education.

Free access for all faculty, students, and staff.

Blackboard AI Conversation Tool

Create AI Conversations around a topic or scenario to engage your students. AI Conversations include Socratic questioning and role-play exercises.

Accessible through Blackboard for faculty.

Blackboard AI Design Assistant

Streamlines course creation by auto-generating learning modules, test questions, rubrics, and ideas for assignments, discussions, and journals based on your course content.

Accessible through Blackboard for faculty.

Microsoft Copilot Chat

With Data Protection

Adheres to Microsoft’s data protection standards, ensuring that UTEP’s information remains confidential. Uses web-based content to summarize or answer questions from internet or uploaded files. Available in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook.

Free access to all faculty, students, and staff.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

With Data Protection

An AI-powered assistant deeply integrated into Microsoft 365 apps that provides meeting transcription, summaries, email management, Excel data analysis and presentation creation using internal organizational data.

Paid subscription available to faculty and staff.

Zoom AI Companion

A generative AI assistant built into the Zoom platform to generate transcripts and meeting summaries.

Available to faculty and staff through UTEP’s Zoom.

 

Guidance on Appropriate Use

For questions regarding the appropriate use of AI Tools, please contact the UTEP Information Security Office at security@utep.edu.