Resources
Resources
Guides, references, and where to go deeper after the workshops
Drexel Tools & Access
- AI at Drexel — the university’s central AI hub (start here).
- AI Tools + data classification — which tools are approved for which data (authoritative).
- ChatGPT Edu — university-licensed; primary tool for the workshops. Use GPT-5.5 when it appears in your model picker; otherwise use the current default/latest GPT model in the Drexel workspace. Request access. See also Tools & Access.
- Microsoft Copilot Chat with Enterprise Data Protection — sign in with your Drexel M365 account; Drexel lists it as usable with High Risk Data when Enterprise Data Protection is active.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot — integrated with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams for licensed faculty and staff; Drexel lists it as usable with High Risk Data.
- Zoom AI Companion — included with Drexel Zoom; meeting summaries, recaps, and action items. Drexel lists it as High Risk Data when not recorded or transcribed and Low Risk Data when recorded or transcribed.
- Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant, PDF Spaces, Creative Cloud, and Express — document and visual tools; Drexel lists them as usable with Moderate Risk Data. Featured in Workshop 4.
Drexel Policy & Training
- Guidance and Policies — university policy and best practices.
- Guidance for Staff — staff-specific guidance.
- AI Trainings — Drexel workshops and professional development.
- Standing Committee on AI (SCAI) — questions about AI at Drexel.
- For research data: consult your IRB and any data use agreements before entering data into any AI tool.
Quick Reference
PTCF prompt recipe — Persona, Task, Context, Format. Name who the AI should be, what to do, the background it needs, and the shape of the output.
Data self-check — What is the data classification? Does Drexel list this tool and use case for that classification? Could I use a de-identified or synthetic version? If any answer gives you pause, stop and check.
Verify before it counts — AI can state wrong facts and invent citations. Check anything that goes into a real document or decision.
Good First Uses by Role
| If you… | Try AI for… |
|---|---|
| Manage admin, schedules, grants | Drafting emails and reminders, summarizing long threads, cleaning up notes into agendas, reformatting documents |
| Coordinate research | Meeting recaps with action items, drafting project updates, summarizing protocols and reports, first-draft plans |
| Teach and run a lab / faculty | Drafting and revising materials, summarizing literature on public topics, generating practice questions, reformatting slides |
Public Health & AI — Further Learning
- ASPPH — AI for Public Health Framework Report — the association’s framework for responsible, ethical AI use in public health research, practice, and education (the five-pillar framework).
- World Health Organization (2021). Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health. Available online — authoritative, freely available guidance; the executive summary (pp. 1–12) is a good starting point.
- Mollick, E. (2024). Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI. — accessible introduction to working with AI tools. His blog, One Useful Thing, has regular, practical updates on AI developments.
Research-Staff Sessions (Coming Summer or Fall)
For research staff who code and analyze data, specialized sessions will cover:
- AI for data cleaning and reshaping
- Writing and debugging code in Stata, R, and Python
- Explaining and documenting analyses
- Reproducibility and good practice when AI writes code
Watch for announcements, or email daq26@drexel.edu to suggest topics.
Suggest a Topic
These workshops will repeat and expand. If there’s a tool, task, or workflow you’d like covered, email daq26@drexel.edu.