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AI Literacy and Training Hub (ALT Hub)

The AI Literacy and Training (ALT) Hub (previously the AI/ML Hub) serves as the University of Kentucky’s central gathering place for foundational AI training and literacy, connecting users to AI resources and expertise. As part of the Commonwealth AI Transdisciplinary Strategy (CATS AI) within the Advancing Kentucky Together (AKT) Network, the ALT Hub convenes AI learning efforts happening across campus while serving as a centralized “library” of training opportunities and resources for the UK community.

Originally launched through an IMPACT Award from the Office of the Provost, the ALT Hub works to foster collaboration, training and innovation across the university. By connecting faculty, staff, students and external partners with accessible learning opportunities, emerging tools, and AI collaborators, the ALT Hub helps advance the responsible and practical use of artificial intelligence at UK, across Kentucky and beyond.

Partner Colleges: The UK ALT Hub has a cross-college leadership team with experts from ten following colleges/centers. 

Please email ALT.Hub@uky.edu if your college is interested in joining the ALT Hub leadership team.


Microsoft365 and Copilot Foundational AI Trainings

Through the AI Literacy and Training (ALT) Hub, CATS AI is partnering with Phygital Labs to expand foundational artificial intelligence training across the University of Kentucky community. These Microsoft-based trainings are designed to help faculty, staff and students build practical skills, strengthen AI literacy and explore how emerging tools can support teaching, research, care and daily work. By creating accessible opportunities to learn and experiment, the ALT Hub aims to help our community confidently navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI.

ALT Hub and Phygital Labs logos side-by-side

Book Sessions Below

Explore Microsoft 365: Working Together

Take a hands‑on tour of how Microsoft 365 supports everyday work—from organizing and storing files to collaborating effectively in Microsoft Teams and using Copilot Chat. You’ll explore how OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams work together to enable shared file ownership, version control, and real‑time collaboration, then preview how Copilot Chat builds on this foundation to summarize information, interpret documents, support meetings, and generate content with built‑in data protection. Learn how educators and staff use these tools to streamline collaboration, communicate clearly, and work more confidently.

Sessions

April trainings available soon. Be sure to check back in for session registration!

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Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot: Web and Work

Take a hands‑on exploration of Microsoft 365 Copilot and how it supports everyday work across the web and Microsoft Teams. You’ll learn what Copilot is, how it uses large language models and how to access Copilot Chat safely using organizational accounts with enterprise data protection. The session focuses on practical use cases, including generating and transforming content, summarizing documents, supporting meetings in Teams and crafting effective prompts. Participants will also examine data governance, file sharing and privacy considerations to ensure Copilot is used responsibly and confidently in a work setting.


 

Sessions

Spots still available. See times below. 

Tues. 03/24 | 8:30-9:30AM | 9:45-10:45AM | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 1:45-2:45PM

Wed. 03/25 | 8:30-9:30AM | 9:45-10:45AM | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 1:45-2:45PM

Location: Gatton Student Center, Blue Box Theater

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Across the Ecosystem

Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot supports work from start to finish across Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Forms and Loop. This session highlights how Copilot helps users plan, create, analyze, communicate and present by connecting information across apps. Participants will practice crafting effective prompts, explore real‑world workflows that span multiple tools and learn how to apply AI responsibly with a “human in the middle” approach and enterprise data protection.

Sessions

April sessions coming soon. Be sure to check back in for session registration! 

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March 26 Webinars

Explore Microsoft 365 — Working Together | 9-10a.m.

On March 26th, Phygital Labs is offering a webinar on effective use of Microsoft 365 products. Webinars are conducted via Teams and open to the community. 

Register Here

Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot — Web and Work | 2:30-3:30p.m.

On March 26th, Phygital Labs is offering a webinar on effective use of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Webinars are conducted via Teams and open to the community. 

Register Here!


Employee AI Training — New!

This asynchronous AI literacy training is designed to be an entry point into using AI for UK faculty/staff and includes adapted content from the recently launched TEK 100 course. It covers topics such as identifying AI in the world, prompt engineering, hallucinations, and how to validate AI outputs and the ethics of AI. The modules are intentionally platform-agnostic to ensure participants can build an AI foundation before leveraging specific tools. You can read more about the course in UKNow here.

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TEK100

UK is offering a 100-level, one-credit-hour course — Transdisciplinary Educational Approaches to Advance Kentucky (TEK 100): Collaborative Intelligence — Understanding and Using Modern AI. 

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Collaborative Projects and Internships

The UK ALT Hub partners with faculty across campus to collaborate on projects and supports student immersive learning experiences through internships. ALT Hub partners with faculty across campus to collaborate on projects by (1) supporting student internship opportunities in the ALT Hub Student Immersive Learning Opportunities program and (2) connecting stakeholders to campus experts. Please email ALT.Hub@uky.edu with questions.

Student Immersive Learning Opportunities

The ALT Hub works with faculty across colleges to provide all students experiential learning opportunities. These paid internships are designed to pair students in STEM and non-STEM fields on a UK AI project to increase their AI literacy and skillsets. If you are interested in working on an AI project, fill out the form at the link below. Our goal is to provide faculty with a list of candidates whom they can contact.

Student Application Form

Collaborate with an AI Expert

If you would like to request collaboration from developers on research or application projects, please submit a project request at the link below. 

Collaboration Request


ALT Hub Team Members

The ALT Hub has a leadership team of experts from six colleges: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Public Health, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Martin-Gatton College of Food, Agriculture & Environment and Pigman College of Engineering.

Meet the Team

Campus Resources

Not sure where to start? The ALT Hub is in contact and collaborates with the various nodes of AI research across campus. 

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