{"id":167,"date":"2025-09-12T14:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/catlst\/?p=167"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:37:21","slug":"ai-tools-for-uw-whitewater-students-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/catlst\/2025\/09\/12\/ai-tools-for-uw-whitewater-students-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Tools for UW\u2013Whitewater Students and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Artificial intelligence is making waves across campus\u2014supporting creativity, efficiency, and insight. Here\u2019s a closer look at four AI-powered tools available to UW\u2013Whitewater faculty, staff, and students. Questions? Email CATLST!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google Gemini<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What it does: <\/strong>Gemini is Google\u2019s conversational AI that can help draft text, summarize content, generate images, write code, and more\u2014right within Google Workspace apps like Docs and Slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access: <\/strong>Available through Google Workspace for Education<\/a>, which is fully integrated with UW\u2011Whitewater\u2019s NetID system; students, faculty, and staff can log in using their university credentials. Get started with Google Gemini<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Microsoft Copilot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What it does: <\/strong>Copilot functions like a GPT-based assistant built into Bing and Microsoft 365, helping you search, draft, summarize, and even generate images. It also offers stronger privacy safeguards* compared to consumer versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access: <\/strong>Enabled through UW-W\u2019s O365 licensing and NetID<\/a>. You can use it securely via copilot.microsoft.com or through the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Webex Meeting Tools<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What it does: <\/strong>Webex Assistant offers real-time transcription, captions, and post-meeting summaries to make meetings more accessible and actionable, highlighting key discussion points and action items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access: <\/strong>UW\u2011Whitewater users can log into Webex with their NetID<\/a>. Enterprise-level AI meeting features are designed to comply with student data privacy regulations like FERPA and COPPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turnitin AI Detection<\/strong><\/a> (within Canvas)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What it does: <\/strong>Turnitin\u2019s Similarity Report now includes an AI-generated content detection feature, flagging text likely written by AI and integrated directly in Canvas. It can also flag text that may have been paraphrased or edited by AI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access: <\/strong>Instructors and students access Turnitin tools through Canvas<\/a>, using NetID authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to use it effectively: <\/strong>The AI detection works best for long-format prose and only in English, Spanish, and Japanese; students won\u2019t see the AI indicator even if viewing similarity results. Be mindful that detection isn\u2019t foolproof\u2014false positives occur and \u201chumanizing\u201d AI tools can bypass detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FERPA & Privacy Considerations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While these tools are available to use, remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n