Workshops and Webinars | AI Competency Centre
Workshops and webinars
For Michaelmas 2025, we are offering sessions that are designed for a broad audience who may be unfamiliar with AI or would like to learn more about the field in general.
Our trainers also offer a variety of on-demand workshops for teams, including introductory sessions to AI for administrators, educators, and researchers. You can request one of these custom trainings through our Custom Training Enquiry Form.
Below are listed our courses titles for the upcoming term, if any are of interest please click through to learn more.
Course themes:
Our trainings are organised into four 'audience exposure' levels as follows:
- Level 1: Never used AI
These individuals have no prior experience using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar. They may be unfamiliar with basic terminology and functionality. - Level 2: Sometimes use AI
Users in this group have experimented with AI occasionally - perhaps using it for idea generation, writing help, or coding assistance, but not consistently. - Level 3: Use AI on a daily basis
Regular AI users who likely incorporate tools into their daily workflow. They are typically comfortable with prompts, plugins, and productivity use cases. - Open to all
This applies to sessions open to all experience levels. Content is likely designed to be inclusive and adaptable depending on participant input.
Quick Guides to AI
| Course Title | Date and time |
| From Chatbots to Agents: Eight Key Trends Shaping Generative AI | 16 October, 12:30 - 13:30 |
| ChatGPT Alternatives: Claude, Gemini, Copilot and others and how to choose between them | 23 October, 12:30 - 13:30 |
| AI App Landscape: What kinds of AI applications are there and how to choose the right one | 30 October, 12:30 - 13:30 |
| Multimodal AI | 6 November, 12:30 - 13:30 |
| Custom Bot Creation: From Simple GPTs to Custom Applications | 13 November, 12:30 - 13:30 |
| Generative AI as Assistive Technology: Mapping the Landscape of Possibilities and Available Tools | 27 November, 12:30 - 13:30 |
Philosophy of AI
| Course Title | Date and time |
| Thinking About Thinking with AI: Why Self-Knowledge is Your Real Interface | 4 November, 11:00 - 12:30 |
| 10 Truths About AI That Will Stand the Test of Time | 11 November, 11:00 - 12:00 |
| By learning how to do my job with AI, am I going to make my role redundant? | 18 November, 11:00 - 12:00 |
AI in Education
| Course Title | Date and time |
| AI in the Writing Process: Rethinking Authorship and Assessment |
22 October, 14:00 - 15:00 |
| Beyond Detection: Navigating AI Tools and Ethical Practice in Education | 5 November, 14:00 - 15:00 26 November, 14:00 - 15:00 |
AI for Coding
| Course Title | Date and time |
| From Zero to App Development with Generative AI | 23 October, 11:00 - 12:30 18 November, 13:30 - 15:00 |
| "Intelligent AI Agents at Work: Transforming Content Analysis with IntelliDoc" A Hands-On Guide for Oxford Academics | 3 December |
AI for Researchers
| Course Title | Date and time |
| AI for Researchers | 31 October, all day 28 November, all day |