Enhancing AI literacy helps learners understand technological logic while leveraging AI tools to expand their capabilities, becoming lifelong learners with critical thinking skills for the digital age. The Library has curated the following series of lectures to help faculty and students master core competencies for the AI era. Everyone is welcome to attend.
📅 Lecture & Event Schedule
📢 Update Notice: This schedule will be updated regularly. Please check back for the latest lecture information.
| Time/Location | Topic & Content | Target Audience & Requirements |
|---|---|---|
Mar 11, 2026 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | AI + Excel: Data Visualization & Analysis Workshop Master the complete workflow from data cleaning and core function applications to pivot tables and chart visualization. Incorporate AI-assisted features to create persuasive data analysis reports and enhance workplace productivity. | 🎯 All faculty and students; especially suitable for those with basic Excel skills 💡 Please bring your own laptop with Microsoft Excel 2019 or above / 365 installed |
Mar 13, 2026 (Friday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | Thesis Formatting Made Easy 2.0: Word & AI Collaboration Covers long document formatting, style settings, chart management, and table of contents generation. Incorporates AI-assisted content to significantly improve thesis formatting efficiency and professional quality. | 🎯 Undergraduates and graduates currently writing or about to write course papers or theses 💡 Please bring your own laptop with Microsoft Word 2019 or above installed |
Apr 15, 2026 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | AI-Assisted Python Programming: Text Analysis Basics (Part 1) Learn to quickly generate Python code through AI, covering text segmentation, word frequency statistics, and basic data processing. Overcome programming anxiety and master automated text processing methods using AI tools. | 🎯 Faculty and students interested in AI and text analysis 💡 No programming experience required. Please bring your own laptop with Python environment pre-installed |
Nov 06, 2026 (Friday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | AI-Empowered Academic Writing: Literature Review Learn to use AI for bibliometric analysis, research hotspot identification, framework construction, academic language polishing, and reference management. Also discusses how to avoid academic misconduct risks when using AI assistance. | 🎯 University undergraduates and graduates, especially suitable for first-time academic writers |
Apr 24, 2026 (Friday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | AI-Assisted Python Programming: Text Analysis Basics (Part 2) Dive deeper into sentiment analysis techniques, demonstrating how to use AI-generated code for emotion tendency analysis, sentiment dictionary construction, and visualization. Extract emotional value and communication characteristics from text data. | 🎯 Faculty and students interested in AI and text analysis 💡 No programming experience required. Please bring your own laptop with Python environment pre-installed |
Apr 29, 2026 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | Developing Critical Thinking in the AI Era Build active critical thinking and collaborative reasoning frameworks when facing AI-generated content through problem restructuring, cross-validation, and source tracing. Develop core digital literacy skills to identify misinformation and evaluate argument quality. | 🎯 All faculty and students 💡 Please bring your own laptop |
Nov 20, 2026 (Friday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | AI Mind Mapping & Knowledge Organization Explore AI-driven mind mapping skills and learn how to use intelligent tools for structured organization and visualization of literature reviews, class notes, and project planning. Enhance knowledge management efficiency. | 🎯 All faculty and students |
Nov 25, 2026 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | Academic Presentation Assistant: Making AI-Generated PPTs from "Usable" to "Excellent" Address common pain points of AI-generated presentations such as thin content and messy formatting. Learn how to use "precise prompts" to help AI understand complex requirements. Master content structure optimization, visual design enhancement, and presentation logic strengthening. | 🎯 All undergraduates and graduates. Basic familiarity with AI PPT tools recommended 💡 Please bring your own laptop for hands-on practice |
Dec 2, 2026 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:30 📍 N406 | Effective Dialogue with AI: Prompt Engineering Techniques Systematically introduce core principles and structured methods of prompt design. Learn how to improve AI response accuracy, depth, and controllability through precise instruction design. Master the communication art of efficient collaboration with AI. | 🎯 Students who want to learn effective interaction with AI |
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