Introduction to BoodleBox Workshops (hybrid events)

Introduction to BoodleBox Workshops

Facilitator: Meredith Lancaster, BoodleBox Director of Customer Experience

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), in partnership with Information Technology, is pleased to invite you to an exciting faculty development event!

On Tuesday, April 7th, a representative from BoodleBox and our Mercy BoodleBox liaisons will be in the CTL Conference Room (G5, Main Hall, Westchester Campus). They will demonstrate some of the tools included in BoodleBox, the secure AI platform that hosts multiple models and allows for custom AI tool development, to which all Mercy faculty now have access. There will be two sessions during the day, so you can choose to attend at a time that fits your schedule. Each session (morning and afternoon) will offer opportunities for faculty to learn about the platform, pick up some tips and tricks, and experience real, faculty-driven examples from pilot users. Sessions will feature time for exploration, questions, and hands-on guidance, so we strongly encourage you to bring a laptop!

If you don't already have access to BoodleBox, please reach out to helpdesk@mercy.edu for assistance in setting up an account.

Session Schedule:

Morning session: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 
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Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
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Each three-hour session will contain two 90-minute blocks:

Block 1: Prompting, Model Selection & AI Basics (1.5 hour)
New to BoodleBox? This session covers platform basics, how to choose the right AI model, and how to craft prompts that get results. Prompting is a learnable skill, and we'll practice it through an AI literacy exercise designed to help you build the mindset and mechanics to start using BoodleBox and AI with confidence right away.

Block 2: Reimagining Your Assignments with AI (1–1.5 hours)
Bring an assignment and rubric you already use. In this hands-on working session, we'll explore how to restructure it to incorporate AI, strengthen learning objectives, and make it clearer for students. We'll also touch on how AI supports rubric creation and how assignment and rubric design naturally work together. You'll leave with something revised and ready to use.