#presentation #genAI #ai-tools #coding > [!summary]+ Summary > The purpose of this presentation was to provide guidance to members of the GW community who were working with or beginning to work with generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) in their coding projects. Emerging tools were plentiful but recommendations were unclear. # Tools and Strategies for AI-Powered Coding: An Overview **Delivery details:** <u>Date</u>: October 20, 2023 <u>Target audience</u>: University faculty, staff, and students <u>Delivery format</u>: Hybrid <u>Duration</u>: 30 minutes ## About the presentation This presentation was delivered to a wide range of GWU faculty, staff, and students, all engaged in coding across disciplines. Many of the participants were from the [GW Coders Group](https://gwcoders.github.io/studyGroup/). Faculty who invited me to deliver this presentation had an interest in being able to provide students with awareness of genAI tools and capabilities for coding projects. That was the direction that I leaned into. I started out by touching on what was freely available at the time. These were OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Bard. Along with this, I identified some other coding specific tools such as [Cursor](https://cursor.com/en) and [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/). Knowing that the participants were exploring tools, I included some discussion questions that asked about what they were using as a way to encourage sharing. (Note: This is important because equity is a real issue in the classroom. While we want students to be able to use the best tools, not all students can afford a subscription.) After this, I led the participants through some aspects of appropriate tool selection, guidelines for writing prompts, and several strategies that leading AI faculty at GWU and I agreed were worth encouraging. ## Slide deck <div class="container"><iframe class="responsive-iframe-sd" src="https://1drv.ms/b/c/13829E5D2EB238DE/IQQeoLlRoP4GR4XvWED1jKQwAc7viJvkHzuqtko3s39wSO8" width="100%" height="400" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> *Note: These slides were built with a custom slide deck that I made using Microsoft PowerPoint. Generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) was not used to develop this presentation. All stock images were provided by [Adobe Stock](https://stock.adobe.com).* ## 🎯 Results This presentation gave participants an awareness of how to begin prompting and what tools they may use for coding work. This was generally targeted toward students and they reported gratitude for this starting point. Attendance was around 20 in person, with additional participants online.