🧠AI Resources For EWU Instructors

Official EWU Guideline and Tool Links:

Pre-installation Considerations:

1. BE AWARE! AI software and the associated models have EXTREMELY LARGE files. When installing Pinokio and other options, make sure that you have hundreds of gigabytes worth of space on your primary drive or better yet, use an external drive that has PLENTY of room to accommodate the size of the models you will be using.
2. Your computer may not have the necessary hardware required to do the necessary heavy-duty processing. Issues that may prevent your computer from working with the AI software can include things such as older CPU’s, non-existent or unsupported graphics cards, insufficient RAM, insufficient hard drive space, incompatible operating system, etc.

Free/Open Source AI Tools:

1. Pinokio – This is a Swiss Army Knife/Choose your own adventure AI software platform. Pinokio allows you to download and run a majority of the open source AI tools that are available in a simple and easy to use package. START HERE, and then choose from the tools available in the explorer. Click HERE for an installation guide. Once installed, Pinokio will give you access to a number of excellent AI tools to help with any image, video, audio, or text-based content generation. Most of these will be listed below.
2. Stable Diffusion – This AI tool is primarily used for image content generation but is also able to have several custom ‘extensions’ added to it that expand its capabilities. It automatically comes with a native model that is a great generalist. However, if you are looking for a specific ‘theme’ to the look of the images you want to generate, you can go to CIVITAI and filter your search for models that can be used with Stable Diffusion. CONTENT WARNING! CivitAI is a repository for all kinds of models and they DO NOT filter adult content out so you need to be particularly careful in what styles you are looking for. Click HERE for a playlist video tutorial on how to use the various aspects of Stable Diffusion (Automatic 1111).
3. Open Audio – This is one of the fastest and accurate Text-to-Voice generators that can also clone any voice as well as long as an audio sample and transcript of the audio sample are provided. Click HERE for a tutorial on how to use this software.
4. Face Fusion – This is a deepfake tool. This will allow you to take an image of yourself or someone else and perform a number of different operations that can aid in performative video content creation. Click HERE for a tutorial on how to use this software.

EWU Produced Content:

External Resources:

• AI, academia, and the Future
• 2025–26 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum
• Teaching Naked
• CHEA Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in Accreditation and Recognition
• The ChatGPT Commencement Address
• LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business
• ETHICAL Principles AI Framework for Higher Education
• SwayBeta Chat Platform
• AI’s impact on energy and water usage
• OpenStax Writing Guide Assistant
• College Completion Most Influenced by Who’s Teaching and How
• Bronx Community College AI Library Workshop: Intro
• UIC Presents “Navigating Accessibility Through AI using the Outcome Thinking Framework”
• Higher Education Generative AI Readiness Assessment
• Dr. Phil Hendrix – AI Champions and Thought Leaders in Higher Ed
• AI Literacy: Thinking with the Machines
• Epistemic Injustice in Generative AI
• ChatGPT and the Future of AI – The Deep Language Revolution