🧠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.

Instructional Videos:

1. NotebookLM – NotebookLM can transform messy research into structured data, polished articles, interactive mind maps, client‑ready presentations, and even scenario‑based training tools—all from uploaded documents. It also supports highly detailed expert personas thanks to expanded customization limits, enabling more specialized analysis. Finally, its Deep Research mode acts as an autonomous agent that scans the live web, reads sources, and synthesizes findings, allowing users to start complex research projects from scratch. Overall, the video highlights how most users barely tap into NotebookLM’s full potential.
2. Adobe Podcast – Adobe Podcast is a tool designed to remove common barriers to recording by offering studio‑quality audio cleanup, easy editing through transcript-based controls, and simple guest collaboration without requiring accounts. Its Studio feature lets users record, edit mistakes, add music, insert placeholders, and export projects in multiple formats—including audiograms for visual sharing. Additional tools like Enhance Speech improve poor‑quality audio, while Mic Check helps users optimize their recording environment and microphone settings. Altogether, Adobe Podcast streamlines the entire podcast creation process, making high‑quality production accessible to beginners and professionals alike.
3. Pinokio – Pinocchio AI is a tool that lets users run complex AI applications on their computer with a single click, simplifying installation and setup across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices. The video walks through downloading and installing Pinocchio AI, configuring its Sentinel tool to bypass gatekeeper restrictions, and accessing verified as well as community‑made scripts. Users can install applications like Face Fusion, Open Audio, and others directly from the dashboard, while noting that community scripts should be used cautiously since they can run system commands. Overall, the tool streamlines running local AI apps, though its benefits primarily apply to users who work with server‑based or system‑level AI tools.

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. 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.
3. 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.
4. NotebookLM – NotebookLM is Google’s AI‑powered research and note‑taking platform designed to help users understand, organize, and generate insights from their own documents. It allows you to upload sources such as PDFs, Google Docs, websites, YouTube videos, and audio files, which the system then analyzes using Google’s Gemini models to produce summaries, answer questions, create outlines, and generate audio overviews. The site functions as a personalized AI research assistant that stays grounded strictly in the documents you provide, offering citations for transparency and reducing the chance of incorrect or hallucinated information. Users can leverage NotebookLM to study complex material, brainstorm ideas, organize projects, prepare presentations, and uncover connections across multiple sources—making it useful for students, researchers, writers, analysts, and teams handling large amounts of information.

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