Explore how Purple can assist and enhance your work at UW with two specialized workshops. Whether you’re new to Purple or ready to deepen your skills, these sessions will help you confidently integrate AI tools into your teaching, research, and administrative workflows.
Note: Purple isn’t broadly available at UW yet, but it’s coming soon. In the meantime, check out these vendor-provided trainings to get familiar with the platform and build foundational and strategic AI skills.
Purple Workshops Overview
Foundations – Navigating the Platform & Building Your First Agent
- Date: Thursday, May 28th
- Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Level: Beginner-friendly
Strategies – Designing Effective Prompts, Agents, & Interactions
- Date: Thursday, June 4th
- Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Level: Intermediate
Learn More About Each Workshop
New to Purple? This beginner-friendly session introduces the platform and shows how AI agents can assist with everyday tasks.
What You’ll Learn:
- Navigate the Purple platform
- Select and work with AI models
- Write effective instructions and prompts
- Create and configure a personal AI agent
- Incorporate trusted knowledge sources
- Identify personal use cases (to bring into the second session)
Who Should Attend:
- Beginners with no technical or programming experience
- Faculty, students, and staff looking to build confidence with AI tools
Takeaways:
- A foundational understanding of Purple
- A functional AI agent to refine and use in your work
Ready for the next level? This intermediate session focuses on advanced techniques to help you design more effective, reliable, and purpose-driven AI agents.
What You’ll Learn:
- Create agents with clearer roles, behaviors, and instructions
- Incorporate knowledge sources and reference materials strategically
- Create agents with clear roles and instructions
- Utilize additional features present in official agents (file libraries, API’s, etc.)
- Learn strategies for validation and testing, reducing ambiguity and improving response quality
- Implement agentic workflows to maximize utility of Purple
Who Should Attend:
- Faculty, students, and staff familiar with Purple basics
- Anyone interested in deepening their skills in prompt engineering and agent design
Takeaways:
- Practical frameworks and reusable techniques
- A deeper understanding of building effective AI experiences
Why Attend?
Both workshops will help you:
- Build confidence in using AI tools
- Learn practical applications for teaching, research, and collaboration
- Work responsibly and effectively with AI in a UW-supported environment
Sign Up Today
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Purple and learn how it can assist and enhance your work.
Register now for one or both workshops!