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Enhance your productivity with Copilot! From various tasks by providing personalized and context-aware responses to drafting documents, summarizing emails, or creating presentations, Copilot streamlines your work flow.
Prompt examples for faculty to enhance daily tasks with Copilot.
| Use Case |
Prompt Example |
| Curriculum Development: Course Syllabus Design, Educational Program Evaluation |
“Could you provide a draft outline for a new curriculum for a [course name] that I can develop further?” |
| Lecture Planning: Interactive Learning Activities, Multimedia Integration |
“I would appreciate some ideas on interactive activities to include in my [course name] lectures. Could you suggest a few?” |
| Research Proposals: Funding Opportunity Identification, Research Collaboration Facilitation |
“Please help me identify some potential funding opportunities for environmental science research that I can explore.” |
| Grant Writing: Budget Justification, Impact Statement |
“What are the critical elements you think I should consider including in a draft of a grant application for biomedical research?” |
| Educational Tools: Technology-Enhanced Learning, Assessment Tool Development |
“Could you recommend technologies that might enhance learning in a [course name] course, for further evaluation?” |
| Student Engagement: Classroom Management Strategies, Extracurricular Activity Planning |
“I am looking for practical ways to boost student engagement in my [course name] classes. What ideas do you have?” |
| Academic Publishing: Manuscript Editing, Journal Selection |
“Which journals would you suggest for considering publishing my genetics research and state me the reasons as well?” |
| Peer Review: Critical Analysis Techniques, Constructive Feedback Delivery |
“Can you assist in outlining the steps to critically analyze a philosophy paper during peer review, which I can then detail?” |
| Professional Development: Workshop and Seminar Opportunities, Certification Programs |
“Recommend me any certification programs for business management faculty for further investigation?” |
| Collaborative Projects: Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Community Partnership Development |
“How might I draft a plan to start an interdisciplinary research initiative in sustainable development?” |
Prompt examples for staff to enhance daily tasks with Copilot.
| Use Case |
Prompt Example |
| Administrative Support: Handling administrative tasks, drafting professional emails, and communication |
“Could you assist me in drafting an email template for [specific situation] that I can customize further” |
| Event Planning: Event planning, logistics, and coordination |
“Draft me an initial list of items to keep in check while organizing an event on campus.” |
| Resource Management: Efficiently managing campus resources (e.g., facilities, equipment, supplies) |
“I’m looking for ideas on efficient ways to manage [resource] on campus. Could you provide some starting points?” |
| Policy Updates: Policy communication, transparency, and implementation |
“Suggest me some ideas on how I can communicate new policy changes to students and faculty in a way that is clear and engaging” |
| Student Services: Enhancing student well-being, counseling, career support, and extracurricular activities |
“Could you draft some innovative ideas that might suggest ways to enhance student services?” |
| Campus Safety: Ensuring a safe and secure campus environment |
“What recommendations do you have for practical ways to uphold campus safety standards?” |
| Budgeting: Financial planning, budget allocation, and fiscal responsibility |
“Help me draft a preliminary budget plan for the next academic year that we can refine together.” |
| Alumni Relations: Alumni engagement, networking, and building strong relationships |
“I’d appreciate some ideas on how to engage alumni effectively through social media platforms.” |
| Staff Training: Staff development, orientation, and ongoing training |
“What are some essential training topics you would recommend for new staff members at our college?” |
| Facility Maintenance: Facility upkeep, preventive maintenance, and scheduling |
“Provide a draft of a maintenance schedule template for campus facilities that we can review and adjust as needed.” |
Does Microsoft Copilot Store My Search History?
- As part of Microsoft's latest enhancement with the change to Enterprise Data Protection, Copilot for the web now includes a menu to display your recent prompts and results. Microsoft does not have access to these prompts or use them for training Copilot.
- Please note that prompts and results are eDiscoverable by UTD
- Otherwise, you may also utilize the "Temporary Chat" feature by clicking the blue arrow in the upper right corner and selecting "Temporary Chat."
How Can I Summarize a Page, PDF or Document?
If the file is local, use the following steps:
- Go to the Microsoft Edge Browser.
- Navigate to copilot.cloud.microsoft.com (sign in, if you are not already)
- In the text entry field at the bottom, click on the Paperclip icon.
- A new window will pop up for you to navigate to and select the file you wish to upload.
- Now you can ask Copilot questions about the file.
If the file is located on the web, use the following steps:
- Click Ask Microsoft Copilot AI button on the top right in your Edge Browser.
- The Edge sidebar will appear on the right.
- In order for Copilot to evaluate the document you have open on the web, you must also provide the web address in your query .
- Example: Summarize this report in 10 bullet points. http://example.com/test.pdf
How many documents can I upload at once?
Copilot supports uploading once document at a time.