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Generative AI for Staff
Generative AI for Staff

Generative AI for Staff

Last updated:
Feb 27, 2026 9:17 PM
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Best Practices for NECO Staff Generative AI Use

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NEVER share any personally identifiable information (PII) about students, patients, or anyone else with generative AI tools.

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How can staff use generative AI at work?

  • Drafting communications: Quickly generate templates for general announcements, invitations, and non-sensitive emails.
  • Summarizing reports: Extract key takeaways and action items from lengthy public documents or non-confidential meeting notes.
  • Planning agendas: Structure topics and time blocks for department or committee meetings.
  • Formatting procedures: Transform rough workflow notes into polished, step-by-step instruction manuals.
  • Event brainstorming: Develop creative themes, checklists, and promotional taglines for college social or professional events.
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Want to learn more about generative AI? This free Coursera course from DeepLearning.ai is a good tutorial for those who are unfamiliar with generative AI to learn more about what it is and how it works.

Generative AI for Everyone

Best Practices for NECO Administrative Staff Generative AI Use

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General Principles

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Data Privacy and Security

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Accuracy and Bias

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Transparency and Integrity

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Responsibility and Reporting

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Continuous Learning

Generative AI Toolkit

These tools are all NECO-approved. Click on the box below to learn more about each.

Google Gemini
Google Gemini

Similar to ChatGPT, but can also process and generate images, audio, and other forms of media.

Google NotebookLM
Google NotebookLM

Can summarize documents, create study guides, timelines, FAQs, flash cards, podcasts, and more. Uses only the data you tell it to use.

Consensus
Consensus

An AI-powered search engine for research papers. Sign up for an account using your NECO Gmail for access to the Pro version - which will also allow you to access full text where available.

NECO GAiTE (Gen AI Tool Evaluator)
NECO GAiTE (Gen AI Tool Evaluator)

Find out if the tool you want to use is appropriate for use at NECO.

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