Walk in with your Phone, Tablet or PC (Mac or Windows) unanswered questions. You can bring the questions in person, or submit them ahead of time by email, jchapleau@alumni.nd.edu. After 1st visit you can select your app of choice for any further help desk dialog on your tech issues (email, text, Zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook, ... or drop-in again). Anyone who would like to answer and research tech issues rather than only ask questions is welcome to join our help desk team on a full semester or occasional, free day basis.

"Meet Your AI Helper: Fun & Useful Tools for Everyday Life"

Step into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence! Learn how to use free AI tools on your smartphone, tablet, or computer to make daily tasks easier, spark creativity, and have fun. From planning trips to writing stories and organizing photos, we’ll explore AI step-by-step with printed guides you can follow at home (copy fee may apply). Bring your own device. No tech background needed—just curiosity!

This hands-on class will cover BASIC iPhone elements, including setting up and starting to use your iPhone, the iCloud, calls and contacts, typing and texts, emails, calendar, camera and photos, video chatting with Facetime, browsing the web, synergies with the iPad, and getting and using apps. An iPhone running iOS 18.  Jane Keller will be co-teaching.

Do you have a computer question? Can’t figure out how to get to your emails. Confused by the cloud. Want to learn more about the App Store? Bring your computer questions to open office hours, and I will try to answer them. Bring any questions related to computers, cell phones, or even iPads. Mac or Windows, iOS or Android, no matter how big or small - all questions are welcome. This is a drop-in service. No FLI tuition is required.

This workshop will use a $10 app plus Apple software on the iPad to edit class and student photos. We will cover restoring old photographs, as well as removing unwanted people and features, adding images, adding text, blurring or changing background, and adjusting the exposure, texture, and color in selected areas of photos, and creating collages, cards, etc. We will demonstrate some of the Apple Intelligence photo editing features as they evolve. An iPad running iPadOS 18 is required, but Apple Intelligence capabilities are not required on the iPad. Jane Keller will be co-teaching.

What future awaits humanity, and how shall we shape the desired tomorrow? How does technology influence our choices? Are we aware of AI’s benefits and pitfalls? Do we understand the fundamental difference between Techno Feudalism vs. Techno Emancipation? Insights from Marshall McLuhan and others on how technology is the medium of the message as we experience emerging technology and Human Life.

This class will explore very basic introductory computer concepts. We will begin with essential terminology and trackpad movements. Then, we discuss fundamental operating system concepts. We continue by exploring common noteworthy Applications. We demystify the cloud and wind our way through the internet. Next, we immerse ourselves in social media and online shopping/banking. Along the way, we touch on security and privacy. This class is designed around the Windows 11 operating system. However, a Windows 10 computer will work as well. A laptop is preferred so that you can bring it to class and follow along with the exercises. A $10 copy fee will be collected on the first day of class.

Or maybe you are rethinking religion in an age of crisis and wonder if AI is contributing to the crisis? If AI is sparking a contemplation on faith, spirituality, or profound questions within you, rest assured, you’re not alone! A multitude of individuals, like us, find that technological advancements—be it AI, space exploration, or bioengineering—nudge us to reevaluate long-standing philosophical and religious concepts. The relationship between AI and religion is complex and evolving. It will likely remain a significant reflection area as AI continues to advance.