Introduction to Offline GenAI [April 20, 2026]

BCcampus: Introduction to Offline GenAI

April 20, 2026 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Online

Registration link: Introduction to Offline GenAI

This technically-oriented session introduces offline GenAI and highlights reasons one might choose it over commercial options like ChatGPT or Gemini. We will discuss the limitations of these offline options, showcase applications to run models locally on your computer, recommend local GenAI models depending on the objective, and examine pedagogical considerations.

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Understand the advantages of using offline GenAI versus commercial online options
• Consider the limitations of hardware and local models
• Choose local GenAI models based on their specific objective
• Identify applications used to run offline GenAI

This session is one of a two-part series on offline GenAI along with Supporting vs. Doing Student Work Experiments with Offline AI in the Classroom on May 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. You can register for one or both sessions.

This webinar is part of the Opterna GenAI project funded by the Hewlett Foundation.