Webinar: Librarian & Faculty Perceptions of AI in the Disciplines

A free webinar is: Librarian & Faculty Perceptions of AI in the Disciplines on 16 October 2024 at 13.00-14.00 CST (which is, e.g., 19.00-20.00 BST). It is sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee and presented by Tessa Withorn (Science Librarian and an Assistant Professor); Courtney Stine (ssociate Professor and the Director of the Bridwell Art Library) and Amber Willenborg (Instruction Coordinator and an Associate Professor). They are all at the University of Louisville, USA.
"What does an artist, writer, and scientist have in common? They all have hopes and fears about how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing their professions. In higher education, instructors in all disciplines are grappling with how to address AI in their classes, but how similar or different are their approaches? Librarians are in a unique position to start conversations with faculty in their areas about critical issues with AI. Is AI the new Photoshop?
"Art librarians and faculty can encourage students to use AI responsibly in their research and creative practice, as well as how to protect their artistic output from AI image generators. Is AI the new writing assistant? Composition librarians and faculty in first-year writing courses can help students use AI to be a better writer, while understanding the limitations of AI and implications for academic integrity and citation. Is AI the new internet? STEM librarians and faculty are excited by the possibility of AI-powered search and evidence synthesis tools, but need to understand how the growing commercialization of AI will impact scholarship.
"Presenters will share findings from interviews with faculty in their disciplines on the opportunities and challenges of using AI in their teaching, as well as how they think AI is impacting their disciplinary research or creative activity. Based on these conversations and their own experience with teaching students about AI, librarians will share small-scale, practical ways of integrating AI literacy into information literacy instruction in both one-shot workshops and online learning."
Register here: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z7O3SRvZTFm-aseAUW8CYw#/registration
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