New Webinar: "Staying Current With Generative AI" with Nicole Hennig

Staying Current With Generative AI
A Library 2.0 / Learning Revolution Webinar with Nicole Hennig

OVERVIEW: 

Developments in generative AI are happening very quickly! And it can be difficult to sort out truth from hype in media coverage.

In this session, we’ll look at examples of misleading news stories, statistics taken out of context, scientific studies with significant errors, expert predictions that were wrong, and disagreement among experts.

We’ll then look at some methods for sorting through it all to get a more balanced view. You can use these methods when teaching information literacy skills to others.

Finally, we’ll offer tips for finding reliable sources from diverse and global viewpoints and tips for managing information overload. We’ll include a list of reliable sources to follow, along with ideas for compiling your own list.

LEARNING AGENDA:

• News literacy: how to recognize both positive and negative hype.
• Examples of news stories that were wrong.
• Statistics in context: looking for meaningful comparisons.
• Why predictions often fail: limits of expert forecasts.
• Experts disagree: sorting well-known experts into categories.
• Methods for exploring context: Deep Background, Three Moves with Seven Tips, and The Hype Detector.
• Finding reliable sources: including global sources and diverse viewpoints.
• Managing information overload: practical tips and tools.
• Recommended best sources to follow.

This 60-minute online webinar is part of our AI Series. The recording and presentation slides will be available to all who register. 

DATE: Friday, December 19, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm US - Eastern Time

COST:

• $99/person - includes live attendance and any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.

TO REGISTER: 

Click HERE to register and pay. You can pay by credit card. You will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and how you can access the permanent webinar recording. If you are paying for someone else to attend, you'll be prompted to email admin@library20.com with the attendee's name and email address.

 

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SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com to arrange):

• Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $75 each for 3+ registrations, $65 each for 5+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
• The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.
• Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Learning Revolution or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.

ALL-ACCESS PASSES: This webinar is part of the AI All-Access program but not a part of the Safe Library or Wellness All-Access programs.

NICOLE HENNIG

Nicole Hennig is an expert in instructional design, user experience, and emerging technologies. She is currently an e-learning developer and AI education specialist at the University of Arizona Libraries.

Previously, she worked for the MIT Libraries as head of the user experience department. In her 14 years of experience at MIT, she won awards for innovation and worked to keep academics up to date with the best new technologies.

She is the author of several books, including Keeping Up with Emerging Technologies, Apps for Librarians, and Privacy & Security Online.

Librarians who take her courses are applying what they’ve learned in their communities. See their testimonials.

To stay current with the latest developments in AI, sign up for her email newsletter, Generative AI News, and follow her on Bluesky or Mastodon, where she posts daily about libraries, artificial intelligence, and other technologies.

 

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