Keeping current with emerging technologies
For librarians and educators
Who to follow for staying current with AI
Cast a wide net In order to stay current with generative AI (or any technology), I’ve always found it important to cast a wide net. Don’t only follow people similar to yourself—such as those from your same profession, political viewpoints, or demographics. Instead,...
Nano Banana comics for Caulfield’s “Three moves, seven tips”
I've found Mike Caulfield's recent online workshops about how to use AI to fact-check (or get context about claims) very useful! If you're not familiar with him, he's the creator of the SIFT method for information literacy: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better...
AI Literacy for Library Workers: self-study course
There is widespread agreement that librarians and educators need to have AI literacy. Participating in this course will give you a very strong foundation. What you’ll learn Describe the technologies behind generative AI in a simple way for a general audience. Identify...
New webinar: AI’s Environmental Impact
90-minute workshop Repeat session on Dec. 5, 2025, 2 - 3:30 pm Eastern time(previous session was on October 17) You’ll get a recording if you are unable to watch it live. Sign up now at Library 2.0 As teachers and librarians, you're on the front lines of introducing...
New webinar: NotebookLM: A Powerful Tool for Learning
90-minute workshop September 12, 2pm – 3:30 pm US - Eastern TimeYou'll get a recording if you are unable to watch it live. Sign up now at Library 2.0 In this introduction to Google's NotebookLM, we’ll explore what makes it different from ChatGPT‑style chatbots, how it...
Promoting AI Literacy: A Comprehensive Log of My 2024 AI Education Activities
I've created and participated in many AI-related activities this year! This post is a summary of them. See also my activities for 2023. 1. Webinars offered Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, and Feb. 20: A series of four webinars.Understanding and Using Generative AI in...
Which generative AI tool for your task?
Many people ask me questions about which tool would be best to use for different tasks. So I put together this document as a reference. I built it with Gamma, which has AI features built-in, but I didn't use any of those AI features. I just like it as a tool for...
NotebookLM – reverse engineering the system prompt for audio overviews
So it seems lots of people are having fun experimenting with the Audio Overview feature of NotebookLM -- including me! If you're not familiar with this, Google's NotebookLM offers a way to upload (or link to) up to 50 documents in a "notebook" and then get summaries...
Experimenting with AI music generation
Suno is a generative AI tool for creating music. I’ve been experimenting with it for generating music clips. It’s fun! At first I thought pretty much all the Suno clips sounded the same (similar pop music styles). But I’ve been experimenting and I’ve come to like it!...
Experimenting with GPTs from OpenAI
GPTs are custom bots you can make without coding Below are five GPTs I've created with OpenAI's GPT Creator. These GPTs (announced on Nov. 6, 2023) are custom bots you can create without needing to code. They use ChatGPT to do specific tasks. At the moment, these...