Librarian & Faculty Perceptions of AI in the Disciplines
Free Online Presentation
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 PM CST
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.
Presenters:
Tessa Withorn is the Science Librarian and an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville. She received her Master of Library Science degree from Indiana University Bloomington, and a Bachelors in English from the University of Louisville. She has published and presented on critical information literacy and AI literacy.
Courtney Stine is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Bridwell Art Library at the University of Louisville. She received her Bachelor of Arts dual degree in Classical Archaeology and Latin from the University of Georgia and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Valdosta State University. She has published and presented on information literacy, gaming in academic libraries, and burnout for librarians with faculty status.
Amber Willenborg is the Instruction Coordinator and an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. She received her Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well a Bachelors in English from UIUC. She has published and presented on information literacy, online learning, and student success.
Please direct questions and concerns to Jane Hammons, Co-Chair of the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee. A full list of the committee’s past programs is available on the ULS website.
