A little while back I shared the AI Research Tips video series I’ve been working on at Sinclair, and linked the video I did on topic selection with AI (plus your own ideas). My next video was a collaboration with Sinclair’s AI Excellence Institute, which I’ve enjoyed getting the chance to work with on a […]
Evaluating Sources
Brainstorming and Narrowing a Research Topic with AI (Without Losing Your Own Ideas)
I’ve been recording some short videos for Sinclair focused on using AI tools effectively in the research process. In my librarian role at Sinclair I’ve continued to be involved in a variety of projects focused on AI, and I’ve tried to bring a perspective emphasizing information literacy and critical thinking. I think that focusing exclusively […]
How ChatGPT is Affecting My Information Literacy Instruction
I’ve written about AI’s effects on libraries and librarians more broadly, and today I’ll share some thoughts about how AI is affecting library instruction and approaches to information literacy. There there are a lot of credible fears about AI’s propensity to mislead, but I think there are also opportunities to refresh conversations about authority, search […]
How AI Will Affect Web Search, Content Quality, and Authority
I recently wrote an article about the effects of ChatGPT on libraries and librarians and I wanted to expand on some of the points relating to information seeking and web search. We are truly at a watershed moment for information literacy that has the potential to be just as revolutionary as when Google first blazed […]
Tips for Finding Credible Web Sources (Video)
With my work at the Sinclair library still completely remote and the campus still shuttered, I’ve been working on more videos to share with faculty and students. I just published one that builds on my first video on the theme of avoiding fake news. In this new video, I dig a little deeper into how […]
When “Fake News” Instruction Fails: How to Better Teach Misinformation
Fake news has been a buzzword for a while now, but when it comes to actually combating the associated culture of misinformation, the phrase doesn’t prove very useful. After all, it’s easy to label anything you don’t agree with as “fake,” and a dichotomy of “fake” versus “true” ignores the complexities that make this such […]