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Featured Resources

A Step-by-Step guide to Literature Searching with GenAI

This literature search handout was used to teach a third year Biology course with the assistance of a Generative AI tool (Copilot). It provides students with a roadmap for the literature search process and demonstrates how they can incorporate Copilot to support their research. The TIC (Task,…

Advanced Legal Research Syllabus for Fall 2024

In the syllabus for the Advanced Legal Research class that I taught in fall 2024, I have included learning outcomes that are aligned with American Bar Association and American Association of Law Libraries standards as well as an overview of the topics that are discussed in class and references for these…

AI and Information Credibility

This classroom activity was developed and used in an entry-level Biotechnology course to help students evaluate the credibility of content generated by six different generative AI tools: Gemini, ChatGPT, Poe, Claude, Consensus, and Google's AI Overview. Working in groups, students review the text of a chat…

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