Erin Burns

This is an outline of a session conducted by the Texas Tech Librarians in February 2025. Includes workshop description for entirely online workshop. Session Description: Many of the databases that you may be using (Web of Science, JSTOR, Scopus) are developing generative AI features. This workshop will discuss how search engines work, what adding generative AI has done to searching, and the interesting ways in which RAGs (retrieval-augmented generation) is being applied in the databases. This…

This is an outline of a session conducted by the Texas Tech Librarians in October 2024. Includes workshop description and sample Padlet questions for an interactive, hybrid (in-person and online) workshop. While some may want to believe the hype around generative AI and what it might be able to do for us, and we wonder if it is possible to be able to use this technology in responsible way. In this session, we will discuss aspects around responsible technology, including facets around Trust and…

Resource is an outline of a workshop the Texas Tech Librarians gave in October 2024. Includes workshop description and sample Padlet questions for an interactive, hybrid (in-person and online) workshop. We’ve all seen deep fakes, misinformation, disinformation and “fake news” go viral on social media. With the current election season, it’s more important than ever that engaged citizens are able to evaluate and understand the things that go viral. Please see the second in our series for more…

Outline of a workshop session which includes description and sample questions for a discussion Padlet. This session was conducted in October 2024 in a hybrid learning environment (online and in-person participants).   Artificial intelligence has had a hold on human imaginations from time immemorial—including robots, androids, cyborgs, and more.  This session will discuss how AI is being seen in the visual art and other media industries, including things like AI beauty contests, and…

This resource is an outline of a workshop TTU librarians conducted in April 2024. We used Padlet for discussion and wrap-up of series. Learning Objectives: Grasp the complexities of defining authorship and ownership of AI-created works. Understand the legal status of works created by artificial intelligence and the implications for creators and users. Learn about Creative Commons licenses and other licensing options for AI-generated works.

This session was developed for the Texas Tech University community of faculty, staff, and all students who were interested in the topic from a critical standpoint. This was part 6 in an 8 part series which is discussion based. As such, this workshop may only touch on certain aspects of this technology that was not covered previously while focusing on visual literacy skills. Special attention was given to the ways in which this technology is being used in facial recognition softwares, and the…

This is an outline of the session "AI Literacy at Lunchtime: Research Tools," part of the TTUL's AI Literacy workshop series. This is a discussion based series that allows for critical examination of AI tools, generative tools, and their applications in research. Session is meant to be approximately one hour. Our sessions are conducted in hybrid form (online through Zoom and in-person). These tools can offer ways to simplify workflows, look for connections between papers and researchers, and…

This is an outline of a session created for the Texas Tech University for the AI Literacy at Lunchtime series, currently running during the spring 2024 semester. This session relies on a powerpoint presentation of Dr. Leo Lo's CLEAR framework and two Padlets:

• 1. for sharing the prompts and generative outputs

• 2. for the discussion questions listed.

This session was approximately 1 hour long. This series is discussion based with undergraduates, graduates,…

Texas Tech University Library’s AI Literacy workshop series developed weekly for spring 2024. Included here are materials related to part 2. This resource can be used as a general starting point for evaluating generative AI. Additionally, the workshop utilizes Padlet to facilitate discussion for active learning. Sessions can be held online, in-person, or hybrid. These sessions are also for broad appeal, and included faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students in attendance.…

Texas Tech University Library’s AI Literacy workshop series developed weekly for spring 2024. Included here are materials related to part 1. This resource can be used as a general starting point for introducing and understanding the technology. Additionally, the workshop utilizes Padlet to facilitate discussion for active learning in a hybrid setting. Sessions can be held online, in-person, or hybrid. These sessions are also for broad appeal, and included faculty, staff, graduate students, and…