School Librarians & A Power Hour Webinar

Might be worth checking it out.

Thank you Polly-Alina Farmington, for posting about this webinar in the Facebook group! It is on August 25th, but you can also get the archive if you can’t make it.

It is not a free event. It cost 35 pounds which equals around $45. And here is the description from the Eventbrite link:

You will already be familiar with Artificial Intelligence, and may already have explored ChatGPT. You may be concerned with how AI is going to change not only the educational landscape, but how it will affect the internet and society in general. There are lots of stories floating around at the moment – some accurate and some less so.

This power hour will attempt to sort the facts from the fiction. You’ll learn how to use ChatGPT (and its competitors Claude and Bard) effectively and gain an understanding of prompt engineering and ChatGPT plugins. Phil will demonstrate some of the AI search tools that are appearing and discuss how internet search is changing. You’ll also have the opportunity to take a look at some of the other tools in the AI world, which will enhance your creativity, and make your working lives easier. You’ll see tools that will help create written content, presentations, avatars, videos, images and more, and get a clear idea of how best to use them.

At the end of the hour delegates will have gained a good overview of how AI can be used in school libraries, how it’s evolving and lists of tools that can be used to supplement and assist you in your workplace activities. It’s a perfect short cut to get you on top of AI quickly and effectively. The session will be recorded, and you will have access to it for 3 months.

Phil Bradley is a well known trainer and internet consultant, who has worked with information professionals for over 30 years. He has spent most of 2023 exploring AI tools and has already taught over 1,000 information professionals.