Registration is open for the next session in the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) AI Exchange Program. Join OCUL online Wednesday, April 8 and discover how Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries is empowering their campus community to navigate the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence.
Recently spotlighted by CBC News, a new library-led badged workshop series is designed to help Toronto Metropolitan University students, staff, and faculty build confidence and clarity in working with AI. In a panel discussion with the series creators, hear about the 4Ds Framework used to help workshop participants approach any AI tool with a thoughtful, ethical lens and how library team members collaborated to shape the series and reflect on what worked, what surprised them, and what they learned along the way.
Developing AI Fluency: A Library-Led Workshop Model
- Date and time: Wednesday, April 8, 2-4 p.m. Eastern Time
- Format: Online via Zoom
- Panelists: Reece Steinberg, Head of Library Learning Services; Chris Kim, Librarian; Sara Klein, Law Librarian; Sonya Panangaden, Accessible Formats Library Technician; Alison Skyrme, Librarian; and Magdalen Sinson, Librarian
The OCUL AI Exchange Program is open to any academic library worker interested in locally developed AI-related training and expertise. Attendees will receive sample workshop activities, slides, and practical resources – all ready to adapt for local teaching, learning, or professional practice.
This session will not be recorded. Make sure to sign up and join the OCUL AI Exchange on April 8!
About the AI Exchange Program
The OCUL AI Exchange is a professional development program designed to foster cross-institutional learning and collaboration around AI in academic libraries. The AI Exchange Program is part of OCUL’s AI and Machine Learning Initiative that promotes responsible, ethical AI and machine learning use in the academic library environment while building related knowledge and skills across the OCUL membership and beyond. Read more about the AI and Machine Learning Initiative.
For More Information
For questions about the exchange program or the AI and Machine Learning Initiative, please email Program Manager Kari D. Weaver: kari.weaver@ocul.on.ca.