Events
MD Tech Connect Extended – AI: Assistive Intelligence for Libraries Online
Event Start Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 1:00 pm
Event End Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 2:00 pm
Location: Virtual / Zoom EST
Join us to explore innovative strategies for scaling library services and promoting digital literacy using AI. We propose a train-the-trainer curriculum that leverages AI to address challenges in technology assistance and digital skills training that will potentially enhance librarians’ competence and attitudes towards AI. This session will explore how AI can improve digital navigation services, including assisting with language barriers and disabilities. We will discuss examples of AI as a digital navigator itself, helping to update librarians’ skills to teach new technologies, along with a practical demo of using AI search engines for staff training.
Uhjin is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland’s College of Information, specializing in digital technologies and human-centered design to enhance digital literacy education. As a former instructional designer for the Marylanders Online project and now a graduate research assistant, she applies her expertise in curriculum design and human-computer interaction to drive educational innovation.
Yeweon Kim, Ph.D. (PhD in Communication, University of California Santa Barbara) is a postdoctoral researcher at the College of Information, University of Maryland College Park. As a member of Marylanders Online, she is currently devoted to studying digital/AI divide issues as they manifest in our society.
Regina Paige, MS-LDT, CPTM, is a Training Manager at Enoch Pratt Free Library, where she leads L&D initiatives and fosters employee development. A doctoral candidate at Franklin University, her research explores Appreciative Inquiry to promote diversity in executive leadership teams within organizations and higher education institutions.
Dr. Mega Subramaniam is a Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty at the University of Maryland’s College of Information, focusing on enhancing digital literacies in young adults and empowering librarians through initiatives like the ConnectedLib Toolkit and the Ready NOW project.
Contact Hours (public libraries) = 1 hour
Speaker(s): Uhjin Sim, Yeweon Kim, Ph.D., Regina Paige, MS-LDT, CPTM, Dr. Mega Subramaniam