November training and workshops
A guide to the ethical implications of generative AI
Generative AI has moved faster than our collective understanding of its consequences, from data privacy to environmental cost to how it shapes the way we think and learn. This Rutgers Libraries discussion will delve into the critical, ethical, and societal considerations of AI. We will examine how biases in training data can lead to discriminatory outcomes, and you’ll learn about the significant environmental consequences of large-scale AI development.
Adobe Education Institute: empowered workflows with AI in Adobe Acrobat
The Adobe Education Institute offers higher education faculty and staff three hands-on virtual workshops covering AI integration within Adobe Acrobat. Those who register for this pathway can also receive a recording if they are unable to make each session.
Adobe Education Institute: Adobe Express foundations
The Adobe Education Institute offers higher education faculty and staff three hands-on virtual workshops covering Adobe Express foundations. Those who register for this pathway can also receive a recording if they are unable to make each session.
Adobe Education Institute: Adobe Creative Cloud for education
The Adobe Education Institute offers higher education faculty and staff three hands-on virtual workshops covering Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Firefly. Those who register for this pathway can also receive a recording if they are unable to make each session.
Collecting and analyzing social media data
Social media data provide researchers with a real-time view into a wide variety of social and cultural topics. This Rutgers University Libraries-hosted workshop will include a gentle introduction to the R programming language and RStudio, the most commonly used integrated development environment for R.
Evaluating AI output: How to discern accuracy, reasoning, and framing
Generative AI tools produce output that sounds confident and well-reasoned — but sounding right and being right are not the same thing. This Rutgers University Libraries workshop introduces Discernment, one of four core competencies in the AI Fluency Framework, as a structured way to evaluate AI-generated content across three dimensions: factual accuracy, quality of reasoning, and framing.
Managing references in the age of AI: promises and pitfalls
AI is changing how researchers read, organize, and cite scholarly literature. This Rutgers Libraries workshop explores how AI can support reference management, from interacting with PDF articles and generating summaries to organizing sources and creating citations.
Fundamentals of Tableau
Students will learn how to use Tableau to create data visualization formats and real-time data analytics features using business datasets during this Rutgers University Libraries workshop.
Adobe Student Academy: create a portfolio that stands out
Students can learn how to build a professional portfolio websites using Adobe Express during this Adobe Student Academy workshop.
Adobe Student Academy: build your professional brand
Student will learn how to create a cohesive personal brand using LinkedIn Banners, branding graphics, and networking materials to tell their stories during this Adobe-hosted workshop.
Adobe Student Academy: craft videos for school and student organizations
During this hands-on, Adobe-hosted session, students will learn to create short promotional videos for clubs, events or personal projects using Adobe Express.
Adobe Student Academy: turn notes into study guides
Students will learn how to turn class notes and study materials into visual study guides to help them review faster and retain more material during this hands-on, Adobe-hosted session.
Navigating the blank search box: not all Generative AI is doing the same job
Type the same question in a library database with AI search built in and in ChatGPT, and you’ll often get very different answers, not because one is “better,” but because they’re built to find different things. This Rutgers University Libraries workshop looks at what’s shaping the results you see when you use generative AI for research: what gets included, what gets left out, and why that can change depending on which tool you’re using.
PDF accessibility training
PDFs are widely recognized and used around the world and are often considered a standard format for electronic documents. PDFs are also very rigid, which can make them tricky to navigate for users with disabilities. Learn about common problems with inaccessible PDFs, how to fix them, and the finer points of making PDFs accessible with the Office of IT Accessibility during this one-hour training.
Incorporating AI in research, literature review and classroom assignments
In this Rutgers Libraries workshop, college students will be introduced to the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT and Gemini in research and literature review. Participants will learn how to effectively harness AI tools and learn about different AI applications that can be used in conjunction with library databases.
