Overview
With the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 my work increased dramatically while at GWU. From that time forward, my attention became locked-in on building both community and programs to support digital and AI literacy. This involved regular engagement with administrative and faculty leaders, various faculty committees, and partnering with faculty to support their colleagues with ideas for how to experiment with emerging technologies.
A key part of my work was integrating into the larger university discussion(s) on generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI). As the director responsible for shaping how the library supported faculty and staff development with digtial tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud) and genAI, I was invited to give multiple presentations around campus. I used these opportunities to spur discussion, ideate tool use in teaching and the learning experience, and developing partnerships to build enablement/development opportunities. These presentations were a gateway to identifying commonalities among faculty and bringing them closer to working with myself or colleagues.
Artifacts
The following are some examples of the presentations I delivered from 2023 to 2025 while serving as Director of Strategic Digital Learning Initiatives at The George Washington University. Topics include generative Artificial Intelligence and digital fluency/literacy. Audiences were faculty (i.e., my clients) and staff, ranging from 10-50 attendees. In most cases I and/or co-presenters created content from scratch, and in others we were provided material to in-part respond to and help shed new light.
All slide decks were designed using custom templates in PowerPoint. Images are from Getty Stock, Adobe Stock, and ChatGPT. All embedded QR codes are inactive.
Impact
Each of these presentations achieved my goals of gaining meaningful participation during the session, drawing out participant ideas, and building new connections. Because of this work, more faculty (i.e., my clients) reached out for help, attended workshop sessions provided by myself and colleagues, and more doors opened to collaborations.
By deliverying these presentations I learned something new each time from my audience about the use of digital technologies and genAI in their teaching, research, and work. But I also learned about their pressures, points of curiosity, and in some cases their true fears with the impact of AI on their work. Nonethelss, these were extremely pleasurable to do as they took me back to my teaching roots and the excitement of idea discovery with audiences.