The Library has launched LIB102: Me, Myself, and A.I., a self-paced online tutorial that helps students navigate Generative AI in their academic work.
Through 8 interactive modules, students learn how Generative AI tools function, where they are strong or limited, and how they differ from traditional sources like scholarly databases and Wikipedia. The tutorial emphasizes accuracy, bias, and the human and environmental impacts of AI, asking students to consider when AI might support learning and when it risks undermining skill development or academic integrity.
Students also work through common academic scenarios, identify where Generative AI can help or hinder learning, and develop practical strategies for safe, effective prompting and information privacy. LIB102 also addresses how to acknowledge and cite AI tools, including when to provide an AI use statement and where to find discipline-specific citation guidance (APA, MLA, Chicago, and others). The tutorial concludes with a short quiz that generates a downloadable certificate upon completion which students can submit as a small assignment or activity in their courses.
LIB102 is suitable for adoption in any course that engages with writing, research, or digital literacy. Instructors interested in integrating the tutorial into their Brightspace site can simply create a Brightspace assignment with a file upload and the link to the tutorial (below), allot a small grade or pass/fail, and require students to upload the certificate of completion.
Tutorial link: https://brightspace.brocku.ca/d2l/le/discovery/view/course/184265
To learn more contact Vanja Stojanovic (Teaching & Learning Librarian) at [email protected]
