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10:30am PDT

Digital Detectives: Information Literacy in the Age of Generative AI

Tuesday July 29, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT

While many adults still turn to cable news, radio programming, or even the newspaper as their primary sources for news, today's learners get information from a variety of non-traditional sources! From memes and TikTok to Chat GPT and the algorithms that prioritize what we see in our feeds, in this session, we'll explore ways to apply strategies for determining credibility to the sources our kids use most to explore and learn about the world.

Speakers

Jennifer LaGarde

Library Literacy Mentor, Rutgers University Lecturer

Jennifer LaGarde is a lifelong teacher and learner with over 20 years in public education. Her educational passions include leveraging technology to help students develop authentic reading lives, meeting the unique needs of students living in poverty and helping learners (of all ages... Read More →

Tuesday July 29, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Glenn 314

K-12, Great for libraries!