PDA Event: OER Ancillary Creation with Generative AI

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

In this webinar, we will consider strategies for using AI to generate ancillary materials from OER texts. Rebecca McNulty and Lily Dubach, University of Central Florida, will begin with sharing questions to consider before using AI in conjunction with OER, including current guidelines on Creative Commons licensing. With those questions in mind, we’ll workshop approaches to using a variety of AI tools to support content creation and revision while still prioritizing human oversight and expertise in all steps of the generative process. We will also discuss current complexities surrounding copyright, ethical uses of AI, and associated questions as they continue to evolve. By the end of the webinar, participants will gain practical skills for selecting and using AI tools to create ancillary materials, along with strategies for considering licensing through content development.  

Presenters: 

Lily Dubach

Lily Dubach is the Textbook Affordability Librarian at the University of Central Florida Libraries. She holds a Master of Science in Information from Florida State University and co-chairs UCF Libraries’ AI Interest Group. Lily collaborates with teaching faculty, instructional designers, librarians and library staff, and pertinent campus units to promote and transition traditional course content to affordable textbook alternatives such as open educational resources (OER) and library-sourced eBooks and materials. Her main research interests include leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence tools, for discovering or enhancing open educational resources, as well as analyzing student outcomes and perceptions of open or library-sourced material course adoptions. Lily is the 2024 recipient of the UCF Excellence in Librarianship Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions and support given to the university’s faculty and students.    

Rebecca McNulty

Rebecca McNulty is an instructional designer at the University of Central Florida's Center for Distributed Learning, where she focuses on artificial intelligence, personalized adaptive learning, and open education. She holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Florida, where she designed, developed, and taught a wide variety of courses in various modalities. At UCF, she contributes to the design and development of adaptive learning courses as well as to projects on integrating artificial intelligence into workflows for instructional design. Her main research interests include the intersection between narrative theory and electronic course design as well as the changing ways that artificial intelligence influences student learning outcomes. Rebecca is the 2024 recipient of the United States Distance Learning Association's Janet McMahill Rising Star Award, which recognizes exceptional promise in the field of distance education.

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Sponsored by CARLI.