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GSLIS 2025 Annual Gathering

April 23, 2025
6-10 p.m.

Higgins Welcome Center
Hope Room
45 Upper College Road
Kingston, Rhode Island

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Join us for our annual gathering featuring a talk by Dr. Lance Eaton:

Frenemies & That’s OK: Useful Tensions & Possibilities Between Libraries and AI

This lightning talk provides attendees with some considerations, frames, and use cases for navigating the explosion of generative artificial intelligence. The goal is to provide attendees with insights and considerations about where and how they might engage with AI and guide their patrons through these new tools.

Cost: $40 general admission; $25 student admission

Register by: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Refund Policy
Cancellations received by Wednesday, April 9, 2025 will be honored with a full refund. No refunds will be issued after that date.

About Dr. Lance Eaton

Dr. Lance Eaton is the Senior Associate Director of AI in Teaching and Learning at Northeastern University. His work engages with the possibility of digital tools for expanding teaching and learning communities while considering the various deep issues and questions that educational technologies open up for students, faculty, and higher ed as a whole. He has given talks, written about, and presented at conferences on artificial intelligence generative tools in education, academic piracy, open access, OER, open pedagogy, hybrid flexible learning, and digital service-learning. His musings, reflections, and ramblings on AI and Education can be found on his blog: https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/

The University of Rhode Island strives to provide inclusive access to events. If you need a reasonable accommodation or have a question about accessing this event, please call 401.874.2878 at least five business days in advance. For TTY assistance, please call the R.I. Relay Service at 711.