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ATGthePodcast 274- A Conversation with Dr. Janice Fernandes, Academic Support Manager, University of West London
Manage episode 479517941 series 1327300
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Dr. Janice Fernandes, Academic Support Manager, University of West London.
Janice is trailblazer in AI literacy and academic support in UK higher education. She has had a long career in librarianship- spanning over 35 years. Janice was the first in her family to attend university, and she talks about growing up in multicultural Mumbai and her journey from a career in chemistry and microbiology, with a love of the human body and how it functions like a perfect machine, to becoming a librarian with a PhD in information science. Janice discusses the evolving role of AI in education, emphasizing the importance of understanding the ethical implications of AI and the need for AI literacy among students. She believes librarians need to up-skill and are crucial for promoting responsible AI use with students.
The video of this interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/xePx5J8_X50
Social Media:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mupshall/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-janice-fernandes-7a367b11/
Keywords:#InformationLiteracy #AcademicSupport #AIandEthics #DigitalEthics #InformationScience #DigitalLibraries #DigitalTools #DigitalAge #InformationPower #EdTech #knowledge #awareness #innovation #skills #FutureOfLibraries #InclusiveEducation #career #partnerships #collaboration #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #libraries #librarianship #LibraryNeeds #LibraryLove #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #publishing #LibrariesAndPublishers #podcasts
272 episodes
Manage episode 479517941 series 1327300
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Dr. Janice Fernandes, Academic Support Manager, University of West London.
Janice is trailblazer in AI literacy and academic support in UK higher education. She has had a long career in librarianship- spanning over 35 years. Janice was the first in her family to attend university, and she talks about growing up in multicultural Mumbai and her journey from a career in chemistry and microbiology, with a love of the human body and how it functions like a perfect machine, to becoming a librarian with a PhD in information science. Janice discusses the evolving role of AI in education, emphasizing the importance of understanding the ethical implications of AI and the need for AI literacy among students. She believes librarians need to up-skill and are crucial for promoting responsible AI use with students.
The video of this interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/xePx5J8_X50
Social Media:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mupshall/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-janice-fernandes-7a367b11/
Keywords:#InformationLiteracy #AcademicSupport #AIandEthics #DigitalEthics #InformationScience #DigitalLibraries #DigitalTools #DigitalAge #InformationPower #EdTech #knowledge #awareness #innovation #skills #FutureOfLibraries #InclusiveEducation #career #partnerships #collaboration #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #libraries #librarianship #LibraryNeeds #LibraryLove #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #publishing #LibrariesAndPublishers #podcasts
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