YOUR BRAIN ON AI: Staying Smart in the Age of Chatbots

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A recent MIT study found that over-relying on AI writing tools like ChatGPT can reduce brain activity and memory. However, when used with intention, AI can be more than a shortcut. It can be a thinking partner, a tutor, or even a guide on the side.

In this session, you’ll learn how to use AI to ask better questions, support learning, and improve your daily work. We’ll explore a simple 20 Questions technique—adapted from a reference interview—that helps you, your patrons, or your students use AI tools to build understanding, clarify goals, and take the next step. Whether you’re helping someone at the desk or writing something new yourself, this approach encourages deeper thinking and stronger results.

Objectives

  • Discover how AI can support—not replace—thinking, learning, and writing.
  • Practice the 20 Questions technique to guide AI interactions with purpose.
  • Apply this approach to real-world situations, from daily tasks to writing support.
  • Reflect on how to model thoughtful AI use for colleagues, patrons, and students.

Presenter:

Crystal Trice
With over two decades of experience in libraries and education, Crystal Trice is passionate about helping people work together more effectively in transformative, but practical ways. As founder of Scissors & Glue, LLC, Crystal partners with libraries and schools to bring positive changes through interactive training and hands-on workshops. She is a Certified Scrum Master and has completed a Masters Degree in Library & Information Science, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. She is a frequent national presenter on topics ranging from project management to conflict resolution to artificial intelligence. She currently resides near Portland, Oregon, with her extraordinary husband, fuzzy cows, goofy geese, and noisy chickens. Crystal enjoys fine-tip Sharpies, multi-colored Flair pens, blue painters tape, and as many sticky notes as she can get her hands on.

CALL Training Partner: Library 2.0

Track: Artificial Intelligence

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