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Generative AI Tools for Professional Developers
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
1:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Join us for an engaging 90-minute webinar where AALPD Board members and Generative AI (GenAI) experts Glenda Rose and David Rosen will share and demonstrate how free or affordable tools like Brisk, Chat GPT-4, School AI, and Gemini can be used by professional developers and the teachers they support.

Who Should Attend?
  • Those who have used GenAI in everyday applications, whether they know it or not (e.g., music recommendations, writing suggestions in word processing programs)
  • Professional developers who are curious about how they might use AI
  • Individuals with some awareness of GenAI’s limitations and challenges, including "hallucinations," bias, inaccuracies, privacy, ethics, and that GenAI tool websites may use a huge amount of electricity (While these are important to understand, they will not be featured in this presentation.)
What Will You Gain?
  • Discover specific ways GenAI could benefit you as a professional developer in adult foundational education (e.g., literacy, ABE, ASE, ESL/ESOL, IET, family literacy, and other offerings in our field).
  • Explore how GenAI can benefit teachers, tutors, and administrators in adult foundational education settings.
  • Experience interactive queries to and responses from GenAI tools in the context of adult foundational education professional development.
  • Create a GenAI account so you can directly experience using GenAI.