eLearning in Libraries Symposium
Risks & Rewards
Using AI to Create Instructional Content
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Laurie Bruns
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
OER & Online Learning
Texas Tech University
EdD Student in Instructional Tech.
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IN THE CHAT...
My Stance on AI
Today's Presentation
SOLUTION-FOCUSED & INTERACTIVE!
Copyright:
a little background
Legal protection for creators. When a work takes a physical form, it is copyrighted!
Copyright
Songs, cartoons sketched on napkins, diaries.
Works that are no longer under copyright.
The life of the creator + 70 years.
Public Domain
Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg.
Allows use of a part of a copyrighted work.
Fair Use - Education
Small amount of work; does not take money from the creator.
WHAT DOES IT PROTECT?
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1-3 word answer
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Intellectual Property Flashcards:
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Did you know?
In January 2025, the Copyright Office declared that works created by Generative AI are not subject to copyright and live in the Public Domain because they are not human-created
(U.S. Copyright Office, 2025).
Public Domain = no copyright (Public Domain, 2025)
Ex: Flickr, Project Gutenberg, & Wikipedia
If it’s in the Public Domain... I can freely use it, right?!
Not Quite
You cannot be sure that the information collected from AI is not from copyrighted sources.
Sources are hallucinated.
Information scraped from humans.
Why not?
Check information against 3-4 sources.
Check the Quality
20/80 rule. Let AI do 20% of the work, but you do the other 80%.
Use It as a Starting Place
If it’s not your words, it can be considered plagiarism.
Adapt the Content
Let others know you are using AI.
Cite It
Copyrighted Materials: Best Practices
An Example
Prompt: Create a case study related to the topic: Risks and rewards of using AI to create instructional content. The audience is librarians interested in supporting e-learning.
The learning objectives are:
Learners will learn the risks and rewards of using AI to generate instructional content.
Learners will learn to create instructional content using AI.
Learners will be introduced to open educational resources and how AI can be used to generate content.
Create a Case Study
THE SOLUTION?
Open Educational Resources
Free to use, customizable instructional materials.
Open Access = scholarly articles
OER = instructional materials
OER
Types of OER
OER IS MORE THAN TEXTBOOKS
Note: The larger bubbles distinguish the amount of time required for each material compared to others. This is a relative estimate.
This is great... but what does it have to do with AI?
OER MATERIALS ARE FREE & ACCESSIBLE WITH SEARCH ENGINES & AI
EXCEPTIONS:
When a work uses these licenses, you should not use them with AI.
NoDerivatives (ND) - this means that the work cannot be changed or adapted in any way. (AI changes & adapts everything.)
CC-BY-ND & CC-BY-NC-ND
NOTE:
Stick to one work at a time. If you copy in multiples, you get into whether or not you can combine licenses.
An Example
Prompt: Create a case study using this page from OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians | Editor's Cut. Provide 3 learning objectives.
Hint: You could add your own learning objectives here!
Create a Case Study
Your Turn
EXPLORE A BOOK (3 MIN.)
Your Turn
CREATE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT (4 MIN.)
Choose an AI tool
Create a XXXXX using INSERT PAGE, CHAPTER, or BOOK.
Audience:
Learning Objectives: (optional)
Include: EX: 3 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION PROMPTS, ETC.
Input your prompt (Example):
Decide how to change.
OER Repositories
These are only some repositories!
LOOK FOR
Questions?
Thank you!
CONTACT ME
Laurie Bruns
Online Learning & OER Librarian
laurie.bruns@ttu.edu
Socials
@LibraryLadyLaurie
References
U.S. Copyright Office. (2025, Jan.). Copyright and artificial intelligence. Copyright.gov. https://www.copyright.gov/ai/