{"id":23,"date":"2023-09-30T18:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/?post_type=front-matter&p=23"},"modified":"2023-10-22T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T21:07:02","slug":"preface","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/front-matter\/preface\/","title":{"raw":"Preface","rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"raw":"Welcome to the 1st edition of this instructor\u2019s guide, entitled: \u201cAlgorithmic Awareness Toolkit: Teaching Algorithmic Literacy in Academic Libraries and Beyond.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs algorithmic systems evolve, so will this guide. The author recognizes that as technology advances and the intricacies of AI and data-driven algorithms continue to reshape our world, this instructor\u2019s guide will need to be updated to keep pace with the ever-shifting landscape of algorithmic awareness, AI literacy, ensuring that this guide remains a relevant and reliable resource for instructors.\r\n

Positionality statement<\/h1>\r\nThe author would like to acknowledge that she is a white cis-woman settler, living on the traditional, unceded, ancestral territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People. The author\u2019s previous background and training in educational technologies and information studies have largely informed the approaches used in this guide. In addition, it is important to acknowledge that this guide is informed by critical information literacy.\r\n

Attribution & Acknowledgements<\/h1>\r\nFunding:<\/strong> This project is supported by the BCcampus Research Fellows Program, which provides BC postsecondary educators and students with funding to conduct small-scale research on teaching and learning, as well as explore evidence-based teaching practices that focus on student success and learning.\r\n\r\nAuthor:<\/strong> Marta Samokishyn, BCcampus Student Research Fellow\r\n

Reusing the content of this guide<\/h1>\r\nThis guide is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>, except where otherwise noted. You are free to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute this textbook, as long as attributions are included, and other conditions of the license are met.\r\n

Additional Formats Available<\/h1>\r\nIn addition to the web version available here on Pressbooks, this book is available to download in a number of formats, including PDF, EPUB, MOBI, for easy access and distribution. To retrieve this guide in these formats, go to \u201cDownload this book\u201d drop-down menu on the book\u2019s home page.\r\n

Accessibility<\/h1>\r\nThis guide was designed to be fully accessible. If some features are not accessible, please get in touch with the author to report any accessibility issues.\r\n

The use of technology<\/h1>\r\nThe author would like to acknowledge the use of different tools in creating this guide, specifically Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, NightCafe, Craiyon, Adobe Firefly, and Clipdrop, among others.","rendered":"

Welcome to the 1st edition of this instructor\u2019s guide, entitled: \u201cAlgorithmic Awareness Toolkit: Teaching Algorithmic Literacy in Academic Libraries and Beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

As algorithmic systems evolve, so will this guide. The author recognizes that as technology advances and the intricacies of AI and data-driven algorithms continue to reshape our world, this instructor\u2019s guide will need to be updated to keep pace with the ever-shifting landscape of algorithmic awareness, AI literacy, ensuring that this guide remains a relevant and reliable resource for instructors.<\/p>\n

Positionality statement<\/h1>\n

The author would like to acknowledge that she is a white cis-woman settler, living on the traditional, unceded, ancestral territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People. The author\u2019s previous background and training in educational technologies and information studies have largely informed the approaches used in this guide. In addition, it is important to acknowledge that this guide is informed by critical information literacy.<\/p>\n

Attribution & Acknowledgements<\/h1>\n

Funding:<\/strong> This project is supported by the BCcampus Research Fellows Program, which provides BC postsecondary educators and students with funding to conduct small-scale research on teaching and learning, as well as explore evidence-based teaching practices that focus on student success and learning.<\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong> Marta Samokishyn, BCcampus Student Research Fellow<\/p>\n

Reusing the content of this guide<\/h1>\n

This guide is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>, except where otherwise noted. You are free to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute this textbook, as long as attributions are included, and other conditions of the license are met.<\/p>\n

Additional Formats Available<\/h1>\n

In addition to the web version available here on Pressbooks, this book is available to download in a number of formats, including PDF, EPUB, MOBI, for easy access and distribution. To retrieve this guide in these formats, go to \u201cDownload this book\u201d drop-down menu on the book\u2019s home page.<\/p>\n

Accessibility<\/h1>\n

This guide was designed to be fully accessible. If some features are not accessible, please get in touch with the author to report any accessibility issues.<\/p>\n

The use of technology<\/h1>\n

The author would like to acknowledge the use of different tools in creating this guide, specifically Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, NightCafe, Craiyon, Adobe Firefly, and Clipdrop, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1763,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Preface","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-23","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/23\/revisions\/177"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/23\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/algorithmicawarenesstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}