NotebookLM in action: Practical applications for teaching and research

The AMICAL Information Literacy Initiatives Committee (ILIC) is happy to announce our upcoming hands-on workshop, “NotebookLM in action: Practical applications for teaching and research.”

This interactive session offers practical, step-by-step guidance on using Google NotebookLM to improve your teaching and research. Participants will use a workshop booklet with practical exercises to actively engage with NotebookLM to create their own instructional activities and research artifacts. The booklet will also contain post-workshop activities for continued skill development.

In this workshop, you will:

• Learn how to set up Google’s NotebookLM, and upload your own sources (Supported file types: PDF, .txt, Markdown, Audio (e.g. mp3), Google Docs - Slides, Links, YouTube Videos)
• Discover innovative methods for transforming sources into interactive content
• Optimize NotebookLM’s features specifically for participants’ teaching and research needs
• Adopt a clear framework for effectively integrating NotebookLM into your instructional and scholarly practices

Pre-Workshop Preparation: To ensure participants get the most from this workshop, they are asked to complete the following tasks beforehand:

• Please respond to a short survey to help us tailor the workshop content to better suit your needs and experience
• Register for Google NotebookLM using your Gmail account (sign up here)
• Ask two faculty colleagues who have used or heard of NotebookLM, and be prepared to share their feedback during the session
• Select five open-access academic articles that you might use in your Fall 2025 courses and have them ready for the workshop
• Bring your syllabus for Fall 2025 if you wish to work on transforming it into interactive content

Who should attend? Teaching librarians and faculty seeking practical tools to improve student engagement and research productivity

Speaker: Stavros P. Hadjisolomou, Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment at the American University of Kuwait.

Explore further (Optional): You are invited, but not required, to watch our previous webinar, “Balancing Pros and Cons of AI for Teaching”, for an overview of NotebookLM before joining this hands-on workshop.