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AI in Interpretation – 3-hour Seminar/Workshop for Guides, Interpreters and Trainers – Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 1-4 PM Hawaii time (3-6 PM PST, 4-7 PM MST, 5-8 PM CST, 6-9 PM EST) – $40

Explore how artificial intelligence can enhance the planning and delivery of interpretive experiences. Designed for guides, interpreters, and frontline staff, this practical session connects emerging tools with Interpretive Approach values.

What you’ll gain:

  • An overview of AI tools useful in interpretive experience planning and creation of logos and other artworks
  • Techniques for audience analysis and theme development using AI
  • Guidance on ethical, inclusive, and mission-aligned AI use
  • Hands-on demos of AI-assisted scripting, image creation, and more

Who should attend:

  • Park, Zoo, Nature Center, Botanic Garden and Museum staff
  • Volunteer coordinators
  • Tour guides and educators
  • Interpretive planners and trainers

Stay ahead of the curve—learn how AI can support, not replace, your interpretive voice. Empower your storytelling with tools that deepen connections and enrich experiences. Want to expand your interpretive toolkit with the help of AI—without losing your voice or values?

Join Tim Merriman, Ph.D. and Toby Merriman, MFA, Assistant Director of Center for Virtual Expression at Southern Illinois University for a three-hour Zoom seminar/workshop on how to use AI resources in interpretation – Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 1-4 PM Hawaii time (3-6 PM PST, 4-7 PM MST, 5-8 PM CST, 6-9 PM EST)

This seminar/workshop is designed for guides, interpreters and trainers who want to blend technology with meaning-making—and who believe that AI can be a partner in inspiring care. NOTE: You do not need ChatGPT 4.0 to take the seminar but to have your own specialized GPT Assistant later you will need ChatGPT 4.0 Plus which costs $20/month. But free versions of ChatGPT still do most everything you will need to do to use AI powerfully to create themes, objectives, questions, talking points and more.

Feb. 9, 2026, AI Seminar/Workshop

AI in Interpretation Training with Tim Merriman, Ph.D. and Toby Merriman, MFA via Zoom

$40.00

Bring your curiosity and leave with a new voice for your mission.

Questions: timfmerriman@gmail.com or 808-854-3555. If buying for more than one participant, send email addresses of them to Tim.