Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), through its Industry Liaison Office (ILO), hosted a sharing session titled Transforming Education with Gemini AI & NotebookLM. The session was delivered by Ms Sze Mei Kuah, Higher Education Adoption Lead at Google for Education and took place at Lecture Theatre 4, UTB.
The event commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah followed by welcoming remarks by Yang Mulia Dr Ismawi bin Hj Md Yusof, Director of Industry Liaison Office UTB.
The session was attended by UTB lecturers, researchers, and academic staff who were keen to explore the practical applications of artificial intelligence in higher education. The session focused on Google’s latest AI innovations, Gemini AI and NotebookLM and their potential to transform teaching, learning, and research practices in academia.
During the session, Ms Sze Mei introduced Gemini AI, Google’s latest multimodal model, and demonstrated how it can enhance the classroom experience through interactive content generation, personalised learning support, and intelligent feedback mechanisms. She also highlighted the capabilities of NotebookLM, a powerful AI tool designed to support academic research and writing by streamlining tasks such as literature review, information synthesis, and resource management.
Participants gained practical insight into how these tools can be integrated into their academic workflows to improve both productivity and student engagement. The session also provided a clear overview of the benefits of adopting AI in teaching and research, while also addressing ethical considerations and recommended best practices.
