Teaching About AI: Examining How to Build Critical AI Literacy Among Students - Teaching Commons

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The rapid rise of AI in education presents both opportunities and challenges for how we teach and how students learn. For educators, this means navigating two key areas: teaching with AI—helping students explore and use AI tools in meaningful ways—and teaching about AI—encouraging critical thinking about its societal, ethical, and educational implications. (Searson, Langran, and Trumble, 2024).

As AI becomes more embedded in daily life, it’s important to thoughtfully consider how these tools fit into our classrooms. Avoiding AI altogether or relying solely on traditional methods can unintentionally widen the digital divide, leaving some students with more access and familiarity than others. By exploring balanced, inclusive approaches, we can better support all learners.

We invite you to join the Teaching Commons’ Teaching with AI Community of Practice (CoP). Last semester, we focused on Teaching with AI and sharing ideas, strategies, and examples to enhance learning. This semester, we’ll shift to Teaching about AI, examining how to build critical AI literacy among students.

References: Searson, M. Langran, E., Trumble J. (Eds). (2024). Exploring new horizons: Generative artificial intelligence and teacher education. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/223928/