Building AI Literacy Together: A Collaborative and Culturally Grounded Approach

Type of Presentation

Workshop

Conference Strand

Critical Literacy

Target Audience

Higher Education

Second Target Audience

K-12

Location

Ogeechee Theater

Relevance

This workshop is crucial to the conference theme as it addresses the transformative impact of generative AI on information literacy. By equipping other professionals with the tools and competencies to develop critical AI literacy, the session aligns with the need for adaptive strategies in a rapidly evolving educational landscape. It emphasizes the importance of culturally grounded approaches, ensuring that all students are prepared to navigate and critically engage with research and writing in the age of GenAI.

Proposal

Generative AI’s widespread proliferation and adoption have engendered profound changes for information literacy and writing professionals. Subject to the mutable parameters of generative AI, these professionals must quickly adapt learning competencies to meet the demands of today’s dynamic educational landscape. While topics such as data privacy, information ethics, lateral reading, and the critical expression of ideas remain foundational for those facilitating information literacy, information and media literacy professionals now face the challenge of defining AI literacy learning outcomes and dispositions that effectively address the needs of their students.

This workshop, a collaborative effort among a librarian, a writing center director, student writing consultants, and an education professor from an R2 institution, aims to share their successful experiences in developing AI literacy programming and outreach initiatives for a diverse student audience. They build upon literature emphasizing the role of peer leaders (Barrett et al., 2025) and a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach (Allen & Kendeou, 2024) in promoting AI literacy. This workshop also draws from the successful framework of Elon University’s integration of generative AI in its writing center and the AI Literacy pedagogy developed by the Director, Dr. Paula Rosinski. Presenters will leverage preliminary qualitative data from a case study to illustrate how to create effective AI literacy workshop topics, learning outcomes, and dispositions. To enhance engagement and facilitate idea sharing, workshop leaders will utilize Padlet, a collaborative learning platform.

Recognizing that the myriad nuances of generative AI literacy cannot be fully addressed through a single workshop series or course, the workshop leaders will instead emphasize a culturally grounded approach (Ladson-Billings, 1995). Moreover, given that AI technologies are a "moving target," this approach will encourage educators to continuously adapt to new developments in the field. This approach will showcase one of the many ways information literacy professionals can guide their institutions through an information landscape increasingly inundated with generative AI.

References

Allen, L. K., & Kendeou, P. (2024). ED-AI Lit: An interdisciplinary framework for AI literacy in education. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 11(1), 3-10.

Barrett, R., Kelley, K., Miller, L., & Trybus, M. (2025). Toward a culture of critical AI literacy in learning centers. Learning Assistance Review (TLAR).

Center for Writing Excellence. (n.d.). Teaching writing with generative AI. Elon University. https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/writing-excellence/teaching-writing-with-generative-ai/

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465–491. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1163320

Short Description

This workshop explores the profound changes generative AI brings to information literacy. Participants will learn to develop AI literacy topics, outcomes, and dispositions based on qualitative case study data. Emphasizing a culturally grounded approach, the session will equip information literacy professionals to navigate the complexities of an AI-inundated educational landscape.

Keywords

AI literacy, critical literacy, generative AI, writing centers

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

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Feb 7th, 9:00 AM Feb 7th, 9:45 AM

Building AI Literacy Together: A Collaborative and Culturally Grounded Approach

Ogeechee Theater

Generative AI’s widespread proliferation and adoption have engendered profound changes for information literacy and writing professionals. Subject to the mutable parameters of generative AI, these professionals must quickly adapt learning competencies to meet the demands of today’s dynamic educational landscape. While topics such as data privacy, information ethics, lateral reading, and the critical expression of ideas remain foundational for those facilitating information literacy, information and media literacy professionals now face the challenge of defining AI literacy learning outcomes and dispositions that effectively address the needs of their students.

This workshop, a collaborative effort among a librarian, a writing center director, student writing consultants, and an education professor from an R2 institution, aims to share their successful experiences in developing AI literacy programming and outreach initiatives for a diverse student audience. They build upon literature emphasizing the role of peer leaders (Barrett et al., 2025) and a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach (Allen & Kendeou, 2024) in promoting AI literacy. This workshop also draws from the successful framework of Elon University’s integration of generative AI in its writing center and the AI Literacy pedagogy developed by the Director, Dr. Paula Rosinski. Presenters will leverage preliminary qualitative data from a case study to illustrate how to create effective AI literacy workshop topics, learning outcomes, and dispositions. To enhance engagement and facilitate idea sharing, workshop leaders will utilize Padlet, a collaborative learning platform.

Recognizing that the myriad nuances of generative AI literacy cannot be fully addressed through a single workshop series or course, the workshop leaders will instead emphasize a culturally grounded approach (Ladson-Billings, 1995). Moreover, given that AI technologies are a "moving target," this approach will encourage educators to continuously adapt to new developments in the field. This approach will showcase one of the many ways information literacy professionals can guide their institutions through an information landscape increasingly inundated with generative AI.

References

Allen, L. K., & Kendeou, P. (2024). ED-AI Lit: An interdisciplinary framework for AI literacy in education. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 11(1), 3-10.

Barrett, R., Kelley, K., Miller, L., & Trybus, M. (2025). Toward a culture of critical AI literacy in learning centers. Learning Assistance Review (TLAR).

Center for Writing Excellence. (n.d.). Teaching writing with generative AI. Elon University. https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/writing-excellence/teaching-writing-with-generative-ai/

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465–491. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1163320