Supporting Tertiary Students' Critical AI Literacy: A Practical Tool for Educators

Abstract

Ongoing developments in AI challenge educators to ensure that their course delivery integrates relevant aspects of AI literacy within their domains of study. This paper presents an online AI literacy course design evaluation tool, based on an AI literacy framework developed from an international Delphi Study. The framework has four capability levels, each addressing six categories of knowledge and skills. The tool addresses the initial level - “know and understand AI” - of the four-level framework, since this includes all the foundational components of AI literacy that are important to all learners. An illustrative example of the tool in use is presented, applied to a level 7 micro-credential that is designed to develop the digital skills of professionals in context. The results, which include recommendations generated by the tool, are discussed against the course learning outcomes to explore how they can be useful for enhancing course design to support AI literacy.