AI Literacy

There are now many existing AI Literacy frameworks

There is also this AI Fluency framework developed by Rick Dakan (Ringling College of Art and Design) and Joseph Feller (University College Cork)

Those who like the term fluency see it as including both practical and responsible use and suggest that literacy is more limited.

There is also this ETHICAL framework from California State University Fullerton 

We’ve been experimenting with this:

Critical Thinking as Tennis = Mastering Both Sides of the Net

 

🎾 Serving: ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS

T – Task Appropriateness

  • Human or AI?  Will AI add value or just replace thinking?
  • Teaching moment: Justify your choice

A – Aim & Goals

  • Am I trying to produce something or learn something?
  • Will AI help my learning/thinking/creativity or short-circuit it?
  • The Push-up Test: “Will this make me stronger or just save effort?”

S – Setup & Specificity

  • What context, constraints, or clarifications does AI need?
  • What might go wrong without better instructions?
  • Teaching tip: Try both vague and specific prompts

K – Collaborate & Co-create

  • How can I work WITH AI rather than just using it?
  • How might I use AI to surpass my own abilities?
  • Advanced move: “AI, help me improve this prompt…”

🎾 RETURNING: Evaluating Answers

E – Errors & Accuracy

  • Is this factually correct?
  • What biases might be hidden here? (cultural, gender, political, linguistic)
  • Red flags: Overly confident claims, missing nuance, stereotypes

X – eXamine Evidence

  • Where did this information come from?
  • Are citations accurate? (AI often hallucinates sources)
  • Essential Habit: Be skeptical and verify.

A – Alignment & Relevance

  • Does this actually solve my problem?
  • Do I need more focus, depth or nuance?
  • The “So What?” test: Does this matter for my real goal?

M – More & Modify

  • How can I improve, clarify or expand this?
  • What perspective is missing? Can I get something more unexpected?
  • Growth mindset: “This is a starting point, not an endpoint”

(AI came up with the TASK and EXAM acronyms.)