26 July 2022
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How can I help learners understand and use AI?
Our daily life and AI
Artificial intelligence is now widespread, and more people are using it regularly at work and in their personal lives. The changes brought about by this technology require us to develop critical thinking skills to remain informed citizens and stay in control of our digital environment. We have been researching learning resources that can help learners understand the presence of artificial intelligence in their daily lives. In a series of workshops held on February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2026, we invited participants to explore them with us and curate your own collection.
We took a look at learning resources that:
- Enhance our knowledge of how AI works and how to evaluate its outputs
- Expand our capacity to detect images and content produced by AI
- Encourage learners to reflect on the use of AI in their learning journey
These resources include teacher-facing guides, instructions, objectives and/or teaching tips and support instructors to:
- Cover a topic comprehensively.
- Build a series of lessons that flow together.
- Co-learn rather than feel pressure to be the expert.
Workshop 1: What is AI?
Lessons and activities that help learners understand what AI is and how it works.
- CTRL-F
- Common Sense Education – What is AI? and How is AI trained?
- Khan Academy – What is AI? and How is AI trained?
- Google applied digital skills: Discover AI in Daily Life – Online course
- Code.org Youtube Channel
From Jeremy Marks: We have a deep fake document we developed in 2024 which you can access on our Literacy Link website. However, it is due for further research. https://irp.cdn-website.com/1a9192fe/files/uploaded/Combatting+Deep+Fakes+in+Generative+AI+%282024%29.pdf
From Andy Walton: This is a useful resource for teachers. https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/a-teachers-prompt-guide-to-chatgpt-aligned-with-what-works-best.pdf
Workshop 2: AI and Disinformation
Lessons and activities that help learners develop strategies to verify information in a landscape where
AI is used to create content.
- From Tracey Mollins: I did not share the link but I mentioned this.
- Perry Carpenter and FAIK – https://www.thisbookisfaik.com/
- He is selling a book but there are some good articles under the resources tab. This one describes the FAIK framework: The FAIK Factor: Your Shield Against Digital Deception
- It is basically lateral reading and very similar to the SIFT framework that CTRL-F uses but some of the ways he talks about emotional intelligence is interesting.
Workshop 3: AI Ethics and Bias
Lessons and activities that help learners explore ethical questions
about using AI and how AI perpetuates biases and
stereotypes.
Links from AI in Daily Life Workshop 3 slides
Workshop 4: AI in the Classroom
Lessons and activities for discussing AI guidelines and using
AI to complete tasks.
Links shared in Workshop 4
Links from AI in Daily Life Workshop 4 slides
- AlphaPlus AI resource list
- AI to Create and Manage Learning Activities by Shawn McCusker: 2024 12 AI for Educators
AI and Climate
AI and intellectual property (copyright) transparency
- Citing generative AI – U of Ottawa
- This page is in French but for English speakers, a description of the logos is available in English.
AI Literacy Day
An initiative from MediaSmarts at https://mediasmarts.ca/canada-ai-literacy-day
This resource from AlphaPlus was created by Tracey Mollins after a workshop series called AI in daily life: Exploring Learning Resources.
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