AI Literacies Unlocked

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define AI literacies and explain their role in education and leadership.
  Describe how each dimension of AI literacies functions as both a skillset and a mindset, something we use and something we gain.
  Explain the concept of constellating AI literacies and how dimensions appear in patterned groupings that shift across time, role, and context.
  Identify the three research-grounded constellations explored in this course and recognize where they appear across pedagogical, operational, and
  governance contexts.
  Explore real-world applications of AI literacies in practice across different roles and institutional settings.
  Contribute to a growing global knowledge base by submitting an AI literacies case example documenting your own observations from the field
  Define AI literacies and explain their role in education and leadership.
• Describe how each dimension of AI literacies functions as both a skillset and a mindset, something we use and something we gain.
• Explain the concept of constellating AI literacies and how dimensions appear in patterned groupings that shift across time, role, and context.
• Identify the three research-grounded constellations explored in this course and recognize where they appear across pedagogical, operational, and governance contexts.
• Explore real-world applications of AI literacies in practice across different roles and institutional settings.
• Contribute to a growing global knowledge base by submitting an AI literacies case example documenting your own observations from the field

 

This course will cover the following topics:

 

Module 1: Introduction to AI Literacies The eight dimensions of AI literacies and why we say literacies in the plural ● How each dimension functions as both something you use and something you gain ● The concept of constellating AI literacies: patterned groupings that shift across time, role, and context ● Introduction to the four constellations explored in this course

 

Module 2: Constructive + Critical AI Literacies Building, remixing, and generating within AI-enabled environments ● Examining the power dynamics and ethical considerations inherent in AI practices ● Field observations of this constellation across pedagogy, operations, and governance

 

Module 3: Civic + Cultural AI Literacies Employing AI knowledge and skills for community empowerment and societal progress ● Recognizing how context, geography, and values shape AI engagement ● How Cultural AI Literacies sit across all constellations

 

Module 4: Creative + Confident AI Literacies The virtuous cycle of experimentation and self-efficacy ● How creative use builds confidence and confidence unlocks willingness to play ● Field observations of this constellation across pedagogy, operations, and governance

 

Module 5: Communicative + Cognitive AI Literacies The shift from transactional prompting to genuine dialogic engagement ● How both humans and AI learn through the exchange ● Identity, positionality, and purpose in AI conversations

 

Module 6: AI Literacies in Practice How constellations of AI literacies manifest across real institutional contexts ● Contributing your observations to the AI Literacies Applied global database ● Learning from successes, anomalies, and failures-forward ● Next steps for deepening your practice through the Opened Culture

Angela Gunder, Ph.D
CEO, Opened Culture

Dr. Angela Gunder is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Opened Culture (OEC), a global collaboratory and strategic consultancy advancing academic innovation, digital learning, and responsible approaches to emerging technology. She is the co-creator of the Dimensions of AI Literacies taxonomy, a field-defining contribution shaping how educators, institutions, and communities build AI skillsets and mindsets with intentionality and care. A scholar-practitioner and strategic leader in education for more than two decades, Dr. Gunder has led national and global initiatives on digital transformation, previously serving as Chief Academic Officer at the Online Learning Consortium. Her work has been commissioned, funded, and recognized by UNESCO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, EDUCAUSE, WCET, Quality Matters, APLU, UPCEA, and MIT Open Learning, with honors from MERLOT and her alma mater, The University of Arizona. She is also the inaugural Agentic AI Humanitarian of the Year, recognized by Arizona State University. A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. Gunder regularly presents on the global stage at convenings such as the International Council for Open and Distance Education, the European Distance and E-Learning Network, ASU+GSV, and SXSW EDU. She earned her Ph.D. in teaching, learning, and sociocultural studies from The University of Arizona, where she serves as online faculty and a strategic consultant for innovative pedagogy. A champion of creative and digital literacies, Angela makes art in digital and analog formats, which she shares with colleagues and friends on her blog, Angela Remixes.