Student Partners in AI Literacy: A Library and Writing Center Collaboration (Poster 64)

Student voices are valuable but often overlooked in discussions surrounding the role of AI in higher education. AI Literacy education efforts that treat students only as a potential audience for instruction rather than as potential instructors themselves miss out on the passion, curiosity, and complex questions that students can bring to these conversations. If we center student voices in AI Literacy education discussions, and encourage both their enthusiasm and skepticism, students can become comfortable and confident in leading discussions about AI in the classroom and in their lives.
In my proposed poster presentation, I will share insights from an AI Literacy education program in partnership between a university library and writing center that uses a train-the-trainer model to help student writing consultants incorporate AI Literacy concepts into their peer-to-peer tutoring sessions. The program is delivered to small groups of students in a three-workshop series, each of which introduces student writing consultants to one key topic at a time within a conversation format to allow ample space for students to reflect, share their own knowledge and experiences, and discuss complex ethical issues with the group. The poster will identify questions and concerns presented by students about the role of AI, share strategies for engaging students about AI Literacy, and provide a model for instruction programs at other campuses.