How much do undergraduate students really know about Generative AI? That question elicits nebulous answers, reinforcing the necessity of embedding a critical AI literacy approach into information literacy instruction. In this session, two librarians teaching full-semester credit-bearing Information Literacy and Research classes at different CUNY colleges, will present our strategies for engaging students with responsible and practical Gen AI activities. We will discuss our lessons and how they align with the frames that comprise the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Activities discussed will include writing Gen AI prompts to help students hone their research questions and testing the reliability of responses by verifying sources returned by AI.
Participants will: 1. Understand appropriate uses of Gen AI in information literacy instruction 2. Have examples of Gen AI activities to use or adapt for their instruction
