AI Literacy Course

Learn the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) in a self-paced Canvas course that covers AI and its capabilities and encourages critical thinking.
Who it’s for: This online, self-paced course is for students of the JMU community who want to learn more about artificial intelligence and its applications in the classroom.
Completion time: The average completion time for this self-paced course is less than 1 hour.
Join this course: You may enroll yourself at any time! Log in with your JMU credentials, then select “Enroll in Course.”
Objectives: This self-paced course introduces fundamental competencies of AI literacy to help students become critical users of AI who understand how and when to leverage the technology responsibly and ethically.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Use AI tools effectively and know how to interpret AI content yourself. These capabilities allow you to benefit from using AI.
- Understand the concept of AI literacy and how to build your AI literacy skills.
- Understand how to critically assess the accuracy and reliability of AI output.
- Learn how to apply a framework to your own use of AI technologies.
Other AI resources: JMU Libraries offers a variety of ways to learn more about AI, critically interrogate it, and use it appropriately in a variety of work tasks.