CIRTL National Presents: Critical AI Literacy for Teachers and Students: Prompting, Evaluating, and Ethically Using Generative AI

Event details Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM Type: Career / Professional About this event Surprised by how fast AI is developing, yet still cautious about trusting it? Already using AI but wondering how to encourage students to remain critical of its outputs? As generative AI reshapes the educational landscape, developing critical AI literacy becomes essential for responsible AI use and critical evaluation. This workshop series explores critical AI literacy across various disciplines, with particular focus on AI prompt literacy, critical evaluation of AI outputs, and ethical disclosure practices. Instead of seeing generative AI as a dominant tool, the workshop encourages participants to see themselves as active and independent decision makers in human-AI collaboration. In session 1, participants will engage in hands-on activities to iteratively refine prompts that align with their writing purposes and goals, critically evaluate AI-generated outputs, and draft counter-text to articulate the reasons for accepting, modifying, and rejecting AI outputs. In addition, participants will draft an AI use disclosure statement to maintain academic and professional integrity and transparency. In session 2, participants will reflect on and extend these strategies by adapting the workshop activities to their own teaching, research, or professional contexts. Through collaborative sharing and discussion, participants will explore how critical AI literacy practices can be applied in different disciplines and settings. By the end of this workshop, participants will be prepared to: Develop AI prompts with clear attention to purpose, audience, genre, and ethical boundaries Critically evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, assumptions, and alignment with disciplinary values Decide when to accept, revise, or reject AI outputs and explain their reasoning through counter-text to maintain human agency. Apply critical AI literacy strategies by adapting workshop activities, prompts, or evaluation approaches to their own contexts Official event details: https://calendar.tamu.edu/cirtl/event/384964-cirtl-national-presents-critical-ai-literacy-for