What the AI Literacies extension addresses
Generative AI has changed what it means to ask students to write. Faculty across disciplines are rethinking assignment design, academic integrity policies, and what "authorship" requires in their fields. The WOLF AI Literacies extension provides a structured space to work through those questions — not with prescriptive answers, but with frameworks, discussion prompts, and design tools grounded in communication pedagogy.
The extension does not advocate for a single approach to AI in the classroom. It is designed for faculty who want to think carefully about what they actually value in student writing and speaking — and to build assignments that make those values explicit, whether AI tools are permitted, restricted, or somewhere in between.
Who this is for
The AI Literacies extension is appropriate for faculty who are:
- revising course policies in response to generative AI tools
- redesigning assignments to better assess disciplinary communication rather than AI-generatable outputs
- trying to articulate to students (and themselves) what writing and speaking are actually for in their courses
- interested in teaching AI literacies as a transferable skill within their discipline
It is available as a standalone engagement or as an extension of an ongoing WOLF partnership.
How it works
The extension centers on a structured faculty workbook that guides participants through four areas: understanding how AI tools produce text, examining the relationship between AI use and the communication skills you are trying to develop, designing assignments that are meaningful regardless of what AI tools exist, and building policy language that is honest and enforceable.
Liaisons facilitate the extension using the same model as WOLF: sustained conversation, iterative design work, and documentation of decisions and rationale.
Working independently?
The AI Literacies workbook is designed to be used with a liaison, but faculty are welcome to work through it independently. Reach out to connect your work to a full WOLF engagement.
Relationship to WOLF
The AI Literacies extension is built on the same foundations as WOLF: it foregrounds what communication is for, who it is for, and what disciplinary participation requires. It does not treat AI as a threat to be managed but as a condition of writing instruction that demands more explicit and intentional pedagogy — which is what WOLF has always argued for.
Faculty who complete the AI Literacies extension alongside a WOLF engagement often find that it sharpens the Inquiry and Design phases: the questions AI raises about authorship and assessment make visible assumptions about communication that were previously implicit.
Questions about the AI Literacies extension? Contact Kirsti Cole at CWSP.