Reimagining Literacy in the Age of AI: Theory and Practice

This volume assesses the critical intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and literacy education. Drawing on the concept of ＂living literacies,＂ it explores the transformative potential of AI in literacy practices, offering a comprehensive narrative that bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications.

The book goes beyond the conventional understanding of AI literacy as mere technological proficiency. Instead, it positions AI as a catalyst for expansive, inclusive, and multifaceted literacy practices in the digital age. Scholars from different parts of the world examine how AI is not just changing what we read and write but how we think, create, and express ourselves in a post-human context.

KEY FEATURES

• Explores AI literacy that encompasses critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and creative expression
• Offers insights into the role of educators and researchers in cultivating AI literacy among learners
• Discusses how creativity and identity intertwine with AI literacy
• Suggests practical approaches to integrating AI into classroom instruction across different age groups

This timely work serves as an essential guide for educators, researchers, and learners by navigating the evolving terrain of literacy in a world increasingly augmented by AI.

Jason D. DeHart earned his PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2019. His research interests include digital literacy, graphic novels and comics, and adolescent literacy. DeHart is the author of Building Critical Literacy and Empathy with Graphic Novels (NCTE).

Suriati Abas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary Education and Reading at State University of New York (SUNY) Oneonta. Her research interests center on critical, multimodal and spatial literacies within school and in out-of-school contexts.

Raúl Alberto Mora is an Associate Professor at the School of Education and Pedagogy at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín, Colombia (while teaching remotely from Norway), where he also chairs the award-winning Literacies in Second Languages Project research lab. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Doctorate in Education (ELT Emphasis) at Universidad del Valle and has served as visiting faculty at universities in Colombia, Mexico, and Poland.

Damiana Gibbons Pyles is a Professor in the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at Appalachian State University. Her research interests focus on media production, identity, and media literacy practices in order to understand the intersections of the visual, the spoken, the written, and the performed in digital and print literacies.