AI Literacies in Practice Comprehensive Playbook

This guide presents a comprehensive playbook designed for higher education institutions to cultivate AI literacies among educators, staff, and leaders. It emphasizes the importance of developing a plurality of AI literacies that enhance pedagogy, operations, and governance. The playbook synthesizes insights from the WCET report 'AI Literacies in Focus' and outlines three interdependent domains: Pedagogy, Operations, and Governance. It introduces frameworks such as the Scaffolded AI Literacy Framework, the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers, and the Open University Framework for Critical AI Literacy Skills. The guide aims to provide flexible entry points for institutions to begin or strengthen their AI literacies work, highlighting the need for ethical and inclusive practices in the face of generative AI. It encourages institutions to align their innovation with core values and to engage in thoughtful integration of AI technologies, ensuring that human judgment remains central to educational practices.