Generative AI and Learning

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Land Acknowledgement

As members of the scholarly community at USask, we acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. We recognize that some may be completing this tutorial from other traditional Indigenous lands and ask that you take a moment to make your own Land Acknowledgement to the peoples of those lands. In doing so, we are actively participating in reconciliation as we navigate our time, learning from and supporting one another.

Welcome to the Library's Generative AI and Student Learning Series

Generative AI is reshaping how we learn, create, and communicate. These changes bring exciting opportunities, but also new responsibilities. This tutorial contains three self-paced learning modules that are designed to build AI literacy, which is the ability to understand, interact with, and critically evaluate AI tools while keeping human values and integrity at the centre of your learning (adapted with permission from the Digital Education Council, 2025)

Through this series, you'll learn what responsible AI use looks like in academic contexts, how to interact with Generative AI tools effectively and prompt for deeper learning, and how to maintain your focus, curiosity, and critical thinking when choosing to use these tools. You can explore each module on its own or move through the series in sequence. Start where you are, and learn at your own pace. Use these resources to build confidence and integrity as you learn to use GenAI tools in ethical, effective and responsible ways.

Modules in This Series

There are three short, self-paced and interactive modules, each taking about 45 minutes to complete:

1. Understanding Generative AI — The Basics of Responsible Use 
   Discover how GenAI works, its capabilities and limitations, and why responsible, transparent use matters in university settings

2. Interacting with Generative AI — Prompting Effectively
   Learn how to ask better questions, verify AI-generated content, and refine prompts to get accurate, meaningful, and trustworthy responses.

3. Learning with Generative AI — How much is too much?
   Reflect on how GenAI fits into your learning process. Recognize when it supports understanding, and when it might replace essential thinking, focus, or creativity.

Note:

These Library modules are to support student learning and development. They do not issue a certificate. If you need a certificate of completion as a requirement of a course you are taking, please complete the AI Literacy Campus Course in Canvas.

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