The Dimensions of AI Literacies was created by Angela Gunder, Josh Herron, and Nicole Weber, with significant contributions from Colette Chelf and Sherry Birdwell. It is a remix of the work presented in Doug Belshaw's book, The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies, and is openly shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. 
A learner can use AI tools to explore cultural perspectives regarding current or historical events, comparing how AI databases provide information based on cultural inputs. Additionally, they can explore how AI-generated content such as text, images, and videos may be interpreted differently in diverse cultural and educational contexts.
An educator can apply cultural AI literacies by recognizing how different student populations interact with AI tools. This involves tailoring instructional content to fit the cultural backgrounds and learning preferences of diverse students. Educators can use AI tools to generate culturally responsive materials, such as adapting case studies, examples, or even feedback that reflects the values and norms of the students’ communities.
A leader can analyze data from various student demographics to develop culturally informed strategies for AI tool implementation. They can use AI to facilitate cross-cultural communication within educational communities, ensuring that AI initiatives and policies are inclusive, equitable, and sensitive to the cultural contexts of the educators and students involved.
A learner can use AI-powered platforms to identify patterns in research data or generate hypotheses based on various scenarios. By navigating these AI environments, learners build intellectual agility, learning how to evaluate AI outputs critically and apply them to their own projects and studies.
An educator can use AI to create adaptive learning experiences that challenge students at different levels of understanding, fostering deep cognitive engagement. Additionally, by integrating AI into their teaching practices, educators help students recognize when and how to question AI outputs, ensuring they understand AI’s capabilities and limitations in solving complex problems.
A leader can facilitate professional development opportunities that encourage educators to engage with AI tools, promoting a culture of continuous learning and cognitive growth within the institution. By fostering an environment where AI is used thoughtfully, leaders ensure that AI’s capabilities are maximized to enhance both teaching and administrative practices without diminishing human judgment.
A learner can use AI to assist in remixing information from different sources into coherent arguments or generating creative visual designs for presentations. By interacting with AI in this way, learners not only enhance their technical skills but also improve their capacity for critical thinking and synthesis, turning AI outputs into original, well-crafted work.
An educator can utilize AI to remix content from various sources, such as generating quizzes tailored to the needs of specific students or adapting lesson plans to different learning styles. Additionally, educators can encourage students to engage in constructive projects, where they apply AI tools to generate their own learning materials or collaborate on AI-driven group projects.
A leader can leverage AI to generate innovative content that supports decision-making. Leaders can also create AI-enhanced professional development programs for staff, using AI-generated insights to tailor content and learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of educators and administrators.
A learner can utilize AI tools to enhance their communication by refining ideas, adjusting tone, and tailoring their messages for different audiences, including cross-culturally.
An educator can use AI tools to improve the clarity and tone of content and feedback for their learners. In this way, AI can streamline feedback, offering personalized suggestions to students in a clear, constructive manner, enhancing the learning experience, and improving overall communication with learners.
A leader can leverage AI to assist in generating well-structured, data-driven responses to feedback. By streamlining communication processes and improving responsiveness, AI supports leaders in managing feedback and maintaining open, productive dialogue.
A learner can use AI platforms to generate study plans, ask targeted questions, or seek explanations for difficult concepts. By experimenting with different AI features—such as adaptive learning environments or AI-generated feedback—students build confidence in their ability to manage their learning, making them more autonomous and proactive in pursuing their educational goals.
An educator can use AI tools to enhance their teaching practices and troubleshoot classroom challenges. Educators who are confident in AI’s capabilities can deploy it effectively to address individual student needs, provide personalized feedback, or develop alternative instructional strategies.
A leader can harness AI-powered data analytics to inform policy decisions, track institutional progress, or predict future trends. This confident approach empowers leaders to use AI not just reactively but proactively, solving problems and guiding their organizations through the evolving AI-driven landscape.
A learner can brainstorm innovative solutions, generate unique content such as essays, art, or multimedia projects, and remix existing materials to fit new contexts. For example, a student might use an AI text generator to draft an outline for a research paper or utilize AI image tools to create visual representations for a class project.
An educator can use AI to co-create dynamic lesson plans, simulations, or assessments that allow for creative exploration.
A leader can use AI tools to envision novel strategic initiatives, generate new programs or policies, or even create more engaging and interactive professional development experiences for staff.
A learner can critically assess the data sources an AI tool uses to generate responses, ensuring they understand how these data might reflect dominant cultural or ideological perspectives.
An educator can explore how an AI grading system could inadvertently favor certain student demographics and take steps to mitigate such biases. Educators also reflect on their ethical responsibilities when integrating AI into their classrooms, ensuring that AI enhances rather than diminishes critical thinking.
A leader can examine the use of AI in student admissions or performance assessments, ensuring that the technology does not inadvertently reinforce systemic inequities.
A learner can leverage AI tools to analyze social issues, create content that raises awareness, or develop solutions to community problems.
An educator can guide learners in applying AI tools to analyze social justice issues, develop community projects, or contribute to civic discourse.
A leader can use AI to enhance transparency in institutional decision-making or to identify and address community needs. For instance, an educational leader could use AI to gather feedback from students, educators, and community members, ensuring that policies reflect diverse perspectives and promote civic responsibility.
