Beyond Tool Adoption: A Practical Five-Stage Developmental Continuum for AI Literacy in Higher Education

Created: 2026-06-03 | Tags: ai-literacyhigher-edcurriculum-designethicsinstructional-designpersonalized-learning

Liu & Levy (2026) โ€” ArXiv. ๐Ÿ“„ Full text (arXiv)

Proposes a five-stage developmental continuum (Not Engaged, Uncritical Use, Informed Use, Critical Evaluation, Improvement) for AI literacy at NC State; the continuum doubles as a diagnostic tool for moving students beyond fluent-but-uncritical tool adoption. Found that reaching higher stages requires discipline-embedded experiences. ai-literacy, higher-ed, ethics, faculty-development, student-experience.

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APA: Liu & Levy (2026). Beyond Tool Adoption: A Practical Five-Stage Developmental Continuum for AI Literacy in Higher Education. arXiv:2606.00038.