AI Literacy Module Arrives in Oxford Insight to Guide Students & Instructors

New to all Oxford Insight courses, starting August 2025, the AI Literacy Module is an interactive, video, and assessment-driven add-on to your all-in-one courseware solution. This timely module authored by Dr. Anand Rao, chair of the Department of Communication and Digital Studies at the University of Mary Washington, and Stefan Bauschard, a course instructor at Union College and expert in AI and education, challenges students to apply critical thinking to generative AI content and usage within your course, throughout their education, and into their future careers.

About the AI Literacy Module

With the rising use of generative AI, there is growing concern about how students will interact with the many generative AI tools that have gained popularity in recent years. Will they critically evaluate the content produced? Will they use the tools to enhance their learning and professional skills? Or will overreliance without learning hinder students’ learning and development? What can be offered to assure that students, regardless of where they are in their educational journey, understand and apply literacy to Generative AI?

The AI Literacy Module is now available as an optional learning module in Oxford Insight and can be introduced at the start of the semester (usually with the syllabus) or before students will potentially use generative AI. The module consists of explainer videos and assessments covering generative AI fundamentals, academic integrity, critical thinking, and effective prompting.  Students will then apply these skills in a course-specific AI activity developed by an expert in the course’s field.

Frequently Asked Questions

As a returning user, how do I add the AI Literacy Module to my existing course?

If you are a returning user to Oxford Insight and have already customized your course, you will want to add the AI Literacy Module to your existing course instead of starting from a fresh course in order to keep your customizations.

First, request that your OUP Publisher’s Representative send you a brand-new sample of your title and then follow the steps for Copying a Chapter Between Courses to add the AI Literacy Module to your existing course.

If I am a new Oxford Insight user, how do I get the AI Literacy Module?

If you are a completely new user, please request a demo of Oxford Insight. If you have been sampled Oxford Insight before, please contact your OUP Publisher’s Representative and ask them to send you a brand-new sample of your title in Oxford Insight and it will include all of the relevant Foundation Modules for your course.

Where can I find the new Foundation Modules once I am logged into my Oxford Insight course?

The AI Literacy Module has been added to all new Oxford Insight courses and can be found in the Content area before the Front Matter.

You can find the brand-new Science Foundation Modules at the end of all chapter content in science titles only. Depending on the course you teach, the modules will vary.

Will more Foundation Modules be added in the future?

As of August 2025, available modules include the Nervous System, Action Potential, Ion Channels, Data Literacy, and AI Literacy. Coming in early 2026, there are additional modules on Cells and Membranes, Cell Signaling and Communication, and Microbiology.