AI For Media Literacy and Critical Thinking

Teaching in an AI-Shaped Media World

This course builds educators' capacity to teach media literacy and critical thinking in a media environment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). Educators examine how AI-generated content complicates the line between authentic and fabricated media, practice evaluating source reliability and bias, and develop repeatable verification habits they can bring into their own classrooms.

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All CSU courses offered in partnership with Ed3 Global are self-paced and fully online, so you can build your AI skills whenever it fits your schedule.

Affordable professional development for educators. Just $100 per course.

Course Modules

Module 0: AI Readiness Check

Develop a pedagogy-first AI mindset, establish simple guardrails for safe use, and set up an AI log and learning portfolio to guide your partnership with AI throughout the course.

Module 1: Media Literacy in the Age of AI

Analyze how media messages are constructed and evaluate source credibility, using AI as a research partner to compare claims, check information, and strengthen critical media literacy.

Module 2: Teaching Verification for AI Era Media

Apply verification habits to evaluate AI-generated and other digital media, using AI as a simulation partner to practice making evidence-based decisions under uncertainty.

Module 3: Detecting Media Bias with AI

Analyze how bias, framing, and algorithmic amplification shape media interpretation, using AI as an analysis partner to surface patterns, compare perspectives, and question what may be missing.

Sample Course Activity

What Our Learners Say

“Every module included completely new learning topics. It was extremely
well-done.” ~ Teacher, Kansas

“Best professional development I’ve taken in years!” ~ Teacher, Maryland