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Mastering the Scales of AI Literacy is a three-part professional workshop development series for all language educators, especially those interested in teaching with AI. As AI continues to develop at a rapid place, so do expectations for the use of AI in the world language classroom. AI literacy, defined as “a set of competencies that enables individuals to critically evaluate AI technologies; communicate and collaborate effectively with AI; and use AI as a tool online, at home, and in the workplace (Long & Magerko, 2020, p. 2), is of increasing importance for students and teachers alike. This AI-focused professional development series uses the structure of the AI Literacy Framework (A Framework for AI Literacy, n.d.) scales: Understand AI; Use and Apply AI; Analyze and Evaluate AI; Create AI as the basis for the skills developed in the workshop. All workshops were designed to assist instructors with developing their own classroom policies and practices for using AI.  

Workshop 1: The State of Machine Translation

Machine translation tools have proliferated for almost 15 years, and their uses and our attitudes towards them are evolving. What does machine translation look like in the language that you teach? How has the integration of AI into online translators and dictionaries? How do students use these technologies, and what influences their decision-making? How do you know if students have used machine translation technologies? In this workshop, we will share literature that describes when and how students use machine translation as well as instructors’ varying success in detecting the use of such a tool. At the end, participants will develop a policy for the use of machine translation in their world language classroom. 

AI Literacy Scales: Understand AI; Use and Apply AI