Empowering Digital Fluency: A Course-Based Strategy for Practical AI Tool Integration in Higher Education

Authors

Melissa J. Brooks, Hillsborough Community CollegeFollow

Title - Alternative

Empowering Digital Fluency: A Course-Based Strategy for Practical Artificial Intelligence Tool Integ

Date Created

12-9-2025

Institution Type

Associates college

Course Level

Undergraduate

Modality of Lesson

In-Person

Category

Full Integration and Automation

Primary AI Tool Used

ChatGPT

Learning Objectives

• Identify and evaluate various AI tools used in academic and professional settings. Demonstrate the ability to use at least 3 AI tools;
• Demonstrate ethical and responsible use of AI as well as identify tools to assist students with their challenges/ barriers;
• Apply an AI tool to complete a resume, a cover letter, and a presentation about themselves and how they anticipate the use of AI in their chosen Industry;
• Reflect critically on AI’s impact on their careers and industries;

Strategy Description

This course was designed to introduce students to a range of AI tools while enabling hands-on experience in their practical application. Students were required to explore multiple AI tools across domains such as content generation, data visualization, video production, note-taking, and accessibility. The course culminated in a final project where students selected and applied an AI tool (or set of tools) to create a resume, a cover letter, and a presentation about themselves and how they anticipate the use of AI in their chosen Industry. Tools recommended were Jenni.AI, ChatGPT, Slide bean, Canva, Grammarly, Gamma, Synthesia.AI, and Perplexity, Otter.AI. One week in the course was dedicated to exploring various AI tools and how to use them.

Publisher

University of Central Florida Libraries

Keywords

Jenni.AI; ChatGPT; Slide bean; Canva; Grammarly; Gamma; Synthesia.AI; Perplexity; Otter.AI

Subjects

Artificial intelligence--Study and teaching (Higher); Artificial intelligence--Educational applications; Computer literacy--Study and teaching (Higher); Career development--Computer-assisted instruction; Technological innovations--Study and teaching

Type

Text; Document

Collection

Teaching Repository for AI-Infused Learning

Series

Full Integration and Automation

Audience

Faculty; Students; Educators; Instructional designers; Librarians

Comments

OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT plus (June 1^st version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat Used to combine the proposal template and my information. ChatGPT created the rubric for the final course project based on the guidelines for the final project that I created. ChatGPT was utilized to save time.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Recommended Citation

Brooks, Melissa J., "Empowering Digital Fluency: A Course-Based Strategy for Practical AI Tool Integration in Higher Education" (2025). Teaching Repository of AI-Infused Learning. 11.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/traiil/11