Ethical AI Research Skills for Students

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Course Details

Available starting October 15, 2025
On-Demand Online Course
16 Credit Hours
Recommended for K-12 school librarians and educators with basic AI-prompting skills

About This Course

Teach students to use AI to support their research, not replace it.

On-Demand Materials:
Available starting October 15, 2025

How do we teach students to use AI tools ethically in their research assignments? This self-paced online course empowers librarians and educators to cultivate ethical research skills in an AI era. Explore AI tools that students can use to identify information needs, search effectively, evaluate critically, and credit sources appropriately.

You’ll practice using these AI tools, explore how to model ethical decision-making, and create engaging lesson plans that help students stay grounded in good research habits. Through guided hands-on activities, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to support research instruction that is informed, thoughtful, and aligned with academic integrity.

This course is part of a 3-course certification series, AI Literacy in Schools. You may register for each course in the series individually, or register for the full series with a $100 discount.


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Who should take this course

This course is designed for K-12 school librarians and educators with basic AI-prompting skills.


This will be a self-paced, asynchronous online course.


Expected time commitment

This course includes 4 modules, each designed to take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can move through the content at your own pace and on your own schedule. You'll earn 16 hours of PD credit and a School Library Journal certificate of completion.

On-demand access

You’ll have access to all course materials for 6 months from your enrollment date or from the official course launch date, whichever is later.


Certificate of completion

Complete the course and earn 16 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you. 

If you complete all 3 courses in the AI Literacy in Schools series, you will earn your AI Literacy in Schools certification from School Library Journal.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

Elissa Malespina, B.C.A.S.E.,
High school Teacher Librarian, New Jersey and Owner, Educational Equity Advisors


Elissa Malespina Elissa Malespina is an award-winning school librarian, educational consultant, former school board member, and author who specializes in helping educators and librarians integrate AI into teaching and learning. She is the author of AI in the Library: Strategies, Tools and Ethics for Today's Schools and writes The AI School Librarians Newsletter, a Substack publication focused on practical AI tools, ethical guidance, and instructional strategies. Outside of her work, she's a proud mom, wife, and a fierce advocate for intellectual freedom and educational equity.

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Deadline

October 15, 2025

 

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$239

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