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AM26 Workshop

Co-Creating Human-centered AI Literacy: Judgement, Care, Civic Participation Beyond Skills

This half-day workshop explores AI literacy beyond technical skills, emphasizing judgment, ethics, care, and civic participation. Focusing on inequalities in Global South contexts, it brings together professionals for discussions, activities, and collaboration to develop inclusive, responsible AI practices that support equitable participation, institutional resilience, and human well-being across diverse communities.

More About this Workshop

The ethical development and use of AI in libraries require robust governance and regulatory frameworks that account for the transnational nature of AI systems. A key challenge lies in defining the scope of regulation, including material (what is regulated), personal (who), territorial (where), and temporal (when) dimensions (Schuett, 2023). This workshop brings together researchers, practitioners, and users to examine experiences and perceptions of AI development and governance across diverse settings. In the hands-on development session, participants will build and evaluate AI tools and agentic systems using both code-based and no-code approaches through the TACTIC framework. Through engagement with real-world practices and user perspectives, the workshop advances best practices in AI governance and equips participants with practical strategies for responsible AI design, deployment, and oversight.

Day & Time

Friday 
November 6, 2026
1 pm - 5 pm


Presenters

Lesego Makhafola | University of Pretoria

Marlene Holmner | University of Pretoria

Anika Meyer | University of Pretoria

Agenda

  1. Opening framing and introductions
  2. Conceptual framing: AI literacy, inequality, and well-being
  3. Small-group scenario activity
  4. Break
  5. Collaborative strategy design
  6. Report-back and cross-context discussion
  7. Synthesis and closing reflection

Registration Rates

4 hour Fees