""AI is not just something to react to, but something that people should actively shape in relation to the kinds of education, and indeed society, we want," Eynon wrote on Monday. "This requires a proactive, not reactive, response to AI in schools." Her research at Oxford's Towards Equity-Focused EdTech project found that many young people aren't as digitally savvy as adults assume. Students often struggled with basic skills, such as managing files or sending emails, and teachers were uncertain about where or how digital literacy should be integrated into the curriculum, she said."
"Eynon said digital literacy must go beyond identifying misinformation or learning to use AI tools safely. Students should understand the social, political, and economic systems that shape the technology they use. "It is important that young people are not positioned as 'end users' of fixed AI technologies," she wrote. "Instead, they should be supported in becoming citizens who can use and engage with technology critically in the richest sense - including awareness of economic, political, and cultural issues.""
Schools must move from a reactive stance on AI to a proactive curriculum that empowers students to shape technology and society. Many young people lack basic digital skills such as managing files and sending emails, while teachers remain unsure how to embed digital literacy in curricula. AI education should combine technical skills with critical understanding of the social, political, and economic systems influencing technology. Students should be positioned as citizens, not just end users, and be taught inclusion, responsibility, and governance to ensure equitable, ethical engagement with AI across society.
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