{"id":38807,"date":"2026-09-22T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/?page_id=38807"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:43:46","slug":"critical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/ai\/using-ai-effectively\/critical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"3.2 Critical Thinking and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38807\" class=\"elementor elementor-38807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da2f49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9da2f49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2915a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2915a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aed6f9b4e6b2\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Critical Thinking and AI<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eebdf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4eebdf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0872140 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0872140\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c97c8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c97c8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec3b09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ec3b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dfd89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03dfd89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Think Before You Trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536bfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"536bfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI tools can be useful for exploring ideas, explaining concepts, generating suggestions and supporting different stages of your learning. However, using AI effectively requires you to think critically about the information it provides.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI-generated responses can sound confident and convincing, but this does not necessarily mean that the information is accurate, complete or appropriate for your particular context. When using AI, it is important to remain curious and questioning, and to apply your own knowledge, judgement and critical thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09db0a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09db0a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c18d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"4c18d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1500 800&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22143 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Man using AI technology, holding the letters AI in his hands\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/man-using-technology-smart-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-by-enter-command-prompt-generates-something-ai-technology-artificial-intelligence-chat-with-ai.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/man-using-technology-smart-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-by-enter-command-prompt-generates-something-ai-technology-artificial-intelligence-chat-with-ai.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/man-using-technology-smart-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-by-enter-command-prompt-generates-something-ai-technology-artificial-intelligence-chat-with-ai-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/man-using-technology-smart-robot-ai-artificial-intelligence-by-enter-command-prompt-generates-something-ai-technology-artificial-intelligence-chat-with-ai-1024x546.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-aspect=\"1.875\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5377b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b5377b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71b80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f71b80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Your AI Skills <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b95e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b95e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working effectively with AI involves more than knowing how to use a tool. Two particularly important skills are effective prompting and critical thinking. Together, they help you communicate what you need, assess the quality and relevance of AI-generated information, and make informed decisions about when and how AI can be used appropriately.<\/p><div><p>AI-generated responses can sound confident and convincing, but they may not always be accurate, complete or suitable for your purpose. Developing your critical thinking means asking questions such as: <em>Does this make sense? Is it accurate? What might be missing? Can I verify it using a reliable source?<\/em> Most importantly, you remain responsible for deciding what information to trust and how you use it.<\/p><p>By developing both prompting and critical thinking skills, you can become a more confident, thoughtful and responsible user of AI. These skills form an important part of AI literacy and will be increasingly valuable throughout your studies, future career and everyday life.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b774831 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b774831\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36c242 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e36c242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f1550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96f1550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effective Prompting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df00900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df00900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The way you communicate with an AI tool can influence the relevance and usefulness of the response you receive. A clear and specific prompt can help the AI better understand what you are asking it to do.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When creating a prompt, think about:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your purpose:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> What do you want the AI to help you with?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Context:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> What information does the AI need to understand your request?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specificity:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Have you clearly explained what you are looking for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Format:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Would it help to specify how you would like the information presented?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prompting can also be an iterative process. You may need to refine your question, provide additional context or ask follow-up questions to get a more useful response.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Good prompting can help you generate more relevant outputs, but it is only one part of using AI effectively. Once you receive a response, it is important to evaluate the information critically before deciding how or whether to use it.<\/p><div><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/ai\/using-ai-effectively\/power-of-prompting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about prompting here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8007b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8007b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf473f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"cf473f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"376\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 491 376&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41545 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Software developing programmers investigates code.\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Prompting.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Prompting.png 491w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Prompting-300x230.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" data-aspect=\"1.3058510638298\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc68686 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc68686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73386f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73386f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Critically Evaluating AI Matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466730c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466730c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Receiving a response from an AI tool is not the end of the process. AI-generated content can sound confident and persuasive, but that does not mean it is always accurate, complete or appropriate for your needs.<\/p><div><p>Critical thinking helps you evaluate the quality, reliability and relevance of AI-generated information.\u00a0<\/p><p>By taking a thoughtful and questioning approach, you can make more informed decisions about when and how to use AI in your studies.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889ae6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"889ae6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a36c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49a36c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272bfca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"272bfca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are AI Hallucinations? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbc95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dbc95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <strong>AI hallucination<\/strong> occurs when an AI tool generates information that appears plausible but is inaccurate, misleading or entirely fabricated.<\/p><p>Examples include:<\/p><ul><li>Inventing academic references or sources<\/li><li>Creating incorrect facts or statistics<\/li><li>Misrepresenting information or providing inaccurate details<\/li><\/ul><p>AI tools generate responses by identifying patterns and predicting likely outputs rather than &#8220;knowing&#8221; facts in the way humans do. As a result, incorrect information can sometimes appear highly believable.<\/p><p>Understanding that AI can make mistakes helps you approach AI-generated information with appropriate caution and reinforces the importance of checking information before relying on it.<\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is why critically evaluating and verifying AI-generated information is an essential part of using AI responsibly.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de05466 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de05466\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c09ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"89c09ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1487\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2000 1487&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41542 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Robot machine answering questions much more quickly and properly than human\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-hallucination.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-hallucination.png 2000w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-hallucination-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-hallucination-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-hallucination-1536x1142.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" data-aspect=\"1.3449899125757\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67054aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67054aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b8138 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b8138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae93892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae93892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbc353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfbc353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb2b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfb2b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udca1 Critical Thinking Checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb14d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb14d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When an AI tool gives you a response, pause before accepting or using it. Consider the quality of the information and whether it is appropriate for what you are trying to do.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don&#8217;t just accept AI outputs <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> evaluate them.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When using AI, remember to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72238b68 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"72238b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"pulse animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-af17fc6\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Check the facts\"> Check the facts <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"AI can make mistakes or provide outdated information. Does the information match what you already know? Are there claims, facts or statistics that you should check? Are there claims, facts or statistics that you should check?\">AI can make mistakes or provide outdated information. Does the information match what you already know? Are there claims, facts or statistics that you should check? Are there claims, facts or statistics that you should check?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-54f0d92\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Verify important information\"> Verify important information <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"Use trusted sources such as academic journals, books, library resources, or reputable websites. \">Use trusted sources such as academic journals, books, library resources, or reputable websites. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-417e890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Look for evidence\"> Look for evidence <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"Consider whether claims are supported by reliable references or sources. If the AI provides references, citations or links, check that they actually exist and that they support the claims being made.\">Consider whether claims are supported by reliable references or sources. If the AI provides references, citations or links, check that they actually exist and that they support the claims being made.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-1fbcc7f\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Watch for bias\"> Watch for bias <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"AI outputs can reflect biases present in training data. Think about how particular perspectives, assumptions or viewpoints are represented. Are some voices or perspectives missing?\">AI outputs can reflect biases present in training data. Think about how particular perspectives, assumptions or viewpoints are represented. Are some voices or perspectives missing?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-518aa11\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Use your own judgement\"> Use your own judgement <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"Compare AI responses with your existing knowledge and understanding.\">Compare AI responses with your existing knowledge and understanding.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-57f7211\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect premium-bullet-list-gradient-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Think before you use\"> Think before you use <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-list-desc\" data-text=\"Would you feel confident including this information in an assignment, presentation, or professional setting?\">Would you feel confident including this information in an assignment, presentation, or professional setting?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-186f106\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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thinking.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf04358 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf04358\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf102d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf102d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep Thinking Critically<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bad395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bad395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI can support your learning, but it should not replace your own thinking and judgement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use AI as something to question, explore and evaluate, rather than as a source that automatically has the right answer. Consider what you have learned, what evidence supports the information, what might be missing and whether the response is appropriate for your particular context.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ultimately, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you remain responsible for the work you produce and for how you use AI<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If you use AI to support your studies, make sure that your use is consistent with the guidance provided for your module or assessment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a86102b premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a86102b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18b3fa\" data-id=\"a18b3fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e8916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11e8916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafce29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aafce29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continue developing your AI literacy with these trusted resources. They provide practical guidance, expert insights and strategies to help you use AI effectively, think critically about AI-generated content and become a confident, responsible user of AI throughout your studies and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-ld_icon_box .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bf4ce8 premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bf4ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-ld_icon_box .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd4983\" data-id=\"1dd4983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d288ee8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"d288ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_d288ee8\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Jisc \u2013 AI Literacy <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>Explore practical guidance on AI literacy, responsible use, critical evaluation and the skills needed to use AI effectively in higher education. Although many resources are designed for educators, the principles and guidance are equally valuable for students developing AI literacy. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jisc.ac.uk\/training\/ai-literacy-for-teaching-and-learning-module-1-understanding-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button btn ws-nowrap btn-naked btn-icon-right btn-hover-swp btn-has-label\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\"  data-text=\"Learn more\" >Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jisc.ac.uk\/training\/ai-literacy-for-teaching-and-learning-module-1-understanding-ai\" class=\"lqd-overlay z-index-2\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\" aria-label=\"Jisc \u2013 AI Literacy\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-237defd\" data-id=\"237defd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd238cf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"dd238cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_dd238cf\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >One Useful Thing \u2013 Ethan Mollick <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>A highly regarded blog from Professor Ethan Mollick (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) exploring how to work effectively with AI. The articles encourage readers to question AI outputs, understand its limitations and use AI as a partner for learning rather than a replacement for thinking<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneusefulthing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button btn ws-nowrap btn-naked btn-icon-right btn-hover-swp btn-has-label\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\"  data-text=\"Learn more\" >Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneusefulthing.org\/\" class=\"lqd-overlay z-index-2\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\" aria-label=\"One Useful Thing \u2013 Ethan Mollick\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9438f0\" data-id=\"f9438f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b5e90 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"e1b5e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_e1b5e90\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >ChatGPT Study Mode <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>Learn how to use AI as a study partner through guided questions, step-by-step explanations and knowledge checks. Study Mode is designed to strengthen understanding, encourage reflection and develop independent reasoning rather than simply providing answers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/features\/study-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button btn ws-nowrap btn-naked btn-icon-right btn-hover-swp btn-has-label\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\"  data-text=\"Learn more\" >Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/features\/study-mode\/\" class=\"lqd-overlay z-index-2\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\" aria-label=\"ChatGPT Study Mode\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b484ae9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b484ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ac71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"48ac71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation1 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1200 628&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39296 premium-banner-img ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Person typing on keyboard with AI holographic\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/AI-Student-Accessibility.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/AI-Student-Accessibility.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/AI-Student-Accessibility-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/AI-Student-Accessibility-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-aspect=\"1.9108280254777\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Thinking and AI Think Before You Trust AI tools can be useful for exploring ideas, explaining concepts, generating suggestions and supporting different stages of your learning. 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