The AI Fluency Framework is a descriptive and normative model of Human-AI interaction, developed by Prof Rick Dakan (Ringling College of Art and Design) and Prof Joseph Feller (University College Cork). The Framework defines AI Fluency as the ability to work effectively, efficiently, ethically, and safely within emerging modalities (automation, agency, and augmentation) of Human-AI interaction. It describes four core competencies (The “4Ds”).
For a practical summary of the AI Fluency Framework see:
https://ringling.libguides.com/ai/framework
Open Educational Resources
The courses below are based on the AI Fluency Framework by Rick Dakan and Joseph Feller and were developed and produced by Dakan, Feller, and Anthropic with support from the Higher Education Authority, Ireland, through the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. All course materials including videos freely available under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Free/OER Course)
(Video copyright 2025 Rick Dakan, Joseph Feller, and Anthropic PBC. Released under the CC BY-NC-SA license.)
Provides an introduction to the AI Fluency Framework and practical exercises for applying the concepts to your AI interactions.
– 12 Lessons
– 3-4 Hours (inc approx. 70 mins Video)
– All course materials including videos freely available under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
– On Anthropic Academy https://anthropic.skilljar.com/ai-fluency-framework-foundations
– On OpenCourses.ie https://opencourses.ie/opencourse/ai-fluency-framework-foundations/
Teaching AI Fluency (Free/OER Course)
(Video copyright 2025 Rick Dakan, Joseph Feller, and Anthropic PBC. Released under the CC BY-NC-SA license.)
Teaching AI Fluency empowers educators of all kinds to help their students develop values, judgment, and practical skills, and to foster more thoughtful approaches to human-AI collaboration.
The course covers:
– Approaches and entry points to teaching the AI Fluency Framework
– AI Fluency assessments and assignments
– Engaging thoughtfully with AI’s impacts, and integrating AI Fluency into our curricula and disciplines
– 7 Lessons with in-depth exercises
– c. 5-6 Hours (inc c. 70 mins video)
– All course materials including videos freely available under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
– On Anthropic Academy https://anthropic.skilljar.com/teaching-ai-fluency
– Coming to OpenCourses.ie soon
AI Fluency for Educators (Free/OER Course)
(Video copyright 2025 Rick Dakan, Joseph Feller, and Anthropic PBC. Released under the CC BY-NC-SA license.)
AI Fluency for Educators is about applying the 4D’s of Delegation, Description, Discernment and Diligence to educator workflows for course design, lesson planning, and the creation of learning materials.
The course covers:
– A recap of the 4D Framework
– Applying the 4D’s to build context-rich workflows
– Collaborating with AI on course/lesson design and development of learning materials
– 4 Lessons
– In-depth exercises
– c. 3 Hours (inc c. 35 mins video)
– All course materials including videos freely available under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
– On Anthropic Academy https://anthropic.skilljar.com/ai-fluency-for-educators
– Coming to OpenCourses.ie soon
AI Fluency for Students (Free/OER Course)
(Video copyright 2025 Rick Dakan, Joseph Feller, and Anthropic PBC. Released under the CC BY-NC-SA license.)
AI Fluency for Students looks at applying the 4D’s of Delegation, Description, Discernment and Diligence to two key areas of collaborating with AI as a student: learning and career planning. It also talks about the central foundation for our AI-infused future – human beings willing to build responsible and reflective practice, to stay curious, to stay principled, and to meaningfully act as the human in the loop.
The course covers:
– A quick summary of the 4D Framework
– Applying the 4D’s to working with AI in your own learning and career planning
– Building your own personal policy for responsible AI engagement.
– 5 Lessons
– In-depth exercises
– c. 3 Hours (inc c. 30 mins video)
– All course materials including videos freely available under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
– On Anthropic Academy https://anthropic.skilljar.com/ai-fluency-for-students
– Coming to OpenCourses.ie soon
Contact us
Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions: Prof. Rick Dakan (Ringling College of Art and Design) and Prof. Joseph Feller (University College Cork).
About this Site
This site will provide a central repository for the AI Fluency Framework documents, related research papers and presentations, and downloadable open educational resources (source documents, media assets, etc). Please add to your favourites and come back soon!
The site is maintained by Rick Dakan and Joseph Feller.
Rick Dakan is Professor of Creative Technologies, AI Coordinator, and Interim Co-Director of the Center for the Creative Economy at Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida. He also oversees the college’s Undergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and the Professional Certificate in Fundamentals of AI for Creatives. He is a game designer and author of more than thirty games and books from video games and tabletop games to novels, nonfiction, and comics.
Joseph Feller is Professor of Information Systems and
Digital Transformation at the Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland. His research is focused on AI-human hybrid creativity, innovation, and learning. His work has been published in Information Systems Research, Journal of MIS, Journal of the AIS, Journal of Information Technology, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, and Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and has been funded by the European Commission, Irish Research Council, Irish HEA, and other funding bodies.
Except where indicated otherwise, this page is copyright 2025 Rick Dakan and Joseph Feller, and is released under the CC BY-NC-SA license.