AI as Partner in General Education
An open textbook for building AI literacy, prompt engineering skill, and critical thinking across every discipline. Whether you are a student learning to work with AI for the first time, an instructor integrating AI into your classroom, or a professional building confidence in responsible AI use, this resource meets you where you are.
Every chapter is built as a live reading environment — not a PDF. Arden, the built-in AI thinking partner, is with you throughout. Interactive activities are embedded in the text. The glossary is always one click away.
A socratic AI thinking partner embedded in every chapter. Ask questions, think things through, and get pushed further — without having your work done for you.
Key terms are defined inline. Hover or click any highlighted term to see its definition without losing your place in the text.
Prompt Lab, Evaluate/Verify/Revise, and ethics scenarios live inside the chapters — hands-on practice without switching tabs.
The tools you need are already inside the book. Every chapter includes hands-on activities — the Prompt Lab in Chapter 3, the Evaluate, Verify, Revise workflow in Chapter 5, and ethics scenario exercises in Chapter 4. Arden, your AI thinking partner, is available throughout.
Every chapter already includes learning objectives, embedded activities, and Arden — configured to support guided inquiry without doing student work for them. The full text is free to assign, adapt, and remix under open license.