Academic Insights

• Students view AI as a teammate, not just a tool.
• Trust and perceived capability shape willingness to collaborate with AI.
• Explainable AI increases productive student–AI interaction.
• Students recognize AI limitations when guided properly.
• Human–AI teaming requires new collaborative literacies.
• Poor understanding leads to misplaced trust or rejection.

Apply This Now

• Teach students how to question AI outputs.
• Scaffold AI use with role clarity: what humans decide, what AI supports.
• Build AI literacy alongside subject learning.

Add This in Your Lesson

Run a group task where students must justify when they ignored AI advice.

Avoid This Mistake

Assuming students naturally know how to collaborate effectively with AI.

Keywords

Human–AI teaming; Student perceptions; Explainable AI; Collaboration; AI literacy