BOSILOS: A Pilot Study of AI-Supported Media Literacy in Higher Education

This pilot study examined the potential of an interactive, AI-supported learning module to encourage students to examine, question, and compare differing viewpoints on topics including immigration and climate change. In the summer of 2025, the module was piloted with 16 undergraduates enrolled in a course titled Media Literacy and Youth Culture. Data were collected through four sources: student counter speech responses; think-aloud protocols conducted as students interacted with the module; reflective essays completed after participation, and a post-activity questionnaire. Evidence of student learning was observed in students’ ability to generate conservative counterarguments in response to liberal or conservative-leaning news stories about climate change and immigration. Data show that BOSILOS offers a promising practice in the application of AI-embedded interactive learning to media literacy education. Students perceived the feedback provided about their written responses to be engaging and useful. Such activities may foster learner engagement and perspective-taking that inform the design of future instructional practices in both K–12 and higher education.

Access the full paper here: https://bit.ly/BOSILOS-AI

Keywords: AI-supported learning, media literacy, higher education, curriculum and instruction