Generative AI doesn't have to undermine critical thinking and information literacy—it can enhance it. This presentation demonstrates how a redesigned first-year composition curriculum uses GenAI as a "research guide" to teach students misinformation detection, source verification, and lateral reading techniques. Through scaffolded assignments requiring documented AI interactions and independent fact-checking, students learn when AI assistance crosses into academic dishonesty. Attendees receive practical curriculum design strategies, assignment prompts, rubrics, and student examples for integrating AI into composition and information literacy instruction while maintaining academic integrity. Essential for faculty navigating AI's impact on writing and research pedagogy.#artificial-intelligence #information-literacy #composition-pedagogy
