Using "The Wittenberg Framework (Part I)" in Courses on AI Governance, Normative Theory, and Cross-Cultural Ethics

Reader’s note: New readers are encouraged to begin with Part 0 , Chapter 4 (“Architecture of the Series and Reader Orientation ”), which provides a brief overview and orientation to the Framework. Links to Preprints are listed in Part 0, Chapter 5 (“Publication and Citation Record”) This Teaching Note accompanies The Wittenberg Framework (Part I): A Three-Axis Instantiation of the Wittenberg Framework for Cross-Cultural AI Governance and is designed for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in philosophy of technology, AI ethics, governance studies, political theory, and interdisciplinary digital studies. The note provides a structured didactic framework for teaching the core theoretical text. It integrates abstract normative analysis with applied, case-based reasoning and outlines a modular course design that can be implemented in one or two seminar sessions. It includes: intended audience and course contexts explicit learning objectives a suggested didactic structure key conceptual focal points discussion questions integrated case-based assignments references to curated companion texts and case studies The Teaching Note is intended to support instructors in using the Wittenberg Framework not only as a theoretical contribution, but as a pedagogically deployable module for analyzing cross-cultural normative conflicts, regulatory pluralism, and structural mismatches in AI governance. Version 1.0 (2026-01-17): Initial Version