Generative AI in the Classroom for Educators

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Generative AI in the Classroom for Educators

Instructors: Leon Robinson

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Identify opportunities and requirements for responsible implementation of AI tools in the classroom
Consider strategies and practices for enhancing the curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment using AI
Investigate considerations and challenges in responsible and ethical integration of AI in learning and teaching
Explore future and practical application of AI in the classroom

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Tools you'll learn

Generative AI

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6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, the integration of generative AI is both a groundbreaking opportunity and a topic of significant debate. Building on the University of Glasgow's acclaimed Generative AI in Education short course, this advanced program delves into the strategies and practices necessary for the responsible implementation of AI tools in the classroom.

Key focus areas include essential digital skills and AI literacy, examples and case uses of generative AI in classrooms, and ethical considerations all teachers should consider as they look to implement AI into their teaching practice. This course aims to enhance your technical proficiency and understanding of AI in education. For teachers and educators at every level looking for more insights as to how they can develop their own digital and AI literacy skills and ultimately make more informed decisions about how to apply generative AI use for their students.

In this week, we'll be looking at key digital strategies and frameworks that we consider essential to understanding the use of Generative AI in the Classroom.

What's included

3 videos5 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 24 minutes

Introduction to the course 2 minutes
Considerations to educating in a digitised world 11 minutes
Introduction to digital and AI literacy frameworks 11 minutes

5 readings Total 60 minutes

Instructor biographies 10 minutes
About the course 20 minutes
Before you get started... 10 minutes
Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp 2.2.). 10 minutes
The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Model. 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Week 1: Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 1: Graded Quiz 30 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 50 minutes

Consider your AI stance now 20 minutes
How is education changing? 10 minutes
Consider your TPACK Skills 20 minutes

In this week, we'll look at practical examples and some cases of use of Generative AI in the Classroom.

What's included

5 videos5 readings2 assignments6 discussion prompts

5 videos Total 41 minutes

The possibilities of AI for lesson planning 8 minutes
The importance of your pedagogical choices 11 minutes
Examples and case studies of AI implementations 6 minutes
Assessment and the learning process 6 minutes
Exploring marking and feedback with AI 10 minutes

5 readings Total 70 minutes

Using GenAI to create materials for diverse learner needs: benefits 10 minutes
Using GenAI to create materials for diverse learner needs: weaknesses 20 minutes
What makes a good SWOT analysis? 20 minutes
Academic insights on ways to demonstrate learning 10 minutes
Academic insights on comparing and contrasting feedback 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Week 2: Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 2: Graded Quiz 30 minutes

6 discussion prompts Total 70 minutes

Lesson-planning with Generative AI 10 minutes
Create learning materials tailored to diverse learner needs 10 minutes
Explore AI integration in the classroom 10 minutes
SWOT analysis 10 minutes
Suggest ways to demonstrate learning 20 minutes
Compare and contrast feedback 10 minutes

In this week, we'll address some ethical considerations relating to integrating Generative AI into the Classroom might be.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments6 discussion prompts

2 videos Total 22 minutes

Ethical considerations of integrating AI in the classroom 15 minutes
Plagiarism and AI 6 minutes

2 readings Total 30 minutes

Jacques Ellul’s “Reasonable Questions to Ask About Any Technology” 10 minutes
Plagiarism machines? 20 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Week 3: Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 3: Graded Quiz 30 minutes

6 discussion prompts Total 90 minutes

Reasonable questions: social, moral, and ethical 20 minutes
Reasonable questions: practical, vocational, and metaphysical 20 minutes
Reasonable questions: political, aesthetic, ecological 20 minutes
Experiences of plagiarism 10 minutes
What is education for? 10 minutes
Final thoughts 10 minutes

Instructors

Leon Robinson

University of Glasgow

1 Course 1,173 learners

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University of Glasgow

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