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Generative AI for Educators: AI Literacy & Prompting Skills

Generative AI for Educators: AI Literacy & Prompting Skills

Instructors: Dr. Jodie Torrington

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Develop what it means to be "AI literate" through understanding the technical, practical and ethical components of AI literacy.
Master the ability to prompt AI models effectively through an emphasis on using professional knowledge and maintaining agency.
Learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of AI tools and outputs, drawing on the importance of professional knowledge and expertise, and user agency.
Use AI to create contextually-relevant lesson plans, assessments, and classroom materials efficiently and accurately.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Learn how to harness the power of generative AI whilst retaining complete professional control in the classroom.

This comprehensive course equips educators with essential AI literacy skills and the ability to strategically and effectively prompt AI models without compromising pedagogical expertise. Learn to leverage AI as a powerful assistant for lesson planning, assessment design, and resource creation while you remain the ultimate decision-maker in all educational contexts. Discover how to craft effective prompts that generate meaningful educational content, evaluate AI outputs critically, and integrate AI tools strategically into your teaching workflow. Through hands-on activities and real-world applications, you'll develop the confidence to harness AI's capabilities for brainstorming, planning, and differentiated instruction while understanding its limitations and ethical implications. Balance innovation with educational integrity become an educator who integrates AI-enhanced teaching with their professional knowledge and expertise.

This module introduces the fundamental concept of AI literacy, exploring what it means to be literate in the age of artificial intelligence. Through a series of engaging activities and tasks, you will develop a foundational understanding of AI's role and implications in education.

What's included

9 videos9 readings3 assignments

9 videos Total 64 minutes

Welcome to the course 3 minutes
Module Introduction 1 minute
What is AI Literacy: Part 1 8 minutes
What is AI Literacy: Part 2 10 minutes
What is AI Literacy: Part 3 10 minutes
Teaching about and with AI 3 minutes
UNESCO AI Competency Framework 1 minute
European Commission/OECD AI Framework 1 minute
Unpacking the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools (Podcast) 27 minutes

9 readings Total 108 minutes

Course Overview 10 minutes
Critical Information 10 minutes
Module Activities 2 minutes
Expanding the concept of AI literacy 2 minutes
International AI Frameworks - Intro 2 minutes
UNESCO AI Competency Framework - Full Document 30 minutes
European Commission/OECD AI Framework - Full Document 30 minutes
AI literacy in Australian schools 20 minutes
Components of AI literacy 2 minutes

3 assignments Total 85 minutes

GenAI policies in your educational setting 45 minutes
Learning about or with AI? 30 minutes
Australian Framework Knowledge Check 10 minutes

This module expands on what it means to be AI literate, unpacking it into three components of knowledge: technical, practical, and ethical.

What's included

8 videos21 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts

8 videos Total 16 minutes

Module Introduction 1 minute
Technical Understanding 1 minute
LLM Visualisation Explanation 4 minutes
AI in Teaching 4 minutes
Practical Understanding 1 minute
Types of AI tools 1 minute
Ethical Understanding 1 minute
Using AI Ethically at Work 4 minutes

21 readings Total 337 minutes

Module Activities 2 minutes
Building AI Literacy: Technical Knowledge 10 minutes
Understanding LLMs and Tokens 1 15 minutes
Understanding LLMs and Tokens 2 20 minutes
Interactive LLM visualisation 10 minutes
Teaching Lessons about AI 30 minutes
Extra Resources - Technical Understanding 20 minutes
Teaching about AI mindmap 30 minutes
Building AI Literacy: Practical Knowledge 10 minutes
AI Roles in the classroom 1 30 minutes
AI Roles in the classroom 2 30 minutes
AI Educator repository 10 minutes
Teaching with AI mindmap 30 minutes
Building AI Literacy: Ethical Knowledge 5 minutes
Definitions 5 minutes
Optional Deep Dive - Privacy & Security Concerns 15 minutes
Optional Deep Dive - Algorithmic Bias 15 minutes
Optional Deep Dive - Discrimination 15 minutes
Optional Deep Dive - Misuse of Technologies 15 minutes
Optional Deep Dive - Digital Inequality 15 minutes
Information on copyright and output ownership 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

AI Literacy Knowledge Check 30 minutes
Information upload ethics 30 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 45 minutes

Teaching students about AI 15 minutes
Teaching students how AI can support their learning 15 minutes
Balancing the benefits and risks of AI 15 minutes

This module commences your journey of interacting with AI tools. You will learn about the difference between AI models, tools, and types.

What's included

4 videos7 readings2 assignments

4 videos Total 20 minutes

Module Introduction 2 minutes
Your AI Journey 5 minutes
The difference between ready-made tools and LLMs 2 minutes
Experimenting with pre-made and customisable AI tools 11 minutes

7 readings Total 199 minutes

Module Activities 2 minutes
Your AI Journey Video Briefing 2 minutes
Difference between Large Language Models (LLMs) 10 minutes
Your turn: Difference between Large Language Models (LLMs) 50 minutes
Prompt 1 for Experimenting with pre-made and customisable AI tools 60 minutes
Prompt 2 for Experimenting with pre-made and customisable AI tools 60 minutes
Reflecting on experimenting with pre-made and customisable AI tools 15 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Reflecting on the outputs of different LLMs 30 minutes
Your AI Journey 30 minutes

This module unpacks the art and science of effective AI prompting, a crucial skill for interacting with and leveraging artificial intelligence. You will learn strategies and techniques to craft clear, concise, and impactful prompts that yield desired outcomes from AI models, enhancing your ability to utilise AI as a powerful tool.

What's included

6 videos12 readings2 assignments

6 videos Total 107 minutes

Module Introduction 1 minute
10 tips for prompting AI 7 minutes
The Art of Prompt Crafting (Podcast) 47 minutes
Using AI for Lesson Planning 13 minutes
Using AI for Assessment Task Creation and Planning 5 minutes
Using AI effectively to support lesson planning and assessment design 34 minutes

12 readings Total 422 minutes

Module Activities 2 minutes
Experimenting with prompting 60 minutes
LLMs as a "calculator for words" 30 minutes
Social Platform for AI Prompts: prompts.chat 30 minutes
Developing AI Intuition 30 minutes
Classroom Poster: 'What is AI?' 15 minutes
Experimenting with Scaffolded Prompts: Task Overview 5 minutes
Lesson Planning - Experimenting with scaffolded prompts 60 minutes
Assessment Planning - Experimenting with scaffolded prompts 60 minutes
Experimenting with your own prompt 60 minutes
Retaining Agency with AI 60 minutes
Next steps 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 75 minutes

End of Course Reflection 60 minutes
Prompting knowledge check 15 minutes

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Dr. Jodie Torrington

Macquarie University

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This course provides educators with essential AI literacy skills and practical prompting techniques for using generative AI tools in teaching. It's important because AI is rapidly transforming education, and educators need to understand how to use these tools effectively while maintaining their professional expertise and ethical standards. The course ensures you stay relevant in an AI-influenced educational landscape while helping you work more efficiently without compromising instructional quality.

This course is designed for K-12 teachers, college instructors, instructional designers, curriculum developers, and educational administrators - anyone involved in teaching or educational content creation. No technical background or prior AI experience is required. Whether you're completely new to AI or have experimented with AI tools but want more structured guidance, this course meets you where you are and helps you develop confidence and competence.

After completing this course, you'll be able to confidently use AI tools to enhance your teaching efficiency across multiple areas including lesson planning, resource creation, and assessment design. You'll know how to craft effective prompts that generate high-quality educational content, critically evaluate AI outputs, and make informed ethical decisions about when and how to integrate AI into your practice. Most importantly, you'll maintain your role as the educational expert while leveraging AI as a powerful assistant.

Unlike generic AI courses or technical AI training, this course is specifically designed for educators by educators. It focuses on pedagogical applications rather than technical implementation, emphasizes maintaining professional agency rather than simply adopting new tools, addresses the unique ethical considerations in educational settings, provides practical strategies for common teaching tasks rather than abstract AI concepts, and balances efficiency gains with instructional quality. The course recognizes that educators are experts who need AI literacy, not technicians who need teaching skills, ensuring the content respects and builds upon your professional expertise.

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