AI in Education

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1 Introduction to AI

1.1. History of AI

1.2. What is AI?

1.3. Examples of AI in Everyday Use

1.4 AI and Education – An Overview

2. Hands-on, interactive AI examples to use with learners

2.1 AI resources to use with young learners

2.2 AI resources to use with older learners

3. AI resources for teachers

3.1 Teacher AI resources to assist in lesson planning and assessment

3.2 A brief exploration into prompting

3.3 Investigate the AI checker tools and their accuracy of detection

4. School policy and AI

4.1 Explore and consider AI ethics and bias

4.2 Explore AI policy ideas for schools

5. Conclusion

5. Conclusion: Highlighting the human connection 1 Quiz

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Lesson Content

Post knowledge AI in Education quiz

About Instructor

Dr. Karen Walstra (KWC.EvolveSchool)

Karen Walstra, independent educational consultant, promotes problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, incorporating digital tools, addressing educational transformation, assisting edu-organisations adapting to change, exploring strategic thinking. Conducts PD personalised sessions. Successful 29-year classroom teaching career (Gr. R-11). Director of Academics. Coordinated and trained on large-scale outreach programmes: St Stithians College’s Thandulwazi Teacher and Leader Development Programme (2005-2015). Acting Head of Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy (8/2017-7/2018), Trainer and content developer of Click Foundation’s Learner Reading project (2012-2015). Worked for Google (2014 - 4/2017) Emerging markets “Education Go Digital” and ChromeOS Teams globally and across Sub-Saharan Africa. Part-time lecturer (University of Pretoria: 2017 to 2019). Holds Masters in Education: Educational Technology (University of Witwatersrand) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD‌ ) Computer-integrated Education (University of Pretoria) researched educational Virtual Reality on teachers’ pedagogy Education, Training and Development Assessor and Moderator. Presented at local and international conferences on Educational Technology and Design and Technology.

4 Courses

Ratings and Reviews

4.7

Avg. Rating

3 Ratings

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Roseanne

Posted 2 weeks ago

This was so interesting!

The course was very helpful for me to understand more about AI in Education, and specifically about a school policy on AI as I have been tasked with helping to write such a policy.

Yvonne

Posted 2 weeks ago

AI in Education

This short course was well worth it. I gained more knowledge on the topic of AI in Education. I found the practical tools very helpful, especially the list of resources.

Kevin

Posted 3 weeks ago

Course was superb, just a few technical glitches

I enjoyed the course, learned a lot, and want to pursue this in the future, thanks Karen and Keri for your help.

Teacha! Inspire - Keri

Posted 3 weeks ago

Thank you, Kevin. We are glad you found it valuable!

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