AI for education
Discover how to leverage generative AI to transform technical-professional education and optimize lesson planning.
About the course
How can teachers leverage the capabilities of generative AI to transform technical-professional education? In this course, participants will discover how tools like ChatGPT can save time and foster creativity in lesson planning. Over four weeks, they will explore prompt generation techniques, the use of AI for designing creative activities, and the implementation of effective assessments with AI.
How it works
You will join a group of 2 to 5 colleagues, and as a group, you will meet 4 times, either in person or online, at a time you all agree on.
Join a circle
Organize your study group with colleagues during the match period.
Agree on a schedule
Decide the most convenient time for your sessions, online or in person.
Join and collaborate
When the session arrives, connect with your colleagues and complete the activities together.
What's included
Requirements
- Be an active teacher
- Interest in experimenting with AI
- Availability to participate in session 0, tutorials, and peer sessions
Course syllabus
Session 1: Introduction to Generative AI
- • Learn about the possibilities of generative AI to support teaching, for lesson planning, development of pedagogical resources, and providing feedback
Session 2: Prompt engineering for planning a class
- • Develop good prompts for planning classes with GPT, research additional techniques, and improve examples as a team
Session 3: AI-enhanced creativity
- • Research how AI can enhance creativity to design better learning experiences, and reflect on creativity
Session 4: Assessment with AI
- • Design assessments with AI, create assessment instruments, apply them to provide feedback, and explore opportunities to improve student assessment
Meet the instructor
Sebastián Marambio
Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, high school mathematics teacher, and former director of the Innovation Center at the Chilean Ministry of Education. He is the founder of Circles and an artificial intelligence instructor.
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