AI Literacy for Teachers - Ethical AI in Education

AI Literacy for Teachers - Ethical AI in Education

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Course summary

In the shifting landscape of education, a new contender has appeared - Artificial Intelligence (AI). This course will cover what it is, what it isn’t, and how to use it responsibly. Created in partnership with AVPN and the University of Melbourne's Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), this is the ultimate introduction to AI in Education.

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Video transcript

Artificial Intelligence, or AI. How do you feel about it? You may be excited and already looking for ways to leverage this tool, you may feel stressed about how you’re going to work yet another element into your teaching practice, or you may even be downright sceptical and see this as just another fad in the education space.

That’s why Cool.org has teamed up with Melbourne University’s Centre for AI and Digital Ethics. We’ve tapped into the knowledge and skills of experts to create this course specifically for educators. We look at the benefits, how to mitigate the risks, and get hands-on to build your skills.

You will learn:

  • what is AI?
  • what are the ethical considerations of using AI in education?
  • how to build your AI literacy.

Course time:

This course, including optional practical activities, is expected to take up to 3 hours. You can do it in one session on a curriculum day or break it up over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

  • 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice: Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.
  • 3.4 Select and use resources: Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.
  • 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically: Incorporate strategies to promote the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
  • 7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities: Meet codes of ethics and conduct established by regulatory authorities, systems and schools.

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Course Content

Module 1: What is AI?

Module 1: What is AI?

01.
Intro
02.
Welcome to this course
03.
What is AI?
04.
What is generative AI?
05.
Where does AI fit in with technology?
06.
The answers
07.
Chunks, tokens and vectors
08.
From embedding vector to output
09.
Let’s overlap our chunks
10.
How has AI changed?
11.
AI terminology
Module 2: Risk and benefits?

Module 2: Risk and benefits?

12.
Risks of AI
13.
What is AI good at?
14.
Data: privacy
15.
Data: copyright and IP
16.
Data: accuracy
17.
Mitigating the risk of inaccuracies
18.
Bias
19.
Case studies of bias
20.
Mitigating bias
21.
Developing AI responsibly
22.
Using AI responsibly
Module 3: Developing your AI literacy

Module 3: Developing your AI literacy

23.
AI in Australian schools
24.
Prompt crafting
25.
Best practices
26.
Let’s have a go!
27.
Writing a lesson
28.
Writing a better lesson
29.
Differentiation with AI
30.
Students using AI
31.
AI in education case studies
Reflections

Reflections

32.
Staying ahead
33.
Reflection
34.
Congratulations

Course instructors

To create this course, we have worked with the following people at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE). We wish to extend our most heartfelt thanks for sharing their time and expertise for the benefit of our teachers and educators.

  • Professor Jeannie Paterson - Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics
  • Dr Marc Cheong - Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems, Deputy Director of the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics
  • Dr Simon Coghlan - Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics - Deputy Director of the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics
  • Mr Joshua Rose - PhD Candidate, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, Academic Tutor
  • Ms Rashika Bahl - PhD Candidate, Computing and Information Systems, Academic Tutor
  • Ms Susan Sheldrick - PhD Candidate, Computing and Information Systems, Academic Tutor
  • Ms Abi Ward - Centre Manager: Centre for AI and Digital Ethics

Frequently asked questions

Can I log this PD with my states teaching authority?

Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.

How long will this take to complete?

This course, including optional practical activities, is expected to take up to 3 hours. You can do it in one session on a curriculum day or break it up over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.

Will I get proof of completion?

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.

Is this course accredited?

All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.

Stay tuned!

Throughout 2025, we’ll be launching a full AI Professional Learning Suite, packed with even more resources and opportunities for growth. Keep an eye out for updates - there’s plenty more to come!

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