Factsheet: AI 101

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

This is the downloadable version of our Ethical AI in Education course. All of the content is contained in this PDF!

Scan the QR codes in the PDF to access the course video content. Print it off, work through the material at your own pace, and refer to it whenever you have a question about AI.

Cool.org - Course Overview - (https://vimeo.com/1096497972/af3b194ee5?share=copy)

You will learn:

• What is AI?

• What are the ethical considerations of using AI in education?

• How to build your AI literacy.

Completion time

This PDF, 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.

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.

To create this course, we have worked with the following people at Melbourne University’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