Educators SA - AI and Learning Workshops

If you are thinking about how AI can benefit your learners, then you are not alone!

AI has become one of the hottest topics in education and we are all grappling with this exciting new technology.

That’s why Educators SA is partnering with one of our members, SA HALT Network, to present a series of online workshops on AI and Learning presented by Dr Nick Jackson, the Digital Technologies Leader at Scotch College.
Many of you would know Nick from presentations at various conferences including EdTechSA and INTAN.

The workshops start on Wednesday 30th of August and run every Wednesday at 4:30pm for 10 weeks – not including the holidays. Each last around 40 minutes.

Free for the series- If you are on a committee/boards of an Educators SA member association

$50 for the series- If you are a member of any one of the 61 Educators SA member associations

Feel free to attend them all or just the ones relevant to you.

If you miss one, you will be able to access a recording of the session soon after the event.

Episode 1 – Introduction to Ai and Education - Wednesday 30 August

Chatbots and how they work
Signing up and accessing ChatGPT
The interface, history and settings
Basic prompting
Q&A

Episode 2 - Effective Prompting - Wednesday 6 September

The formula of a prompt
The language of effective prompts
Iterations, ChatGPT’s defiance and hallucinations
Q&A

Episode 3 - Using ChatGPT for Communication - Wednesday 13 September

Creating emails
Creating articles, blog posts, policies, etc
Assistance with difficult conversations
Q&A

Episode 4 - Using ChatGPT for ‘Teacher Preparation’ (part 1) - Wednesday 20 September

Using ChatGPT as an ideation tool
Creating unit and lesson plans
Creating teaching materials
Improving existing materials
Q&A

Episode 5 - Using ChatGPT for ‘Teacher Preparation’ (part 2) - Wednesday 27 September

Using ChatGPT for creating formative assessments
Using ChatGPT for creating summative assessments
Auditing and improving existing assessments
Q&A

Episode 6 - Using ChatGPT as a Teaching Assistant (Secondary) - Wednesday 18 October

Exploring use cases for teaching with ChatGPT
Q&A

Episode 7 - Using ChatGPT as a Teaching Assistant (Primary) - Wednesday 25 October

Exploring use cases for teaching with ChatGPT
Q&A

Episode 8 - Using ChatGPT for Learning (Secondary) - Wednesday 1 November

Exploring use cases for learning with ChatGPT
Q&A

Episode 9 - Using ChatGPT for Learning (Primary) - Wednesday 8 November

Exploring use cases for learning with ChatGPT
Q&A

Episode 10 - Wider Possibilities for ChatGPT - Wednesday 15 November

Using ChatGPT for report writing
Assessing work, moderation and plagiarism checkers
Changing your workflow
Q&A

Our Presenter

Dr Nick Jackson has worked for over 20 years in education at universities and in schools. He has a passion for researching and working with teachers, students and technology. He focuses on learners being empowered to access education in the ways that they choose and have doors open to create new pathways into learning enhanced by technology. His specialties include pedagogy, educational technology, A.I. in education, e-learning, teaching, learning, online learning, coaching, training, empowering learners, communities of practice, ICT, computing, digital technologies, web design, design thinking, critical & creative thinking and all manner of digital innovation.

Any questions? Don't hesitate to reach out to us at Educators SA: events@edsa.sa.edu.au