Using Generative AI to Enhance Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Instructors
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Chryso ChristodoulouCEO - FounderMrs. Chryso Christodoulou is the founder of FUNecole® Research Institute and the co-founder of Digipro Education Limited. Her academic background is in Computer Science and Education. She is the designer and author of the FUNecole® for Cambridge ICT Starters Initial Steps endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations and recognized best practice educational approach by the European Commission. Mrs. Christodoulou is an external educational expert for the Institute of Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) on various educational research projects. She is a program committee member for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Computer society. Mrs. Christodoulou participates as keynote speaker and panelist at numerous conferences, seminars and workshops around the world. Mrs. Christodoulou´s work has been published in scholarly and policy publications, such as IEEE Xplore and the European Parliament Magazine. She is a recognized as an entrepreneurship expert by OECD and is one of 350 European Ambassadors of Entrepreneurship.
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Kyriakos ChristodoulouHead of R&D and InnovationKyriakos Christodoulou holds a BSc in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in Innovation Management. He has been working in digital education projects at Digipro since 2011. He is primarily active in R&D on primary school curricula, developing partnerships with European institutions and agencies, participating in training and organising exhibitions, European seminars trainers education(Comenius and Grundtvig), online learning content authoring (Flash, HTML, Authoring tools), platform /web front-end design and development (HTML/CSS), education requirements analysis and design as well as alpha and beta testing.
Gen AI is here to stay and will shape our students’ futures, so let’s harness its potential for effective teaching and learning. As Gen AI becomes an integral part of our students’ futures, it’s crucial to embrace its potential to transform education.
By attending, you’ll gain insights into leveraging Gen AI to create dynamic, interactive learning environments, making education more personalized and engaging.
Join us to explore how Gen AI can revolutionize the way we teach and learn, ensuring our students are well-prepared for the future. This seminar will showcase groundbreaking teaching methods for Cypriot Schools, demonstrating how to effectively incorporate Gen AI into classroom activities, enhance student engagement, and streamline assessments.
- • Boost Teaching Skills: Discover how Gen AI can enhance your classroom delivery and assessment methods.
- • Engage Students: Learn why education systems need to evolve with Gen AI to keep students interested.
- • Explore Tech-Enhanced Learning: Dive into the latest pedagogical methods using technology.
- • Promote the 4Cs: Design exciting new learning experiences that foster Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity.
- • Get Hands-On: Gain practical knowledge and see real examples of Gen AI in action.
- • Embrace Personalized Learning: Understand how Gen AI and Machine Learning can create personalized, self-paced learning experiences.
This expert educator professional development seminar is tailored for:
- • Middle and High School Principals/Managers: Individuals responsible for leadership and management within middle and high school settings.
- • Educational Curriculum Consultants: Professionals involved in advising on and developing educational curricula.
- Precedence: Priority will be given to institutions approved by HRDA or the Ministry of Education and Culture.
- Participants in this seminar will gain access to state-of-the-art tools, platforms, and educational pedagogies aimed at enhancing the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes crucial for educational excellence. The program is designed to empower educational leaders with innovative resources to effectively navigate and lead in today’s educational landscape.
Recent Program Participants
Hourly Schedule
Day 1
- 07:30 - 08:30
- The future of learning and development will be powered by Generative AI. (Gen AI)
- • Architect learning outcomes with Gen AI.
• Learning at the forefront of all Gen AI supported teaching practices.
• How using Gen AI contributes to students being able to meet the learning goals that drive each lesson?
• Gen AI as a powerful new driver to assessing and reporting learning outcomes.
• The benefits and perils of Gen AI.
- 08:30 - 10:00
- Guided Group Projects.
- • Using Gen AI to Elevate Learning Activities.
• Using Gen AI to Assist with Real-Time Progress Monitoring.
- 10:00 - 10:15
- Coffee Break
- 10:15 - 11:45
- Enhancing teaching and learning
- • How students develop information literacy and fluency to determine “fake news” from trusted scholarly sources, we also want students to understand Gen AI, how it is used, and the potential uses it has to enhance their learning?
• How a Gen AI lesson plan tips and best practices that can be helpful as own lessons that incorporate the use of Gen AI in the classroom.
• Never use AI without the permission of your school.
- 11:45 - 12:15
- Class Project
- After reviewing the Case studies and additional - subject relevant recommended readings, videos, links-, participants will create their own presentations on the subject using presentation or eLearning authoring tools. Participants will be expected to post their projects on the dedicated seminar blog.
Day 2
- 07:30 - 09:30
- New Pedagogical Gen AI Enriched Approaches
- • Gen AI Enhanced Lesson Plans for Middle Grades
• Gen AI Enhanced Lesson Plans for Middle & High School Grades
• Gen AI Enhanced Lesson Plans for High School
- 09:30 - 09:45
- Coffee Break
- 09:45 - 12:15
- The Best Free AI Image Generators
- Creating a photorealistic image with image generators
Day 3
- 07:30 - 09:00
- Recapitulation of the previous day
- Recapitulation of the previous day and continue with the study of how schools can connect, scale and mainstream these promising new models, standards and approaches.
- 09:00 - 10:00
- Teachers as Learning and Development Leaders. (L&D Teacher/Leaders)
- The demand for teacher transformation as L&D leaders increases year over year since the pandemic. Teachers have the massive responsibility of shepherding schools into the future through L&D strategies that create a culture of learning help student’s stay relevant to the continuous demands of the workforce.
- 10:00 - 10:15
- Coffee Break
- 10:15 - 11:45
- Allow students to work with ChatGPT
- • The uses of ChatGPT classrooms: ChatGPT might offers editing advice or suggestions if students asked it to read their papers and provide suggestions.
• The potential perils of using ChatGPT in lesson design.
• Use ChatGPT to improve student writing, not merely ChatGPT to write for them.
• Student writers should still be the ones vetting the information AI generates.
• Chat GPT can be a Co-Pilot not the Pilot.
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Group Presentations
- Present group projects that contain learning experiences beyond expectations driven by authentic passion and need
Terms and Conditions
The above seminar is fully subsidized by HRDA on the condition that the following criteria is stringently adhered to:
1. Cameras and microphones must be open for the duration of the seminar.
2. Participation for the whole seminar must exceed 75%.
3. 1 device per person must be used.
4. You must ensure you check in punctually at the beginning of the seminar and check out at the end of each day.
5. You are obligated to participate in the follow up onsite 4 Hour visit and you must ensure you check in and check out promptly.
In the event the criteria is not fulfilled satisfactorily and you are rejected by HRDA, please note that you as an individual or your company will be liable to pay the participation fee of €1800.
Finally, please see our cancellation policy:
– Cancellations can be accepted up to 5 working days prior to the seminar without penalties. For any cancellations received after the deadline (or no-shows), the individual or company will be invoiced the full amount per participant.
– Substitutions can be accepted up to 2 working days prior to the seminar without penalties.