Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Education: Practical Tools and Inclusive Pedagogies

Description

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education, offering new opportunities for teachers to plan lessons, personalise learning, and support student engagement. This course provides a practical introduction to AI in education, helping participants to explore its possibilities while reflecting critically on its challenges.

Teachers will gain hands-on experience with AI tools for lesson planning, differentiated instruction, and feedback, while also discovering how to integrate AI into creative and inclusive pedagogies such as storytelling, gamification, and the arts. The programme places strong emphasis on ethical considerations, ensuring that participants understand issues of privacy, bias, and equity in AI use.

Through workshops, simulations, and peer collaboration, participants will leave the course with a set of practical strategies, ready-to-use resources, and a clearer vision of how AI can enhance teaching and learning in a responsible and student-centred way.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the possibilities and limitations of AI in education.
Use AI tools for lesson planning, differentiated instruction, feedback, and formative assessment.
Design active, inclusive, and student-centred learning activities with AI integration.
Promote creative pedagogies (drama, storytelling, gamification) supported by AI technologies.
Critically assess the ethical considerations of AI use—such as privacy, bias, and equitable access.

Indicative Daily Programme

Day 1 – Introduction to AI in Education

Welcome and icebreakers.
Participant introductions: school contexts and prior experience with AI.
Course overview and expectations.
Theoretical foundations of AI: terminology, history, real-world examples.
Interactive brainstorm: AI in daily life and its implications for teaching.

Day 2 – Exploring AI Tools & Lesson Planning

Mini-lecture: Capabilities and limits of AI tools in education.
Hands-on activity: Experimenting with AI platforms for planning and feedback.
Workshop: Creating AI-enhanced lesson tasks.
Group presentation and reflective discussion on tool effectiveness and ethical issues.

Day 3 – Active Learning and Personalisation with AI

Theoretical input: Active, flipped, and personalised learning models.
Practical session: Designing differentiated tasks using AI.
Simulation: Delivering a flipped lesson with AI-generated materials.
Group presentations with peer feedback on approach and challenges.

Day 4 – Creative and Inclusive Pedagogies Powered by AI

Input: Integrating AI in creative teaching (e.g., storytelling, arts, gamification).
Workshop: Designing inclusive AI-supported classroom activities (accessibility, language support, multicultural considerations).
Ethical round-table: Addressing AI bias, data privacy, and equity.
Collaborative activity: Drafting an AI-use policy or guideline for classroom/school implementation.

Day 5 – Reflection, Sharing & Certification

Circle activity: “What will I take back to my classroom?”
Group preparation of short presentations highlighting key takeaways.
Networking session: Participants from all courses present and exchange ideas.
Awarding of Certificates of Attendance.

Day 6 – Cultural Excursion

Cultural visit in the local area
Opportunities for networking and intercultural exchange

Sessions

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ⓘ Key Information

Here are the important specifics regarding attendance, scheduling, activities, and what you will need.

Certificate of Completion

Requirement: To be eligible for the Certificate of Completion, participants are required to maintain a minimum attendance rate of 80% of all scheduled course sessions.

Issuance: The certificate will typically be issued on the last day of the course (e.g., Friday or Saturday). Upon request, we can also provide supporting documentation to facilitate the completion of your Europass Mobility documents.

Course Schedule

Timing: Classes are held during the weekday, taking place in either the morning or the afternoon. The specific timing will be determined by the course provider and the availability of the trainers.

Flexibility & Finalization: The course outlines are subject to minor modifications, depending on both participants' collective requests and the trainer's discretion. The definitive schedule will be distributed to all participants no later than two weeks (14 days) prior to the start date of the course. Should you have a specific topic you wish to see included, please communicate it at least four weeks in advance.

Cultural & Social Activities

Standard Arrangement: The majority of planned cultural and social activities are organized for Saturday. These typically include tickets to local museums, city cards, or excursions managed by an external tour operator.

- Alternative Timing: If you prefer to utilize these included options earlier in the week, this may be possible. However, please note that choosing an alternative timing means no additional cultural activities will be planned for the final Saturday.

Extra Activities: Additional cultural activities or excursions beyond the standard offering can be arranged upon request for an extra fee.

- Details & Options: For a complete list of recommended attractions, detailed excursion information, and to see what our location in Ammochostos/Famagusta has to offer, please see our dedicated Cultural Activities page.

Required Equipment

Personal Device: Depending on the specific focus and requirements of the course you enroll in, you may be required to bring your own laptop or tablet. Specific instructions will be provided before the course begins.

Course Fee and Confirmation

Tuition Cost: The fee for the full course is 480 €.

Daily Rate: This fee corresponds to a daily rate of 80 €.

Provisional Registration: You are welcome to register for any date, even if the course is not yet officially confirmed, especially for dates several weeks or months away. Once we have a few more enrollments, we will send an official date confirmation. If we are unable to confirm the date you registered for, we will promptly offer you suitable alternative course options.

Participation Confirmation (Payment): To confirm your place and validate your participation in the course, the full course fee must be paid within 7 days (seven calendar days) following your registration.

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