Teaching with AI: making learning fun
Practical guidance for teachers on using AI and everyday devices such as PCs, laptops and mobile phones to teach in ways that are engaging, inclusive and meaningful, with students' curiosity and independence at the centre.
The aim is to use technology like AI to inspire and guide learners so they develop a lifelong yearning to learn, learn how to learn, and learn to be: to live a life of joy, good health and purpose.
AI for teachers: a forward-looking framework
Your teaching, supercharged by AI
Whether planning a lesson, guiding inquiry or growing professionally, this step-by-step guide shows how to use AI for support. Once you get the hang of it, AI can make teaching easier, more engaging and more effective.
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AI is powerful, but not perfect
Human intelligence comes before artificial intelligence. Used well, AI can be a great learning tool. Used carelessly, it can harm learning. What to watch out for:
Hallucinations
ChatGPT sometimes makes things up: facts, names, even sources. Double-check important information against trusted sources.
Lazy thinking
Leaning on AI too much can weaken thinking, reasoning and problem-solving. Use AI to explore ideas, not to avoid effort.
Plagiarism
AI does not cite its sources. Copying without checking can become plagiarism by accident. Rewrite in your own words and credit ideas.
Energy use
Each AI query uses electricity and water. Use it wisely.
Examples: classroom games made with AI
Looks tricky? It is not. Tell the AI what you need, in plain English, and it does the rest. Each of these games was made by asking an AI chatbot, then refined with a little feedback. They were first used in The Value of You.
Class 9 biology revision: a whole-class quiz-board show.
Play →A team grammar game, built from a student's idea.
Play →Class 11 accountancy: practise the golden rules of debit and credit.
Play →The prompt “Convert the Class 8 Exploring Continents chapter into a simple game” made this.
Play →One prompt made a picture explaining photosynthesis; another turned it into this revision quiz.
Play →Example: a literacy game made with Canva AI
This simple literacy game for primary school students was made with Canva Code. A prompt in plain English produced the whole game.
The prompt that was used
Create a game for grade-3 students on literacy skills. The player should be able to choose a difficulty level (easy, medium, hard) and the number of questions. Each question should have four options to choose from with one correct answer. At the end of the game, the player should get a final score.
Try Canva AI at canva.com (free sign-up needed).
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