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Establishing the Shared Baseline

Who is the course for? Curriculum Leaders and Teachers who need to set up their AI workspace before using AI to improve their units in their PLCs. This is a vital step to manage risk and getting more out of outputs before using AI for lesson planning, data decision making, daily lessons and more. Do the course and apply directly with your staff.

Imagine an LLM is Ā traditional childrenā€™s shape-sorting toy. Normally, a square only fits through the square hole. But Large Language Models (LLMs) don't work that way. A big square can fit through the little hole, not to mention a triangle square.

By default, an LLM is designed to force every shape through the hole. LLMs are designed for completion, not correctness.

In this course we learn how to initiate proper dialogue with an LLM with a focus on correctness. A vital step before we give it more detailed tasks and make it a true partner in curriculum planning.

What are the risks of not using LLMs properly in an education context?

  • Lack of modelling for students in appropriate use of generative AI
  • Superficial content lacking pedagogical rigour
  • Inappropriate content and bias
  • Breaches in data security
  • Lack of collaboration
  • And moreā€¦.

Course 1: Establishing the Shared Baseline

  1. Introduction

    4 lessons
    1. The Purpose Of This Course
    2. Course Considerations
    3. Key Terms Used
    4. Supporting curriculum leaders & learning teams.

  2. Establishing the Shared Baseline

    19 lesson
    1. Getting the most out of the course!

    1. The LLM as 'curriculum gatekeeper'

      1. Navigating the module 1
      2. L1 Student profiles and learning needs
      3. L2 Why start with AI as a curriculum gatekeeper?
      4. L3 Testing a basic system prompt
      5. L4 Tasking AI to apply the KUD framework
      6. L5 AI dialogic interactions & PLCs

    2. Why Keep 'AI On a Leash'

      1. Navigating the module 2
      2. L6 Identifying Anchor Documents
      3. L7 Dialogic explorations of Anchor Documents
      4. L8 Offload, a little!
      5. L9 Placing student data alongside a unit of work
      6. L10 The classroom as a socially nurturing place
      7. L11 LLM helps with classroom groupings

    3. We Teachers Straddle Compliance and Creativity

      1. Navigating the module 3
      2. L12 What's your customisation goal?
      3. L13 AI content descriptor mapping hack
      4. L14 Using chat logs for drafting the first unit sequence
      5. L15 A triangular curriculum audit