AI in Education & Smart Teaching

Course Code: IDL08

Program: Curriculum, Instructional Design & Digital Learning

Course Overview: Artificial intelligence is influencing how educational content, assessment, feedback, personalisation, and administrative tasks can be supported. Educators and institutions need to understand both its practical value and its limitations.

This course equips learners to understand AI in education, use AI tools to support teaching and learning, and design AI-enhanced experiences. It also addresses responsible use, including privacy, security, bias, fairness, and the careful evaluation of emerging practices.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the role of AI in education
• Use AI tools to enhance teaching and learning
• Design AI-supported learning experiences
• Apply AI for personalisation and efficiency
• Address ethical considerations in AI use

Target Audience: Educators, instructional designers, academic leaders, digital-learning professionals, and education innovators exploring responsible AI use.

Learning Experience: Learners engage through video overviews, audio deep dives, study guides, practical examples, reflection prompts, workbook activities, applied tasks, knowledge checks, and end-of-module quizzes. Activities support AI-tool exploration, teaching and assessment enhancement, learning design, ethics, privacy, fairness, and future planning.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 16 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Explore appropriate AI use. Enhance teaching responsibly. Prepare for smart learning environments.