AI for Educators

A 60-minute faculty development presentation helping educators understand and use AI thoughtfully in their teaching practice.

Overview

This resource focuses on a core insight: at the heart of ALL AI are instructions. Rather than overwhelming educators with jargon like "prompt engineering" or "context engineering," we focus on giving clear instructions and developing judgment about when and how to use AI.

Key themes:

• Addressing AI shame and the fear of irrelevance
• Your expertise matters MORE, not less
• Three practical techniques you can use and teach
• Assessment design for the AI era
• Ethics and verification

Live Website

Companion Website: https://michaelborck-presentations.github.io/ai-for-educators/

Session Structure (60 minutes)

Time	Section	Duration
0:00	Opening Hook (Deloitte Case)	3 min
0:03	Part 1: The Real Barrier	10 min
0:13	Part 2: The Core Concept	7 min
0:20	Part 3: Three Techniques	20 min
0:40	Part 4: Assessment Reality	10 min
0:50	Part 5: Ethics & Next Steps	8 min
0:58	Wrap-up & Resources	2 min

Three Core Techniques

1. Board of Directors - Get multiple expert perspectives in one prompt
2. Devil's Advocate - Force AI to argue against your position
3. Reverse Prompting - Let AI interview YOU before giving advice

Repository Structure

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├── docs/                    # Generated website (GitHub Pages)
│   ├── index.html          # Landing page with learning paths
│   ├── handout.html        # Educator handout with prompts
│   ├── diagnostic.html     # Personalised learning path quiz
│   ├── style-mirror.html   # Tool to help AI match your voice
│   └── content/            # Deep-dive learning modules
├── source/                  # Source files
│   ├── slides.qmd          # Presentation slides (Quarto)
│   ├── instructor-guide.md # Facilitator guide
│   ├── marketing.md        # Invitation template
│   └── images/             # Presentation visuals
├── content/                 # Deep-dive module sources (.qmd)
├── _quarto.yml             # Quarto configuration
└── README.md

Companion Website Features

• Learning Paths - 5-minute, 20-minute, or 60-minute options
• Diagnostic Quiz - Get personalised recommendations
• Educator Handout - Copy-paste prompts ready to use
• Style Mirror - Help AI write in your voice
• Deep-Dive Guides - What is AI, LLMs, CRAFT framework, Seven Techniques

Building the Site

This project uses Quarto to generate the website.

# Install Quarto first: https://quarto.org/docs/get-started/

# Render all content
quarto render

# Preview locally
quarto preview

Related Presentations

This is part of a series of AI literacy resources:

• AI for Educators (this repo) - 60-min faculty development
• AI in the Curriculum - 20-min overview
• AI in Pedagogical Design and Delivery - 2-hour workshop

Author

Dr. Michael Borck Curtin University Business AI Research Group

License

This work is shared for educational purposes. Please attribute if reusing.