GenAI for Teaching and Learning: How to Do It Right (Open Course)

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Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Ana Schalk, Caitriona Ní Shé, Martina Crehan, Mary Fitzpatrick, Pauline Rooney

Organisation(s)

Dublin City University, National Forum, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick

Discipline(s)

Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Assessment and Feedback, Digital Learning, Open Education, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning Practice

License

CC BY

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Other, Website

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Description

This open course is designed to facilitate the development of your Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy so that you can explore and innovate using Generative AI (GenAI) within your teaching, learning, and assessment practices.

In light of the potential opportunities and challenges of these technologies, this course will facilitate you in exploring the fundamentals of GenAI and AI Literacy, whilst focusing on an ethical practice. You will consider innovative ways in which you can respond to the challenges arising from the impact of these technologies in Higher Education.

Completion of this course will support you in developing a GenAI teaching strategy to apply to your own practice.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

You can access the hosted version on OpenCourses.ie, or download the course packages from the supplementary documents section below for use in your own Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), or use the raw materials to adapt and reuse in different educational contexts.

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Schalk, A., Shé, C. N., Crehan, M., Fitzpatrick, M., & Rooney, P. (2025). Genai for teaching and learning: how to do it right (open course). National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/genai-for-teaching-and-learning-how-to-do-it-right-open-course/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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