Day 1 · Session 3

Integrating AI in teaching and e-learning

Start with the learner action. Add AI only where it improves preparation, practice or feedback — and keep the judgement human.

Completed

Match AI tools to six teaching jobs

Teaching job	Tools that fit
01 Plan and explain	ChatGPT · Gemini · Microsoft Copilot
02 Ground in sources	Gemini Notebook · ChatGPT file analysis
03 Differentiate	MagicSchool AI · Brisk Teaching · Gemini
04 Create practice	ChatGPT · Gemini · Microsoft Copilot
05 Create visuals	Canva AI · Adobe Express · ChatGPT Images
06 Draft feedback	Brisk Teaching · ChatGPT · Gemini

Choose support that changes the next step

Coach — ChatGPT Study Mode: guided questions and hints help learners reason through a task.
Ground — Gemini Notebook: study guides, audio and questions stay tied to the sources you supply.
Create — Gemini: draft quizzes, flashcards and study guides from a topic or file.

Use AI to create a useful learning move, not another place for learners to click.

Use AI for useful iteration at manageable risk

Draft

Examples, explanations, question variants.

Transform

Reading level, format, language, modality.

Analyse

Themes in feedback or common misconceptions.

Coach

Practice dialogue with clear boundaries.

One concept, several ways to access it

Design a clear core experience, then offer equivalent ways to perceive, navigate and respond. AI can draft the alternatives — you still check them.

Adapt the language: level and language variants.
Offer source-based audio from material you supplied.
Create visual alternatives and short media.
Keep access reliable: verify captions and alt text, retain printable versions.

Never

Never let an AI-generated alternative become the only route to the learning.

A lean prompt makes the work testable

1
Context
Learners, level, module.
2
Task
One observable job.
3
Constraints
Time, scope, policy.
4
Evidence
What good must include.
5
Output
A format ready to use.

Interactive

Lean prompt builder

Five parts make the output testable rather than merely plausible.

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01Context

Who are the learners, what level, which module?

02Task

One observable job you want done.

03Constraints

Time, scope, policy, language, tools available.

04Evidence

What good must include — the visible quality criteria.

05Output

Format you can use immediately.

Better prompts expose the quality criteria

Vague

Create a quiz about workplace safety.

Testable

Create six scenario-based questions for first-year electrical students.
Each item tests one named safety decision.
Include answer, rationale and common misconception.
Flag anything that requires local policy verification.

Prompting improves when the teaching decision is already clear.

Gemini Notebook

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is the safest tool for work that must stay tied to your curriculum documents, standards and textbooks.

Core principle

Gemini Notebook only answers from the sources YOU upload. It does not invent material from the open internet, so the risk of hallucination is far lower and every answer comes with a citation back to the original source.

Three basic steps

Upload sources: PDFs, Docs, Slides, web links, YouTube videos, text or audio.
Ask questions — answers arrive with numbered references to the source sections.
Generate material with the Studio panel to turn sources into other formats.

The Studio panel and what it can generate

Format	Use for TVET educators
Audio Overview	Two-host podcast from your notes; 80 languages
Video Overview	Narrated slides for learners who missed the session
Mind Map	Topic structure for the opening set and end-of-unit revision
Flashcards	Drill terminology and definitions from your own notes
Quiz	Regenerate questions freely; can double as a study guide
Infographic	One-page visual summary for the workshop notice board
Slides	A first draft of a topic presentation
Data Table	Turn scattered information into an exportable table
Report	Structured written summary across multiple sources

Use “Customise” for more useful output

Every Studio format has a Customise option. Do not press “Generate” straight away. Spend 30 seconds telling Gemini the style, language, length and audience. Example: “Slides for first-year electrical learners, plain English, one main idea per slide with a workshop example.” Customised output lands much closer to your class than the default.

Customise slide deck dialog in Gemini Notebook with format, language, length and style instruction fields — The **Customise slide deck** menu: choose format (Detailed / Presenter), language and length, and write style instructions before pressing Generate.

Turn an infographic into a worksheet

Beyond mind maps and slides, the Infographic format in the Studio panel can be steered into a complete learner worksheet. Upload your notes or reference sources, then use a custom instruction asking for one visual sheet with practice space, a comparison table and objective questions.

Example worksheet generated by Gemini Notebook using the infographic format — Example: a worksheet generated through Gemini Notebook — condensed notes, a comparison table and objective practice on a single sheet.

Tips for turning an infographic into a worksheet

Pick the Infographic format in the Studio panel, then press Customise.
Be specific: “Make one learner worksheet with condensed notes, a comparison table and 10 objective questions.”
Match the visual style to the group — icons and soft colours for supported learners, a dense format for exam revision.
Export as PDF or image, then paste into Docs/Slides for a final edit before printing.

Generate a quiz straight from your sources

Gemini Notebook can also build a quiz directly from the sources supplied. Upload notes, a textbook extract or a video link, then choose the Quiz format in the Studio panel. It produces multiple-choice items with options and explanations, all traced back to the original source.

Example quiz generated by Gemini Notebook from an uploaded source — Example: a quiz generated from an uploaded source inside Gemini Notebook.

Export the quiz to other apps

To move a generated quiz into another app, use the Chrome extension at nlmexporter.keeman.app. It copies questions and options into a format you can paste straight into Google Forms, Quizizz, Kahoot or your preferred quiz tool.

Custom instruction inspiration

For custom instructions to generate infographics and slides, see nlmprompts.keeman.app— a collection of instructions you can copy straight into Gemini Notebook or Gemini for more creative visual results.

Gemini Canvas

Canvas is a mode in Gemini (the Canvas button under the prompt box) that does more than write text: it builds and runs a mini web app in the right-hand panel. That means you can produce simple learning games — interactive quizzes, term matching, random wheels, sequence-ordering games — with no programming knowledge at all.

Game type	Best for	Example use
Scored interactive quiz	Opening set / quick check	10 objective questions with instant score and feedback
Term matching	Vocabulary, definitions, formulas	Match tool names to their function
Sequence ordering	Processes and procedures	Order the steps of a safe machine start-up
Random wheel / flashcards	Group work	Pick a learner or a question at random in front of the class
Simple simulation	Abstract concepts	A slider showing how current affects heat output

Canvas prompt for a term-matching game

You are a TVET instructor and interactive material developer.
Use Canvas to build a one-page matching game.
Topic: [topic and unit code].
Content: 8 term-and-meaning pairs in plain English.
Features: scoreboard, 3-minute timer, simple sound effect, "Play again" button.
Design: bright colours, large text readable on a classroom projector, mobile friendly.

Getting started with Canvas fast

Open gemini.google.com and press the Canvas button before sending your prompt.
Write a lean prompt stating topic, learner level, game type and required features — or select a relevant Notebook as the source material.
Play it yourself in the preview panel. Test wrong answers, not just correct ones.
Fix it in steps: “Make it 10 questions”, “Increase the text size”, “Add feedback when a learner answers wrongly”.
Press Share for a link, or download the code to keep your own copy.

Check before classroom use

AI-generated games can contain wrong answers or terminology that does not match your standards. Play the whole thing once and verify every answer key before showing it to learners. Never put learner names or personal data into a game.

Every AI output passes a human quality gate

Accuracy

Check facts, calculations and local practice.

Alignment

Match outcomes, task and assessment evidence.

Fairness

Look for stereotypes, exclusions and uneven difficulty.

Privacy

Remove personal or confidential information.

Transparency

Tell learners when and how AI shaped the work.

If you cannot verify it, do not publish it.

Also check the tool itself: learning value, access, data and privacy, grounding, review and exit. If the value is unclear, the sources are weak or access is unequal, redesign first.

Hands-on55 min

Build one AI-assisted teaching asset

Use the high-friction step from your map. Treat the first output as an experiment, not a deliverable.

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01Choose a high-friction step from your map.
02Write a prompt with visible quality criteria.
03Generate a first draft and test it against the quality gate.
04Revise once using evidence, not preference alone.
05Ask a peer or learner to try it, then change one weak point.

Leave withA reviewed first version.

Share the learning, not a product demo

Three minutes: one minute on the learner problem and current friction, one on what you built and what changed, one on evidence, risk and your next test. Audience gives one strength, one question, one next experiment.

Close Day 1 with three decisions

Keep / Change / Test.

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