Develop practical techniques for using AI in teaching and learning.

This module is the second in a three-part series on AI Literacy for teaching and learning. Module one: understanding AI is also available now and module three: ethical and responsible use of AI will be available in June 2026.

Move from awareness to application with this practical module designed for educators across tertiary education. Module two: essential AI skills explores how AI can support day-to-day teaching and academic administration tasks, including creating and adapting resources for lessons, modules or programmes, supporting assessment and feedback processes, including coursework, quizzes, and other evaluative activities, improving accessibility and differentiation, and reducing the burden of routine administrative tasks.

Throughout the module, AI is framed as an assistant rather than a replacement. You will explore where AI can add value, how to evaluate and adapt AI-generated outputs, and where professional judgement, institutional policy and learners/students must remain central.

By the end of Module two, you will feel more confident identifying appropriate, ethical and practical ways to use AI to support teaching and learning in your own context.

Benefits

By completing this digital learning module, individuals will be able to:

Identify practical ways AI can support your work in education, including creating and adapting teaching materials or managing routine tasks more efficiently
Understand approaches for integrating AI into teaching and academic and operational activities, while considering responsible and ethical use
Recognise where AI tools may add value — whether for supporting learners/students, improving productivity, or simplifying everyday processes

Who should access the module

This module is aimed at teaching and learning staff who have completed module one, or have a basic awareness of AI, and want to develop practical confidence in applying it to teaching, learning and day-to-day teaching and academic administration tasks.

What we cover

This module is structured into themed sections, each focusing on a different way AI can support teaching and learning practice.

You don't need to complete every section. Instead, you can choose the area's most relevant to your role, priorities, or current challenges — for example, creating resources for lessons, modules or programmes, supporting assessment and feedback processes or reducing administrative workload.

The module covers:

AI as an assistant: this section explores where AI can add value, where outputs need checking or adapting, and why human oversight remains essential
Building resources with AI: using AI to help draft schemes of learning, presentations, case studies, quizzes, study materials and practice datasets
Assessment and feedback: exploring how AI can assist with assessment and feedback processes, quizzes, and other evaluative activities, while keeping human judgement and policy compliance central
Differentiation and accessibility: using AI to generate alternative explanations, differentiated materials and more accessible language
Preparing learners/students for exams: creating revision activities, mock questions and tailored revision support
Reflecting on teaching and learning: using AI to identify themes in feedback, prompt reflection and support teaching review
Day-to-day admin: applying AI to routine tasks such as summarising notes, drafting emails, proofreading and preparing learner/student-facing documents
Course and programme planning: using AI to support scheduling, planning analysis and quality assurance preparation

The module is designed to fit around your schedule — there is no need to complete it in one sitting or follow a set order. You can focus on the sections most relevant to your role, priorities or current challenges, and return to others later.

Each section includes practical demonstrations, opportunities for reflection, and knowledge-check activities to help you evaluate how AI might support your own practice. The module concludes with a quiz, and successful completion is dependent on passing this assessment.

Pricing and further information

Please visit our digital learning module overview webpage for further information including pricing options and where you will also be able to request a quote and/or demo.

Contact

If you have any other queries please email training@jisc.ac.uk.

What is a digital learning module?

A digital learning module is an online, self‑paced training unit designed to provide clear, accessible learning on a specific topic through interactive content, scenarios, and knowledge‑checking activities. Our digital learning modules are built to support all levels of staff and learners, offering informative and engaging materials on priority areas such as information security, data protection, digital accessibility, copyright and emerging fields like AI.

They can be delivered off‑the‑shelf or fully tailored to an organisation’s policies and context, ensuring relevance and consistency across staff training. Organisations can deploy these modules to give all learners access to up‑to‑date, structured training that can be completed flexibly and tracked as part of internal development pathways.

AI literacy for teaching and learning - module two: applied AI essentials

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