Understanding AI Basics | Origin: ED160
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AI Literacy: Foundations for CTE Educators --> Understanding AI Basics
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I have extensive training in developing AI and use it every day. But this module helped me understand it in simpler terms so that I can get a better grasp on how to explain it and how I use it.
I am just beginning to get a grasp on how AI works. I haven't used it enough to know if I can responsibly direct it to perform an action.
From this module, I learned that using AI appropriately can help instructors enhance their teaching, especially in online courses and simulation-based learning activities.
I have learned that AI provides alot of knowledge faster than people can but may sometimes have outdated information but does also provide clear reliable information to my students and myself
This module gave me a new way to communicate AI concepts to others. The apprentice analogy and the Tell–Team–Trust framework simplify complex ideas without losing technical accuracy. It reminded me that AI literacy isn't just about algorithms—it's about knowing when to direct, collaborate, or delegate, and always grounding use in responsibility.
I'll use the Tell–Team–Trust framework with my students to help them think strategically about AI deployment, not just code models. I'll also integrate the three pillars into my teaching—moving beyond technical instruction to include responsible use and practical judgment—so my students graduate as both builders and thoughtful users of AI.
AI can be very confusing, and it can be such a help
I have learned that... In distance education, this mindset helps students stop seeing AI as "magic" and start seeing it as a manageable tool.
It was very helpful to understand how AI is created and what underlying limitations are.
How using AI resembles a team approach.
Given appropriate input, AI can help provide differentiated activities for students in my classroom.
AI can help me create lesson plans to ensure I meet the objectives for that class
From this module, I learned that the appropriate use of AI can support instructors in delivering more effective teaching, particularly in online classes and simulation scenarios.
From this module, I learned that using AI effectively requires understanding how it works, applying it in practical ways, and using it responsibly. Clear prompts and reviewing AI outputs are essential to get accurate results. I intend to apply this knowledge in my work in education by using AI to support communication, generate ideas, and improve efficiency while always reviewing its content and using it ethically.
Learning how to enter prompts into AI and understanding the Why/How/What on how to use AI matters.
Understanding that learning AI will be an added tool to better teach phlebotomy with. organizing skills for better teaching abilities.
I have learned that AI is a tool that can help me in teaching in many different ways, from organizing information to teach and how to teach it more effectively in creating worksheets and activities. It can also help me gather more information that I may be lacking, which saves me time and allows me to connect with students which is the one thing AI will never be able to do well.
AI can help the instructor better support students in a clinical setting and offer realistic clinical scenarios without being hands-on.
