AI Smart - Using AI Responsibly
A 45-minute, activity-led workshop that helps students understand what AI really is, where they already use it, and how to use it well - built directly from what 57 students told us.
What students learn
Six connected ideas, each opened with a hands-on activity rather than a slide to copy down.
What AI actually is
A plain-English definition: technology that learns patterns to help solve problems that usually need human thinking.
Where they already use it
TikTok, YouTube, Netflix, Maps, Snapchat AI - AI is already woven through the apps they use every day.
Opportunities & risks
A balanced look at what AI opens up - and where it can mislead, with the survey's own concerns front and centre.
Prompt engineering
Why a better question gets a better answer - and how to turn a vague request into a precise, useful one.
AI & future careers
The fields AI will reshape - and the human skills that stay valuable: critical thinking, creativity, communication.
Fact-checking outputs
AI can sound confident and still be wrong. Students practise checking before they trust - it's an assistant, not an oracle.
Built from what students said - not assumptions
Careers topped the request list, misinformation topped the worry list, and most students wanted balanced discussion over hype. The session is shaped around exactly that - and runs on activities, not lectures.
AI or Human?
Students guess whether a poem or answer came from a person or a model - then learn to spot the tells.
Prompt Battle
Teams rewrite a weak prompt into a great one and compare the results live. The better question wins.
"Would you trust AI?"
A quick debate on which jobs we'd hand to AI - and which we wouldn't - to build a feel for appropriate trust.
Every activity here is also playable on the AI Smart Hub - try them before you book.
By the end, every student can…
Clear, checkable outcomes mapped to the survey findings - easy to slot into a scheme of work or a form-time session.
- Explain what AI is in their own words
- Identify common, everyday uses of AI
- Understand that AI can be wrong
- Write a clearer, better prompt
- Use AI responsibly and honestly
- Think critically about their future
Request AI Smart for your students
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