Abid's Workshops

AI in Education - How? What? Why?!?

Are you struggling to keep on top of what’s going on in the world of artificial intelligence? Don’t know your ChatGPT from your Gemini and your Copilot? Wait, is AI flying now?! And where on Earth did DeepSeek come from?! 

If you’re just starting to dip your toes in, it can feel pretty overwhelming and somewhat scary. Not to worry! In this workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into the world of AI and the impact it will have on education. What do we need to look out for? We’ll address some of the concerns. But more importantly, how can we leverage the use of AI in education? How can we take the power of AI and bring it to our classrooms to help transform our practice? How we can spark our own creativity using AI and how we can help students to spark their own creativity and amplify their voice.

We’ll look at ways that AI We’ll explore lways that some of the most popular LLMs (ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek)can help save us time and reduce workload. We’ll tackle “prompt generation” and how to get the most out of generative AI. We’ll discuss and share ideas about how AI can enhance student engagement, improve learning outcomes, and provide personalised learning experiences.

We’ll also address some of the ethical considerations of using AI in education, such as privacy concerns, algorithmic bias, and the role of human oversight. By the end of the workshop, you'll have gained practical skills and knowledge on how to leverage AI technologies in your own teaching practice. You'll also have a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that AI presents in education, and how to navigate them effectively.

Cybersecurity and Online Safety in the Classroom

Cyber security and online safety are two very real areas of concern affecting school communities worldwide. In a post pandemic world, where our usage of technology has leaped exponentially, we have to ask some very challenging questions of ourselves. Do school leaders and educators understand the very real and detrimental threat that we face around cyber attacks? Why does cyber security matter? What is a cyber attack? What do you need to look out for? What are the risks? Where is your data stored? Is it secure? Is it backed up? What happens if my school is victim to a cyber attack?

The dangers are scary enough to make headline news, and an attack will definitely make headline news! But understanding cyber security and trying to protect yourself from a cyber attack can be very challenging in itself.

We’ll look at online safety and understanding the vital role in helping to keep our school communities safe online in a world. More specifically, we’ll explore popular online platforms (such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat etc) and identify the key challenges in helping to keep children safe whilst they’re using these platforms. You’ll also learn exactly what to do if you or your schools is a victim of an attack.

The workshop highlights the dangers and the sometimes uncomfortable changes teachers need to address and make, to ensure that we’re all staying as safe and as secure as possible in an ever evolving digital world.

Getting Started with Canva for Education      (Entry level)

Canva has taken the creativity world by storm! In this workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into Canva for Education, exploring how you can use Canva to create stunning designs, engaging presentations, great video content, and so much more! We’ll look at how the Magic Studio AI features in Canva can help to spark creativity from a blank canvas and take student engagement in the classroom to a whole new level! And we’ll look at how Canva Whiteboards allows students to work collaboratively together, find their voice, and share their ideas.

We’ll also take a look at some of Canva’s newest features like Dream Lab, polls and quizzes, video captions, new capabilities to Magic Write, and so much more!