TNE - Inclusive Education Academy - Online Workshop in Bangladesh (Hands-On Faculty Training Session)
Themes – using GenAI to tailor and simplify learning tasks, making education more accessible, personalised, and inclusive; whilst safeguarding academic standards and integrity.
Workshop Activities:
1. Sign consent form
2. Enrol on https://accessible.academy
3. Overview of the key sections of GenAI course ‘Generative AI for Students’on https://accessible.academy .
a. GenAI – Do’s and Don’ts
b. Ethical considerations of GenAI use.
c. Getting the Best out of GenAI
d. Referencing GenAI content
e. Limitations of GenAI
4. Breakout room activities – Each group takes a key section, summarises the content – why it’s exciting and potentially very useful for the Bangladeshi context (approx.. 1/2 hour?) and presents back to the group as a whole using visual aids such as digital posters and mindmaps.
Exploration of the opportunities and challenges of using GenAI in Learning, Teaching and Assessment to guide HE and TVET Staff and the neurodivergent students they support in BD. GenAI offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance teaching and learning experiences, especially for students with learning difficulties, sensor impairments, from challenged socio-economic backgrounds and women to tailor and simplify learning tasks, making education more accessible, personalised, and inclusive (https://teachwell.auckland.ac.nz/announcements/gen-ai-support-for-students-with-disabilities/ )
5. Exploring case studies - each group (5) explores how the current NTU guidelines could be used, adapted and extended to support the following types of students – followed by feedback to all (see details in ‘Use Cases for Workshop.docx’):
a. Women and economically challenged students
b. Specific learning difficulties
c. Visually impaired student
d. Deaf/hard of hearing student
e. Student with physical/motor impairments