Lessons · Intellectual dimension
AI and Digital Skills
Use AI to learn, check its answers, protect your privacy and your reputation. 8 lessons, about 1.5 hours in all.
- 01What generative AI is and how chatbots actually work10 min AI chatbots can write, explain and summarise in seconds, which makes them feel like they know things. Understanding what is really…
- 02Using AI to learn, not to think for you12 min AI can be a patient tutor that explains things at 2am, or a shortcut that quietly stops you learning. The difference is in how you use it,…
- 03Hallucinations: checking what AI tells you11 min AI tools sometimes invent facts, quotes, references and even court cases, and present them with total confidence. Learning to spot and…
- 04Academic integrity and AI: playing by the rules12 min Schools, exam boards and universities are writing new rules for AI, and they are not all the same. Knowing how to check the rules, and how…
- 05Privacy and AI: what not to share11 min Chatting with an AI can feel private, like talking to a diary. It usually is not. Knowing where your words go, and what the age rules say,…
- 06Your digital footprint and online reputation10 min Everything you post, like and share adds up to a picture of you that universities, employers and others can find. You cannot erase it all,…
- 07Digital organisation: files, backups, passwords and 2-step verification12 min Losing a coursework file the night before a deadline, or having your email hacked, can wreck a week. A few simple systems protect your…
- 08The UAE and AI, and careers in a changing world11 min The UAE has made AI a national priority, from government strategy to classrooms. Understanding where things are heading helps you choose…