The core of my session focused on the role of AI not as a replacement for human creativity, but as an augmentation—a partner that can help students brainstorm, iterate, and overcome creative hurdles.
Key themes I covered include:
- AI as a Creative Catalyst: We discussed how AI is reshaping art, design, and media, providing students with new expressive tools and future-ready skills. The goal is to see AI as an infinitely imaginative partner for co-creation.
- The Language of Visuals & Prompts: To effectively command our creative muse, we need to speak its language. We delved into the importance of visual literacy and “prompt engineering”—the art of crafting clear and powerful prompts. This involves understanding concepts like focal point, perspective, and artistic style to move from simple requests to specific, detailed instructions.
- Using AI to Improve AI Prompts: One of the most powerful techniques we explored was using AI to help students articulate their vision. By using a “meta prompt,” we can ask an AI to transform a simple idea into a detailed, well-crafted prompt for an AI image generator, leading to significantly richer results.
- Navigating AI Responsibly: A crucial part of our discussion was the importance of using these powerful tools critically and responsibly. This includes teaching students to identify potential AI-generated fakes and using tools like reverse image search to understand the origin of an image.
- Classroom in Action: We looked at inspiring student projects and practical classroom activities. To get you started, I’ve shared the “AI BINGO” challenge from the presentation, which provides a fun, hands-on way to experiment with different image generation prompts.
Resources:
For a closer look at the concepts and examples, you can download the full presentation and the activity sheet here:
- Download the AI BINGO activity sheet:
Thank you again for your participation and interest. I hope you feel inspired to explore how Gemini can act as a creative muse in your own classroom.
This post was created with the help of Google Gemini AI
