Using AI Tools
Practical skill in interacting with a range of AI tools. The main focus is giving good instructions — prompt engineering.
“Clear instructions, excellent results”
The questions the guide prints p.30
“How could I change my prompt to get a better, higher-quality answer?”
“What important information did I forget to include in my instruction?”
Practice in action p.30
The examples the document gives for this practice.
- Write prompts that contain context, role and a clear output format.p.30
- Use different kinds of AI tools — text, image, data — for different tasks.p.30
- Iteratively refine prompts for higher-quality results.p.30
The guide's worked examplep.44
Four blocks make a strong prompt
Subject: Science (primary / lower secondary) · Goal: Get ideas for building an animal-cell model
The weak prompt
“Tell me about animal cells.”
Tap each block to build the complete version
The complete prompt
— reveal the blocks above —
Across the four domains p.34
- AI Governance
Use approved AI tools aligned with the institution's device-use policy.
- Teaching and Learning
Practise prompt engineering for teaching; introduce varied AI tools with guidance.
- Lifelong Learning
Explore and self-learn the functions of new AI tools to raise productivity.
- AI Ethics
Respect copyright and intellectual property when using AI-generated content.
Progression in this practice
Students p.49
- L1Uses AI for simple tasks with short prompts supplied by the educator
- L2Can write more detailed prompts to get better results
- L3Can select and combine several different AI tools to solve a complex task
Educators p.41
- L1Uses AI for personal or official tasks, such as preparing lesson plans
- L2Practises prompt engineering for teaching purposes
- L3Mentors fellow educators in the effective use of varied AI tools