Building AI Literacy

Educators may feel caught between the rapid development of generative AI and uncertain how to navigate AI in daily practice. 

This one-off webinar supports you to develop AI literacy while keeping learning, professional judgement, privacy, academic integrity, equity and human agency at the centre of their practice. Participants will explore the difference between simply using a generative AI tool and developing the capabilities to understand, question and deliberately manage the role of AI. 

This webinar is informed by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Victorian Department of Education and Australian Department of Education frameworks, policy and guidance on AI.

• Integrate AI into your existing practice. Identify practical opportunities to embed AI literacy into your current curriculum and professional workflows.
• Evaluate AI outputs critically. Develop robust criteria to decide whether AI-generated content should be accepted, revised or rejected.
• Balance human and artificial agency. Determine where AI can extend student thinking and where human judgement must be preserved to prevent bypassing essential learning processes. 

Phil Thomas 

Phil is an Expert Teacher in Residence for Technologies at The Academy. He has come to the Academy from Tech Schools, but has worked, learnt, played and taught for 20 years across Gippsland and GunaiKurnai land in Primary and Secondary schools, Special Education settings, and at Correctional Facilities, collecting a Masters' Degree in Applied Learning along the way.​

Dino Cevolatti 

Dino is an Expert Teacher in Residence for Science at the Academy, with a substantive role at Castlemaine Secondary College on Djaara Country since 2009. ​ 

They have taught Science and Physics since 2005, with roles as student learning and professional learning leader, year level/cohort leader, learning specialist, Science coordinator and First Nations liaison. ​Previously, they lectured in human-computer interface and multimedia systems design at Monash University and tutored in psychology at Deakin University while completing a Masters in behavioural science research.​

Andy Ding 

Andy is an Expert Teacher in Residence at the Academy, working within Technologies and Health and Physical Education disciplines. He is an experienced special education teacher and a registered therapist. Before joining the Academy, Andy was the Wellbeing and Inclusion Leader at Gleneagles Secondary College, where he supported students and families in disability inclusion, mental health, child safety and behaviour support. Andy brings empathy and creativity to conversations about AI, reminding us to take a human-centred approach when exploring new and emerging technologies. ​ 

Roles

This webinar is recommended for:

• principals and assistant principals
• teacher leaders and teachers
• middle leaders and other school leaders.

School sectors

This webinar is designed for a range of school sectors:

• Victorian Government
• Catholic
• Independent. 

Delivery

This is an online workshop that runs 3.45 pm – 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.

Learning outcomes  

• explain the difference between using a generative AI tool and developing AI literacy
• describe the four OECD AI literacy domains: Engage, Create, Manage and Shape.
• identify practical opportunities to develop AI literacy through existing curriculum and professional practice.
• evaluate whether an AI-generated output should be accepted, revised or rejected.
• identify where AI may extend student thinking and where it may bypass or weaken necessary learning.
• determine which elements of a task can appropriately be AI-assisted and which should remain human. 

No fees apply. Free for Victorian Government, Catholic and independent sectors. 

• Victorian Department of Education – Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy and Guidance
• Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools
• OECD–European Commission AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education