25TRA743 The strange case of Dr GenAI and Mr Hack: The double life of AI in the classroom

 

 

 

 

 

DATE : Thursday, 6th November 2025
TIME : 7.30pm - 8.30pm
VENUE : Online via Zoom

Post Primary teachers, in particular those teachers whose Senior Cycle subjects have a coursework component assessed by the SEC

This session explores how Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping teaching, learning, assessment across at post-primary level.Participants will examine both the potential and the ethical challenges of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT.

The talk highlights strategies for integrating GenAI critically, creatively and responsibly.
Thereby equipping educators to harness its benefits while using it ethically.

On successful completion of this session, participants should be able to:
1) Discuss examples of how GenAI can support teaching, learning and assessment in post-primary classrooms.​
2) Evaluate potential risks associated with GenAI use in schools​
3) Apply prompting techniques to produce more accurate and educationally relevant GenAI outputs.​
4) Reflect on their own classroom practice and formulate strategies for responsible and ethical GenAI integration.​
5) Demonstrate an awareness of the professional and societal implications of GenAI for teachers, learners and assessment systems.

Bio of presenter :

Stephen Murphy is a lecturer in Science Education at University College Cork. He is a former teacher of Leaving Certificate Biology and Leaving Certificate Computer Science. His research interests include the impact of Generative AI on academic integrity, curriculum and assessment reform, the role of Science, Technology and Society in science education and the teaching of the sciences through the medium of the Irish language.