From Words to Images: AI Image Creation in the Classroom

This course gives you a fundamental understanding of how text-to-image AI works and how you can use it as a pedagogical tool in your teaching. We go from the first simple commands to more advanced techniques for controlling the style, composition, and content of images. You get concrete lesson examples and tools to visualize everything from historical events and biological processes to characters in a book. The course also addresses important ethical aspects such as copyright, source criticism, and the risk of biased results. The goal is that after completing the course, you should feel confident not only creating images yourself, but also guiding your students in a responsible and creative use of AI image generators. Get ready to unlock a new dimension of creativity in your classroom!
Moment i denna kurs
Gain a fundamental understanding of how AI can transform a simple text description into a complex image.
Learn to write prompts that give the AI the best conditions to create the image you envision.
Learn to use "magic words" to determine the artistic style, lighting and composition of the image.
Discover how to create visual material to explain complex concepts and historical events.
Learn the techniques for adjusting and correcting your AI images when they are not perfect on the first try.
Understand the important ethical considerations, copyright issues and the need for source criticism when using AI images.
Get an overview of some of the most popular AI image generators to be able to choose the right tool for your needs.
Apply your new knowledge by planning and creating a series of coherent images for a teaching area of your own choice.
