{"id":22347,"date":"2026-08-22T10:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=22347"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:45:44","slug":"generative-ai-in-learning-and-teaching-practical-ideas-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/generative-ai-in-learning-and-teaching-practical-ideas-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Generative AI in Learning and Teaching: Practical Ideas and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22347\" class=\"elementor elementor-22347\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4d50dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4d50dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eed07d\" data-id=\"2eed07d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f9c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f5f9c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#222\">\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px 0\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/supporting-changes-in-digital-learning-and-ai\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            &larr; Back to Supporting Changes in Digital Learning and AI\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/p>\r\n\r\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:18px;padding:4px 10px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n        For colleagues\r\n    <\/span>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:22px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">1. Purpose of This Document<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            This document offers practical examples and ideas on how academic colleagues\r\n            can use Generative AI (GenAI) effectively in learning and teaching.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n            It complements other documents you should already be familiar with:\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px\">\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/academic-integrity-and-ethical-ai-guidance-for-colleagues\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                    <strong>Academic Integrity and Ethical AI Guidance for Colleagues<\/strong>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                - sets out what's expected of you, and why, including the boundary between\r\n                appropriate and inappropriate use.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n\r\n            <li>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-university\/corporate-information\/policies-and-documents-a-z\/generative-ai-at-the-university-of-westminster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                    <strong>Westminster's Guiding Principles for Generative AI<\/strong>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                and the\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/public-files\/general-documents\/AI-Policy-Nov-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                    <strong>AI Policy<\/strong>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                set out the wider institutional framework and legal\/governance requirements.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            This document doesn't repeat that guidance. It focuses purely on practical\r\n            ideas: what colleagues across the University are finding useful, and where to find more.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            If you're unsure whether a particular use is appropriate, this isn't the document\r\n            to check - see the\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/academic-integrity-and-ethical-ai-guidance-for-colleagues\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                Academic Integrity and Ethical AI Guidance\r\n            <\/a>\r\n            instead, or email\r\n            <a href=\"mailto:genai@westminster.ac.uk\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                genai@westminster.ac.uk\r\n            <\/a>.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">2. Choosing GenAI Tools<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            Where at all possible, use institutionally supported GenAI tools and systems.\r\n            Using third-party tools not supported by the University increases risk around\r\n            intellectual property, privacy, and copyright.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            See the\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/academic-integrity-and-ethical-ai-guidance-for-colleagues\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                Academic Integrity and Ethical AI Guidance\r\n            <\/a>\r\n            for what to check before using an unsupported tool.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">3. Example Uses of GenAI in Learning and Teaching<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            It's difficult to be prescriptive here because subject areas vary widely in\r\n            how GenAI may be integrated into the curriculum, and overprescribing would\r\n            likely stifle exploration and innovation.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n            The examples below are starting points other colleagues have found useful -\r\n            not an exhaustive or formally approved list.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n            Colleagues have used GenAI to assist in developing or creating:\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px\">\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Further examples that illustrate concepts or topics<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Additional perspectives on topics<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Suggestions for connections between topics across a module or course<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">A plan of weekly content and activities on a module<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Scripts that can be used to record short videos<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Lesson\/session plans<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Learning support resources<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Research into a topic and the generation of ideas for research<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Short answer quiz questions<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Marking rubrics<\/li>\r\n            <li>Learning module folders in Blackboard with content suggestions<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            As with any AI-assisted material, remember your responsibilities under the\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/academic-integrity-and-ethical-ai-guidance-for-colleagues\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                Academic Integrity and Ethical AI Guidance\r\n            <\/a>:\r\n            review critically before use, and be transparent with students about what\r\n            you've used and why.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">4. Further Resources<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:24px\">\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL0EdWFC9ZZrUAirFa2amE4Hg05KqCWhoq&amp;si=iayZSJv1l1FRH1Kx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                    Practical AI for Instructors and Teachers\r\n                <\/a>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n\r\n            <li>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/record\/8072950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                    101 Creative Ideas to Use AI in Education: A Crowdsourced Collection\r\n                <\/a>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#eef5f8;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">5. Questions<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            If you have ideas to add to this document or questions about a specific use case,\r\n            contact\r\n            <a href=\"mailto:genai@westminster.ac.uk\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n                genai@westminster.ac.uk\r\n            <\/a>.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; Back to Supporting Changes in Digital Learning and AI For colleagues 1. Purpose of This Document This document offers practical examples and ideas on how academic colleagues can use Generative AI (GenAI) effectively in learning and teaching. 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