These tools use AI to generate ideas and strategies to support a few common inclusive learning needs. They are experimental - see how you go and get in touch with me if you have any thoughts or feedback. Please use your own experience, insight and ethics when using them: results will vary. Tinker and play. I also have more resources for you to explore below.
Webinar: October 23
I am running a special (free!) webinar on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. I’ll be focusing on very practical ways you can start using AI in your classroom and at home. Whether you are new to this technology or are already experienced, I will showcase workflows, prompts and projects to support neurodiversity-affirming educational outcomes.
The webinar will last one hour and you’ll get a certificate for attending. You are able to register here:
Prompts and Projects
I am building a library of generative AI prompts to help support educators across different domains of inclusive teaching.
My idea here is that by crafting prompts for AI that address specific challenges and scenarios in inclusive education, educators are, in essence, engaging with the core principles of inclusivity, such as differentiation, accessibility, and personalised learning.
There are also real-world creative projects I’ve developed using a range of AI tools. Take a look:
Rhythm, Insight, Play
I’ve pulled together a collection of AI-fuelled routines and processes that I’m calling the ‘Rhythm, Insight and Play’ model. It’s not really a model, it’s more a series of examples of how I use daily and weekly conversations with generative AI.
Take a look at how I have created a cyclical flow where I engage in Rhythm discussions focused on executive functioning needs; Insight analysis to find trends in daily notes; and Play to let the mind experiment and fly.
TEDxCooksHill
It’s a privilege to announce that I’m one of the speakers at TEDxCooksHill on Saturday, 19 October 2024. I’ll be talking about the sort of inclusive AI practices that I share on this website, with a particular focus on the role of ‘walking and talking’ with AI. I’ll share a copy of the video after the event :-)
I recently delivered a webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education - you can view the recording here.
To support this webinar, I put together a guide on making custom chatbots for inclusive education here.
With the announcement of Apple Intelligence this week, I put together this article on neurodivergent UX potentials.
I wrote an article on a tool i’ve been using recently to help clarify some AI education projects. You can read it here:
Quarterly journal
For 2024, I’ve launched a new free quarterly Substack journal. Join me for a deep dive into AI, neurodiversity, psychogeography, music, and philosophy. Engage with themes that intertwine personal knowledge management with the richness of human experience and creativity.
Further reading:
Craig is a teacher and consultant for special education, accessibility and technology. He is currently a national manager of an Australian autism education project and has in recent years delivered seminars in Dubai, United Nations workshops in Shanghai, masterclasses in South Africa and Singapore and speaking tours of New Zealand. Outside of education he is a recognised composer, author and photographer. He lives in Hamilton with his wife and two children.
I’m funding the running of these AI tools from my own pocket because I want to make them easily accessible to everyone. If they stop working for the month, it’s because I’ve hit my personal budget limit for costs. Any donation you can make will help keep these tools running longer, if not only for yourself then for others who benefit from them ♡