GenAI for

GenAI for

GenAI for

Ideation

Ideation

Ideation

Generative AI is a powerful tool for enhancing ideation across the curriculum. It stimulates creativity, provides personalised inspiration, and encourages divergent thinking, helping students and educators break creative blocks and develop innovative solutions. By saving time in brainstorming, Generative AI allows us to focus on evaluating and refining promising concepts
Generative AI is a powerful tool for enhancing ideation across the curriculum. It stimulates creativity, provides personalised inspiration, and encourages divergent thinking, helping students and educators break creative blocks and develop innovative solutions. By saving time in brainstorming, Generative AI allows us to focus on evaluating and refining promising concepts
Generative AI is a powerful tool for enhancing ideation across the curriculum. It stimulates creativity, provides personalised inspiration, and encourages divergent thinking, helping students and educators break creative blocks and develop innovative solutions. By saving time in brainstorming, Generative AI allows us to focus on evaluating and refining promising concepts

Incorporating these tools into the ideation process provides a low-risk environment for experimentation and encourages a growth mindset. As AI continues to evolve, it is likely to play an increasingly important role in helping us foster new ideas, consider untraditional ways of thinking, and adapt our solutions to unique situations with expert-like assistance.

Incorporating these tools into the ideation process provides a low-risk environment for experimentation and encourages a growth mindset. As AI continues to evolve, it is likely to play an increasingly important role in helping us foster new ideas, consider untraditional ways of thinking, and adapt our solutions to unique situations with expert-like assistance.

Incorporating these tools into the ideation process provides a low-risk environment for experimentation and encourages a growth mindset. As AI continues to evolve, it is likely to play an increasingly important role in helping us foster new ideas, consider untraditional ways of thinking, and adapt our solutions to unique situations with expert-like assistance.

Ways to use Gen-AI in ideation phases across the curriculum

Ways to use Gen-AI in ideation phases across the curriculum

Ways to use Gen-AI in ideation phases across the curriculum

Generative AI can be used in many different ways to support the ideation process during student learning, and below we have outlined some examples of how the technology can be utilised to empower students' creativity and provide them with new perspectives and previously unexplored insights.
Generative AI can be used in many different ways to support the ideation process during student learning, and below we have outlined some examples of how the technology can be utilised to empower students' creativity and provide them with new perspectives and previously unexplored insights.
Generative AI can be used in many different ways to support the ideation process during student learning, and below we have outlined some examples of how the technology can be utilised to empower students' creativity and provide them with new perspectives and previously unexplored insights.

Literature

Scenario:

A student is analysing a character from a novel and needs to create a character profile for a homework assignment.

Example:

"I'm analysing the character of Scout Finch from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' for my literature homework. Please help me generate ideas for a character profile by suggesting 3 key traits that define Scout and provide evidence from the text to support each trait. Also, propose 2 creative ways I could present this character profile, such as a mock interview or a social media profile."

Biology

Scenario:

A student is learning about the human digestive system and needs to create an engaging way to teach the process to their classmates.

Example:

"I'm studying the human digestive system in my biology class and want to create an interactive way to teach the process to my classmates. Please generate ideas for 3 engaging activities or demonstrations that could help illustrate the key stages of digestion. For each idea, provide a brief description of the activity and the materials needed."

Sciences

Scenario:

A student is learning about renewable energy sources and needs to create a presentation comparing solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.

Example:

"I'm creating a presentation on renewable energy sources, specifically solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, for my science class. Please generate ideas for 5 engaging visual aids or interactive elements I could include to make the presentation more informative and interesting for my classmates. Suggest how each element could help illustrate the key features, advantages, and challenges of each energy source."

Useful Tips

Prompts to try

Generate multiple ideas

"Brainstorm a list of [number] innovative ideas to solve the problem of [specific issue or challenge]."

Creating engaging presentations

"I need to create an engaging presentation for my [Subject] class on [Topic]. Please generate ideas for 5 interactive elements I could include in my presentation to make it more interesting and informative for my classmates. Examples could include quizzes, polls, videos, or group activities."

Creating an infographic

"I want to create an eye-catching infographic for my [Subject] class that illustrates key information about [Topic]. Please suggest 5 unique visual elements or data visualisations I could include to make the infographic more engaging and informative. For each idea, explain how it would help convey the main points effectively."

Take on unique roles to unlock new perspectives

"Imagine you are [a specific role or profession]. Your task is to [design, create, or invent something] that addresses [a specific need or issue]. What will you create and why?"

Designing experiments

I'm learning about [Scientific Concept] in my science class and want to design an experiment to explore this topic further. Please suggest 3 hands-on experiments that I could conduct using materials easily found at home or school. For each experiment, provide a brief overview of the procedure and explain how it relates to [Scientific Concept].

Developing a research proposal

"I need to develop a research proposal for my [Subject] class on [Topic]. Please generate 3 potential research questions or hypotheses related to this topic that I could explore further. For each idea, provide a brief explanation of why it is significant and suggest potential methods or sources I could use to investigate it."

Rapidly test potential actions

"You are given [specific materials or resources]. Your challenge is to create something that [achieves a specific goal or solves a problem]. Be inventive and explain how your creation works."

Brainstorm project ideas

"I need to create a project for my [Subject] class related to [Topic]. Please generate 5 unique and engaging project ideas that I could explore further. For each idea, provide a brief description and suggest the format (e.g., presentation, model, essay) that would best suit the project."

Generating product designs

"I'm working on a project for my technology/engineering class where I need to design a product that solves [Problem to Solve]. Please generate 3 innovative product ideas that address this problem. For each idea, provide a brief description of the product, its key features, and how it would benefit the user."

Did you know?

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Helpful GenAI tools for the ideation phase

Helpful GenAI tools for the ideation phase

Attention

Things to keep in mind

Generative AI only knows what it knows

Hallucinations and misinformation

The crucial role of human educators

Be aware of algorithmic bias

Copyright and intellectual property considerations

Preparing for an AI-integrated future

Generative AI only knows what it knows

Hallucinations and misinformation

The crucial role of human educators

Be aware of algorithmic bias

Copyright and intellectual property considerations

Preparing for an AI-integrated future

Generative AI only knows what it knows

Hallucinations and misinformation

The crucial role of human educators

Be aware of algorithmic bias

Copyright and intellectual property considerations

Preparing for an AI-integrated future

Explore other categories

Explore other categories

Explore other categories

Research

Let your curiosity be your guide to new discoveries.

Iterate

Learn to expand your ideas and try out new ones

Evaluate

Find gaps in understanding and assess your progress

Present

Improve communication skills and be impactful

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Teachers inspire; technology empowers. Together, they can nurture and kindle young minds to become catalysts of change.

This website and its contents are for educational purposes only. Daydream Believers and Education Scotland are not associated with and do not endorse any third party content or products mentioned on this website. Please stay curious, think critically, try to avoid catastrophising and remember that GenAI tools should be used to enhance the learning experience, not to automate or replace it.

Connect with Daydream Believers

Connect with Education Scotland

Website by Calumma

Teachers inspire; technology empowers. Together, they can nurture and kindle young minds to become catalysts of change.

This website and its contents are for educational purposes only. Daydream Believers and Education Scotland are not associated with and do not endorse any third party content or products mentioned on this website. Please stay curious, think critically, try to avoid catastrophising and remember that GenAI tools should be used to enhance the learning experience, not to automate or replace it.

Connect with Daydream Believers

Connect with Education Scotland

Website by Calumma

Teachers inspire; technology empowers. Together, they can nurture and kindle young minds to become catalysts of change.

This website and its contents are for educational purposes only. Daydream Believers and Education Scotland are not associated with and do not endorse any third party content or products mentioned on this website. Please stay curious, think critically, try to avoid catastrophising and remember that GenAI tools should be used to enhance the learning experience, not to automate or replace it.