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Welcome to our March newsletter with all the latest things that are happening at the Digital Technologies Institute this month:
Teacher Professional Development
Online webinars
Teacher PD continues with an exciting lineup of sessions. Recordings of these sessions are typically available within 24 hours of the webinar and are available to registered participants.
When | What | Domain |
March 11 | Artificial Intelligence | |
March 12 | Digital Literacty, Artificial Intelligence | |
March 18 | Artificial Intelligence | |
March 25 | Artificial Intelligence | |
March 26 | Digital Literacy |
Self-directed learning
In addition to the online webinars, the DTI Classroom hosts an interactive AI workshop containing everything teachers need to get started with AI teaching. Have a look.
Student Learning
MyComputerBrain
MyComputerBrain is our online learning system that allows students to explore the exciting world of DIgital Technologies. Our latest release is a Generative AI Course that explains how GenAI works and its possibilities and limitations. Teachers can purchase student accounts for as little as $5. Explore MCB and check out the Getting Started guide. You can also read about this course in our blog post.
Video Explainers
Scroll down to the bottom of MyComputerBrain. You will find four incredible AI explainer videos beautifully crafted for your students. If you then head over to our main website, there is an entire section of further AI and digital technologies videos to support your teaching of Digital Tech.
The B4 Computing Kits: A Popular Classroom Resource for Teaching Computing Foundations
A strong understanding of computing fundamentals is essential for students, and the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies is designed to build this foundation. The B4 is a widely used resource in Australian classrooms, helping students explore digital systems, data representation, and algorithms in an engaging and accessible way. It also supports the teaching of more challenging concepts such as binary numbers, variables, and algorithm development. Did you know that the B4 comes with physical variables that students can hold in their hands?
Join the many educators already using the B4 to bring computing concepts to life in their classrooms! Explore the resource today and see how it can enhance your students’ learning experience.
I hope you have found something you like. Let us know if there is anything we can help you with.
Warm Regards,
Dr. Karsten Schulz
I’m excited to be speaking at the upcoming ECAWA State Conference in Perth, where educators and technology enthusiasts come together to explore the future of digital learning.
The Educational Computing Association of Western Australia (ECAWA) is dedicated to advancing education by championing the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as powerful tools for learning. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect, share insights, and dive into the evolving role of technology in the classroom.
I’ve spent years building AI from the ground up, exploring its capabilities, and uncovering what it can teach us—not just about technology, but about ourselves. In this keynote, I take you on a journey through the evolution of artificial intelligence, showing how machines have gone from simple rule-followers to powerful generative models that reshape the way we learn and interact with the world.
Together, we’ll dive down the rabbit hole of Generative AI, exploring its strengths, its limitations, and the profound ways it mirrors human cognition. I’ll show you how AI levels the playing field in education, acting as a personal tutor, providing context-aware solutions, and helping students break through learning barriers. But I’ll also share a word of caution—AI isn’t perfect. It makes mistakes, fabricates information, and requires critical thinking to be used effectively.
Through interactive examples and real-world applications, I’ll challenge you to rethink what learning looks like in an AI-powered world. Because when we teach AI, we’re not just teaching technology—we’re teaching the very core of how learning works.
Join me in this exploration of Generative AI and discover how we can harness its power to transform education, empower students, and redefine the future of learning.
For more information about the ECAWA state conference, visit: https://ecawa.wa.edu.au/conferences/2025-state-conference/
I hope to see you at the conference.
Dr. Karsten Schulz
We’ve made some exciting updates to our Artificial Intelligence self-paced online course for teachers! The course now includes even more hands-on activities, tools, and resources designed to help you integrate AI into your teaching practice.
The course is available online for an introductory price of $30, which covers a full day’s worth of professional development. It’s ideal for primary, secondary, and pre-service teachers looking to explore AI concepts in an engaging and practical way. All our resources and examples are geared for classroom use.
What’s in the Course?
Get a handle on machine learning terminology
Observe how AI systems learn and improve over time.
Build and train your own AI models.
Discover Generative AI and how to use it in the classroom.
Dive into essential topics like data bias, ethics, and privacy.
Access step-by-step guides, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and tools like Google Teachable Machine, MyComputerBrain, and Replit.
The course contains all the great content from our F2F AI workshop, links to resources and embeds the tools we use. Be it the Google Teachable Machine, MyComputerBrain, Replit, explainer videos or PDFs. Everything you need to get started with AI in the classroom is there, with detailed step-by-step instructions.
How to Enrol
Just head over to www.dti-classroom.com.au and click the blue View Details button. On the next page, click the blue Join button and follow the signup and payment process.
