Invitation for Unisa Final-Year Education Students

FutureMinds Educator Training: Mastering AI

Dear Final-Year Unisa Education Student,

Step into the future of teaching! You’re invited to a hands-on, hybrid workshop (in-person or online) designed for aspiring educators to build practical, classroom-ready AI skills before you graduate.

Why Attend

Boost learning outcomes: Use AI to increase engagement and support diverse learners.
Teach ethically with AI: Explore practical, responsible ways to bring AI into your classroom.
Create faster: Use AI for lesson and content creation.
Build your own AI: Craft a system prompt aligned to your subject area.
Hands-on practice: Plenty of guided, practical activities.
Extras: In-person attendees receive a gift and stand a chance to win prizes. Earn 5 CPTD points (SACE) from Microsoft (for eligible attendees).

Who Should Join

Final-year Unisa Education students (BEd & PGCE) who want practical AI skills for teaching from day one.

Event Details

Date	Time	Venue / Delivery
Saturday, 20 September 2025	08h30 – 14h00	In-person: Unisa Cape Town Campus 15 Jean Simonis St, Parow Online: MS Teams

Programme (Overview)

Time	Topic / Presenter
08h00	Registration (Tea/Coffee on arrival)
09h00	Official Welcome — Mr J Abrahams (Unisa)
09h10	Setting the Context — Dr D Chetty (Unisa)
09h20	Motivation for Teachers — Dr P Tshephe (Unisa)
09h30	Session 01 — Microsoft: AI for Educators (Part A) — Ms P Osmond & Ms V Ladner (Scadco/Microsoft)
11h00	Tea/Coffee Break
11h30	Session 02 — Create your own AI system prompt aligned to your course — Dr P Makgato-Khunou (Unisa)
12h00	Session 03 — Microsoft: AI for Educators (Part B) — Ms P Osmond & Ms V Ladner (Scadco/Microsoft)
13h25	Closing — Dr S Govender (Unisa)
13h30	Lunch & Networking