Description
How can AI help children learn?
AI can support children’s learning by explaining difficult concepts, providing practice questions, helping with research and offering personalized learning support. However, children also need guidance about accuracy, privacy, over-reliance and responsible use. This workshop helps parents understand both the opportunities and risks of AI in education and how to guide their children effectively.
AI & Your Child — A Parent’s Guide to AI in Education
Understand how AI is changing education and learn how to help your child use artificial intelligence safely, responsibly and productively.
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday learning. Children can use AI to ask questions, research topics, write, create images, study and solve problems. But AI also introduces new challenges for parents, including misinformation, privacy, overdependence, inappropriate use and academic dishonesty.
This practical 2-hour AI awareness workshop for parents in Oman explains what parents need to know about AI in education and provides practical strategies for guiding children in the AI era.
What Parents Will Learn
- What generative AI is and how today’s AI tools work
- How children and students can use AI for learning
- How AI can support personalized learning and independent study
- The difference between AI-assisted learning and AI-generated homework
- How AI can negatively affect learning when misused
- How to encourage children to think critically about AI answers
- How to identify unreliable or incorrect AI-generated information
- AI privacy and information children should not share with AI tools
- Deepfakes, misinformation and AI-generated content
- Digital safety and responsible AI use
AI as a Learning Partner — Not a Homework Machine
Parents will see how the same AI tool can either strengthen learning or undermine it depending on how it is used.
For example, asking AI to provide a final answer can remove the learning process. Asking AI to provide hints, explanations, questions and feedback can help a student develop understanding and problem-solving skills.
How Parents Can Guide AI Use at Home
- Create sensible family guidelines for AI use
- Discuss responsible AI use with children
- Encourage verification instead of blind trust
- Recognize signs of excessive dependence on AI
- Protect children’s personal information
- Use AI together with children for educational activities
Who Is This Workshop For?
- Parents of school-age children in Oman
- Parents whose children are already using ChatGPT or other AI tools
- Parents who want to understand AI’s role in education
- Parents concerned about AI, homework and academic integrity
- Parents who want practical guidance rather than technical AI theory
Workshop Details
- Duration: 2 Hours
- Format: Parent Awareness & Practical Workshop
- Level: Beginner
- Audience: Parents
- Location: Muscat, Oman / Online
What Will Parents Take Away?
Parents will leave with a practical understanding of the benefits and risks of AI in education and a framework for helping their children use AI productively, critically, safely and responsibly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should parents allow children to use ChatGPT?
AI use should depend on the child’s age, maturity, school policies and the way the tool is being used. The workshop helps parents understand how to encourage productive and responsible use.
Can AI help children learn better?
Yes. AI can provide explanations, examples, practice questions, feedback and personalized learning support. However, it should complement learning rather than replace teachers, parents or the student’s own thinking.
What are the risks of AI for children?
Important risks include inaccurate information, privacy concerns, inappropriate content, overdependence, misinformation and using AI to avoid doing schoolwork.
Is this a technical AI course for parents?
No. It is a practical and accessible workshop focused on education, parenting, digital safety and responsible AI use.
Is this workshop available in Muscat?
Yes. AMWAJ offers workshops in Muscat and can also provide online delivery where available.
