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Turn one task into a useful AI draft

Start with a small task you already understand, such as planning a short learning activity. Give the tool a clear audience, goal and format, then check the result before you use it.

Try this prompt

Draft a 15-minute activity for adult beginners learning to recognise an unreliable AI answer. Use a fictional workplace example. Include a learning goal, three steps and two discussion questions. Keep the language plain. Flag any assumptions and anything the facilitator should verify.

Before you use the answer

• Check the facts and examples against reliable sources.
• Adapt the language, timing and activity to your audience.
• Use fictional details instead of personal or confidential information.
• Decide what to keep, change or reject. The final judgement is yours.

Our tools draft. You validate.

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Worked example: spot the unsupported claim

Use this fictional exercise with adult learners before asking them to review an AI draft. The aim is to separate what a source actually says from what an answer adds. It requires only the two short texts below, paper and a pen.

Source note: Harbour Training is running an optional staff workshop on Thursday at 10 am. Staff can attend online or in the training room. The organiser has not yet confirmed whether a recording will be available.

Fictional answer to review: All staff must attend Thursday's workshop in person at 10 am. A recording will be emailed afterwards.

1. Read and mark, 3 minutes. Underline each claim in the answer. Match it to a sentence in the source note. Mark anything you cannot support with a question mark.
2. Compare and repair, 7 minutes. In pairs, decide which claims are accurate, contradicted or unconfirmed. Rewrite the answer using only the source note. Keep uncertainty visible rather than filling the gap.
3. Explain the decision, 5 minutes. Share one correction and the evidence for it. Discuss who should confirm the recording arrangements before an announcement is sent.

Facilitator notes and a possible revision

The time and day are supported. Mandatory attendance and in-person-only delivery contradict the note. The promise of an emailed recording is unsupported. A possible revision is: “Staff may join Thursday's optional workshop at 10 am online or in the training room. Recording availability has not been confirmed.”

Ask: “Which change could cause someone to make the wrong decision?” and “What would you do if the source note itself might be out of date?” The second question matters: matching a source is only one check; the source must also be appropriate and current.

For learners who need reading support, read both texts aloud and work through the first claim together. For a more challenging activity, ask learners to write a question for the organiser that resolves the uncertainty without assuming an answer. Use the exercise for practice and discussion, not as evidence of competence in a qualification.

For the next task, keep a small review record: the source used, claims corrected, questions still open and the person who checked the final draft. Read our practical AI guidance for more checks before using generated material.