Haider Ali Ph.D.

B101 Unit 3 — AI Notetaker Tensions Lab (Prototype)

Compare your notes with AI-style notes, notice differences, and apply a light-touch Critical AI Literacy (EDIA) lens. This is a demonstration prototype for colleagues.

No real AI is used here. “AI notes” are simulated to show the learning design.

Level 1 Awareness & noticing Sustainability + ethics Optional AI route

I prefer not to use AI (show sample “AI-style notes”)

In the real module, students would use Copilot with a single-turn prompt. This prototype keeps the same pedagogy without external dependencies.

1) Read the short excerpt

Edit the excerpt below to match your Unit 3 reading/video segment.

Sustainability is often described as having three domains: environmental, social and economic. These domains are sometimes regarded as having equal importance. However, some argue that the environmental domain needs to be given more attention because it constrains both the social and economic domains. For businesses, this means actions can have positive or negative impacts across all three domains, and decisions often involve trade-offs.

Load alternative excerpt (SDGs/business) Next: write your notes →

2) Your notes (2 minutes)

Write 3 bullets. Keep them “good enough” — don’t polish.

Key idea

Business implication

Question / confusion

← Back Next: generate “AI notes” →

3) “AI notes” (simulated)

Click generate to create a simulated AI output from the excerpt.

Suggested prompt (student-facing)

Create concise study notes (6 bullets) from the text below. Include: (1) definition, (2) 2 business implications, (3) 1 sustainability tension, (4) 2 key terms. Keep it neutral and don’t invent facts.

Your notes (auto-compiled)

AI notes

Click “Generate” to create simulated AI notes.

← Back Generate “AI notes” Next: compare & notice →

4) Compare & notice

Tick what you notice. There are no “right answers” — the goal is awareness.

Your notes

AI notes

Emphasis

AI emphasised different points than I did. AI missed something I thought mattered. AI added ideas not clearly in the excerpt (possible overreach).

Depth & certainty

AI sounded confident but stayed vague. AI simplified trade-offs too much. My notes captured uncertainty/questions better.

Perspective

Centred business efficiency more than society/environment. Stakeholders/voices were missing. Sustainability felt like a checklist rather than tensions.

Sustainability & ethics

I should verify claims against the original text. Using AI has its own sustainability/ethical trade-offs. I stay responsible for accuracy, even if AI helps.

← Back Next: EDIA lens →

5) Apply the EDIA lens (mini)

Click cards to tag what matters here. Click a tag’s × to remove it.

Equality: Could this disadvantage someone (access, language, digital skills)? Diversity: Are multiple viewpoints represented, or a “default” view? Inclusion: Does this invite my thinking, or replace it? Accessibility: Can someone complete this without the tool? Is the format usable?

When you click a card, you’ll choose whether it applies to Task design or Output quality.

Task design (how we used the tool)

Output quality (what the tool produced)

← Back Next: business tensions →

6) Business & sustainability tensions (scenario)

Scenario: A small business wants to use AI to speed up research and reporting on sustainability goals. Choose two benefits and two risks.

Benefits (pick 2)

Faster drafting and summarising (economic: time/cost). Improved accessibility (social). More consistent reporting templates (economic/governance). Idea generation for sustainability initiatives (environmental/social).

Risks (pick 2)

Inaccurate/overconfident content (ethical). Bias or missing perspectives (social/EDIA). Greenwashing risk (ethical). Environmental footprint of AI use (environmental).

← Back Show feedback Next: personal rule →

7) Your personal “rule of use” (download)

Complete the sentence starters, then download your reflection as a text file.

I will use AI for…

I won’t use AI for…

When I use AI, I will check…

← Back Download my reflection (.txt) Reset

In a VLE build, this could save to a journal or feed into the Critical AI Literacy Framework activity.