About the book
You have something to learn, teaching to prepare and a day that has declined to become any longer. AI can help. It can also provide seventeen enthusiastic suggestions when one clear explanation would have been enough.
In AI for Learning and Teaching Professionals, Liju Sam Rajeev brings more than twenty years of learning and development experience to the everyday decisions behind useful AI work. He shares his personal experience of learning through generated audio, preparing teaching resources and exploring unfamiliar tools, while keeping professional judgement at the centre.
Discover how to understand source material, research claims, practise explanations, write in your own voice and create useful slides, audio and video. Explore visual self-teaching, interactive diagrams and simple motion graphics, with plain-English explanations for beginners. Learn how supported computer-use features can help with technical problems and administration, with clear task boundaries and checks on the finished work. Explore digital presenters, learning websites and interactive resources when they serve a real purpose. The book covers NotebookLM, now Gemini Notebook, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini, ElevenLabs, Higgsfield, HeyGen, Synthesia, Bolt, GitHub, Netlify and Cloudflare, alongside complementary tools and organisational alternatives.
You can follow the main route with one assistant you already have permission to use. Three optional steps carry a small teaching project through the book, without an account-opening obstacle course. Free and paid access are explained in context, including usage limits, specific features, licensing and the rules that may apply at work.
Twenty approachable chapters, explanatory drawings, compact selective source notes, a glossary, a subject index and a QR resource directory make this a book you can read, use and return to. It is written for independent learning professionals, freelancers, teachers, trainers and community educators who want to keep stretching their skills with care, confidence and a sense of humour.