Speaker: Sarah Murphy, Evaluation Manager and Professional Learning Specialist
What do you hope teachers will take away from this course?
Sarah Murphy: Hi, I'm Sarah. One of the course designers for Teaching Channel. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly embedded in our personal and professional lives across industries and in education and it's not going away. That's why it's essential that students understand this powerful new technology AI literacy is a new term for the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with how artificial intelligence works, including its principles, concepts and applications, as well as how to use artificial intelligence, like its limitations, applications and ethical considerations. In this timely course, educators will gain a deeper understanding of what AI literacy is, why it's essential for all students, and how to develop students knowledge and skills. You'll be prepared with resources, lessons, strategies and ideas to explore AI literacy with your students.
What do you love about this course?
Sarah Murphy: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to AI literacy and is packed with the latest resources to support teachers and students. The course begins by developing students basic knowledge of AI such as recognizing the different types of AI and knowing when and where AI is being used. Then, students gain a tangible understanding of AI concepts with hands on projects and experiments to try out using AI tools. A key component of AI literacy is teaching students how to interact with generative AI. The course provides ideas for lessons about how to effectively communicate and collaborate with AI, how to understand the capabilities and limitations of AI and how to critically evaluate AI output for bias and accuracy. The course delves into the ethical implications of AI and offers resources for exploring the risks of AI technologies such as bias and discrimination, data privacy and security, and originality and copyright issues. Finally, we know that AI is transforming industries from health care to finance to the arts. That's why you'll want to embed AI literacy into your lessons no matter which subject you teach. I love that in this course educators will learn to prepare students for careers of the future by integrating AI across content areas.
