AI for Teachers (edX)

AI for Teachers is an activity focused, self-paced course designed to help educators prepare themselves and their students for a future which is becoming increasingly automated. Technology and computers are becoming more and more capable every day. Moving forward, computers will become increasingly good at solving problems. That means humans will become the problem finders and definers , translating the world into terms a computer can understand. This course is designed to teach you how to "speak" to computers, preparing you for a future in which computers are increasingly powerful and prevalent.

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What you'll learn

Intro & Welcome

Instructor Introduction

Overview of course

Content

Structure and Navigation
Module 1: Minds and Machines

Core Idea: Empathy, understanding differences between humans and computers

Imagining how the world “looks” to a computer

Allows for richer understanding of potential engineering problems

Developing respect and understanding for diverse perspectives on problems

How our assumptions can affect generated solutions
Module 2: Algorithms

Core Idea: Understanding and developing algorithms

Defining what is an algorithm

Developing computational thinking skills

Practice understanding and developing your own algorithms
Module 3: AI & Machine Learning

Core Idea: Data can be used to train and change the behaviour of an algorithm

Practicing training an algorithm by providing labeled data

Understanding how data can be created from the real world

Unpacking the process of how an algorithm is trained
Module 4: Creative AI

Core Idea: AI can be used to enhance human creative abilities ****

Creating a story by using AI assisted tools to generate text, image and sound.

Learning about the future potential of AI
Module 5: AI and Society

Core Idea: Discussing the positive and negative impacts AI is having on society

Discuss potential pitfalls

Helps you become a better engineer

Protecting yourself and others from harmful effects

Emphasizing the influence humans have on the development of new technolog

Topics Include: Social Media, Bias, Automation
Module 6: Designing an App

Core Idea: Using what has been learned in the course to brainstorm and pitch an app idea. Optionally turn into a working prototype. ****

Learning the engineering design cycle and how to apply it

Generating solutions to real world problems by looking at the UN sustainable development goals