Artificial intelligence (AI) has a significant history that has shaped and continues to shape education innovation. More recently, generative AI emerged with great interest and disruption, across multiple industries, around the world. According to Raj and Kos (2023), AI technology has the potential to affect the landscape of personal, social, and professional activities. Education spans any sectors: K-12, higher education, lifelong learning, and workplace development. It touches all other areas of study that are also steeped in AI research and study. Broad and appropriate education support and application across fields and disciplines is required. “AI in education refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to enhance the learning experience” (Harry, 2023, p. 261).
The course will present, discuss, and apply basic theories and tools in artificial intelligence for education and learning.
Outline
The course covers the following content:
History and development of AI
AI in education and the workplace
AI as a tool for generating text, image, and sound
Tools for detecting material generated by AI
Generative AI and its impact on different educational contexts
AI and the individual
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
Understand and describe the history and development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Analyze and discuss challenges and opportunities with AI in educational contexts.
Describe and apply different modalities such as text, image, and sound in Generative AI.
Evaluate tools for detecting AI-generated texts.
Compare, discuss, and reflect on how generative AI can affect and change learning activities and examination in a number of given courses.
Evaluation
Activity
Weight
Participation in weekly discussion forums and Teams classes
20%
AI publication and position summary presentation
20%
Essay of argument: AI in education: Bane or benefit?
40%
Final critical reflection: AI in your work life
20%
Total
100%
Materials
Mitchell, Melanie (2020). Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (Print)
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