Inquiry 7.4 How do I understand AI?
A brief history of AI
AI's presence is widely accepted, but it didn't appear overnight. In this lesson, students can start building an understanding of what AI means to them, exploring, in brief, where it has come from and how it evolved. What vocabulary is associated with AI, and what does it mean? This lays the foundation for the next steps in effectively using Generative AI.
SLIDE: Four Corners activity
This lesson starts with a Four Corners activity for students to recognise where they identify in terms of AI use.
- AI Resistant: Sceptical of AI's role and hesitant to adopt new technologies.
- AI Curious: Interested in exploring AI tools, but cautious about implementation.
- AI Embracing: Open to integrating AI into learning and actively seeking opportunities to use it.
AI Leading: A champion of AI in learning, actively seeking innovative AI-powered strategies.
REFLEXIVITY: Before exploring AI, it's important to check in with our own biases, fears, and assumptions about how we approach technology. Students can discuss with those who feel similarly or completely differently to them. All responses are welcome; this is safe environment for sharing views.
SLIDE: AI Checker
The lesson then moves from students reflecting about their own attitudes to AI to seeing if their mindsets align with their actual useage.
SLIDE: A brief history of AI - It has been around for a while!
Let's establish how AI has developed across three paradigms: Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Generative AI.
