Artificial Intelligence for Children and Youth Learning and Creating in K-12 Education

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In this seminar we will discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) approaches have been adopted for children, youth, and families to learn and make creative applications in K-12 education. Drawing on work from the history of AI, computing education, the learning sciences, child-computer interaction, and ethical issues around digital technologies; we examine how children, youth, and their families can make sense of AI/ML and create various AI/ML-powered applications. As part of the seminar, students will also complete a series of ML tool explorations, with the final class project focused on designing a AI/ML tool, lesson or activity for in or out-of-school learning. The original version of this syllabus was developed and taught together in summer 2023 with Luis Morales-Navarro.