Teaching AI to the Next Generation: A Humanistic Approach

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1344/der.2024.45.115-123

Mariela Destéfano, Anna Trifonova, Mario Barajas

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Abstract

This article proposes a comprehensive AI curriculum tailored for young learners aged 11 to 14, emphasizing a humanistic approach. We review other AI curricula proposals for children and young people and underline that they focus primarily on AI's technological benefits and on learning coding and logic. Our curriculum explores human cognition that is often overlooked in existing AI curriculum. Our proposal combines learning through construction, reflective discussions and project-based learning in order to approach AI from variety of angles. Implemented by CreaTIC Academy during 2023/24 school year as an out-of-school activity in a secondary (middle) school in Barcelona, Spain, this curriculum integrates technological, philosophical, cognitive, and cultural dimensions. It draws from diverse fields, including Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology and Philosophy of Children, and includes practical coding with tools like Scratch and AppInventor, as well as Machine Learning for Kids. Designed to be adaptable across various socio-economic contexts, our approach aims to promote a broader liberal education for children and help teachers implement AI activities in their classrooms.

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向下一代传授人工智能：人本主义方法

本文为 11 至 14 岁的青少年学习者量身定制了一套全面的人工智能课程，强调以人为本。我们回顾了其他针对儿童和青少年的人工智能课程提案，强调它们主要侧重于人工智能的技术优势以及编码和逻辑的学习。我们的课程探讨的是人类认知，而这在现有的人工智能课程中往往被忽视。我们的建议结合了通过构建、反思讨论和项目式学习来学习的方法，以便从不同的角度切入人工智能。该课程由 CreaTIC 学院于 2023/24 学年在西班牙巴塞罗那的一所中学（初中）实施，作为一项校外活动，整合了技术、哲学、认知和文化层面。它借鉴了心智哲学、认知心理学和儿童哲学等不同领域的知识，包括使用 Scratch 和 AppInventor 等工具进行实际编码，以及儿童机器学习。我们的方法旨在促进更广泛的儿童通识教育，并帮助教师在课堂上开展人工智能活动，其设计可适用于各种社会经济背景。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.