Anthropomorphizing AI: The Impact on Students & Education
Dec. 11, 2024
From content recommendations to smart devices in the home, young people are growing up in a world crowded with AI technologies. In our next free webinar in partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we'll explore what this means for the mental models that school age students are forming around how the world works. In particular we'll focus on anthropomorphism and the impact that humanizing AI systems has on young people's engagement.
Key topics include:
Understanding the importance of mental models: Explore how students construct their understanding of AI systems through daily interactions with technology, and learn to identify common misconceptions that arise from anthropomorphized AI.
Impact and research: Explore the research relating to the potential impact of humanizing AI systems and what it means for young people's ability to think critically about the capabilities and limitations of AI systems.
Classroom Strategies & Tools: Master practical approaches for teaching AI concepts accurately while acknowledging students' natural tendency to anthropomorphize. Learn specific techniques for helping students develop a more nuanced understanding of AI systems.
Can’t make the time? A recording + resources will be emailed to all registrants.
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Amanda Bickerstaff
Amanda is the Founder and CEO of AI for Education. A former high school science teacher and EdTech executive with over 20 years of experience in the education sector, she has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that AI can offer. She is a frequent consultant, speaker, and writer on the topic of AI in education, leading workshops and professional learning across both K12 and Higher Ed. Amanda is committed to helping schools and teachers maximize their potential through the ethical and equitable adoption of AI.
Ben Garside
Ben is a senior learning manager for the AI literacy team at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Having been a classroom teacher (11-18) for 14 years, Ben moved to the foundation in 2019 and has since worked on creating the curriculum resources for the National Centre of Computing Education in the UK, written and filmed online courses and more recently has been the lead content developer for Experience AI, working in collaboration with Google DeepMind and Google.org to produce AI literacy classroom resources that are being used globally. Ben also contributes to a UNESCO working group for the recently released AI competency framework for students.