Real Youth Artificial Intelligence

This free online course explores artificial intelligence from a youth perspective, unpacking how AI works, what it gets wrong, and how young people can shape this technology for good. Designed by youth from across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), and the United States, this course uses youth storytelling to build essential skills for understanding and using AI.

Global Nomads uses the power of storytelling to promote empathy and bring social topics to life through day-to-day realities. Participating youth read authentic, impactful stories from youth participants around the world that reveal deep truths about global issues, then enhance the conversation by sharing their own stories with fellow Student to World users. All participants are eligible to participate in moderated live conversations with other youth from around the world.

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About The Course

Who
Should Register?

Educators
Classroom teachers and school administrators.

Group leaders & mentors
Afterschool programs and groups, faith-based organizations, scouting, clubs, etc.

Independent learners
Individual youth participants.

Free Courses

  • Online Access, 3 Learning Modules
  • Live Virtual Events, Age 13 – 19
  • Video captions in English, Arabic and Spanish
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Teachers, Educators, & Leaders
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Students
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Independent Learners
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Video Format

Experience this content through video format.

Video-based course

This course is divided into three modules with content presented in video format using youth storytelling to build essential skills for understanding and interacting with AI.


  • Interactive lessons through video clips
  • Closed captions in English, Arabic, and Spanish
  • Downloadable written transcripts in English, Arabic, and Spanish
  • Image descriptions
  • Youth narration

Learning
Modules

Module 1:

The Basics of AI

Students explore and share stories about different types of Artificial Intelligence and the effects of human error on how AI works in everyday life.

Module 2:

What’s Cooking?: The recipes and ingredients of AI

Students explore and share stories about AI data and algorithms, the kinds of mistakes AI can make, and how those errors affect people and communities.

Module 3:

How can we help?: Reducing errors in AI

Students explore and share stories about how youth around the world are finding ways to reduce AI errors and make technology more fair and reliable.

 

Learning
Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Explain what artificial intelligence (AI) is and how it works.
  • Identify different types of AI, including generative and predictive AI.
  • Recognize examples of errors AI can make and their real-life consequences.
  • Reflect on their own experiences in relation to AI-generated content.
  • Explain how AI models are trained using data and algorithms.
  • Identify main sources of AI errors.
  • Analyze real-life examples of AI errors and their impact on people.
  • Reflect on how human decisions influence AI outcomes.
  • Identify practical ways to reduce errors in AI outputs.
  • Apply strategies to interact thoughtfully with AI tools.
  • Understand the role of developers, programmers, and users in minimizing AI errors.
  • Reflect on their own role and responsibility when using AI.

Standards
Alignments

Common Core Standards

English Language Arts Standards (Grades 6-12)

  • Key Ideas and Details: 
    • 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
  • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: 
    • 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

 

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  1. Quality Education
  2. Gender Equality
  3. Decent Work & Economic Growth
  4. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  5. Reduced Inequalities

 

Asia Society Global Education Standards

  1. Investigate the World
  2.  Recognize Perspectives
  3.  Communicate Ideas
  4. Take Action

 

21st Century Skills

  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Information Literacy
  • Technology Literacy
  • Flexibility and Adaptability
  • Initiative and Self-Direction
  • Leadership and Responsibility

 

CASEL

  • Self-Awareness
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Skills
  • Responsible Decision-Making

 

Center for Curriculum Redesign

  • Creativity (Imagination)
  • Critical Thinking (Decision-Making)
  • Communication (Dialogue)
  • Collaboration (Leadership)
  • Curiosity (Open-Mindedness)
  • Courage (Risk-Taking)
  • Resilience (Resourcefulness)
  • Ethics (Fairness)
  • Metacognition & Metaemotion (Adaptability**)

 

ISTE standards

  • 1.1d Students understand fundamental concepts of how technology works, demonstrate the ability to choose and use current technologies effectively, and are adept at thoughtfully exploring emerging technologies.
  • 1.2 Digital Citizen: Students recognize the responsibilities and opportunities for positively contributing to their digital communities.
    • 1.2.b: Students demonstrate empathetic, inclusive interactions online and use technology to responsibly contribute to their communities.
  • 1.3.b: Students evaluate the accuracy, validity, bias, origin, and relevance of digital content.
  • 1.3.c: Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
  • 1.3.d: Students build knowledge by exploring real-world issues and gain experience in applying their learning in authentic settings.
  • 1.6: Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
  • 1.7: Global Collaborator: Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.
    • 1.7.a: Students use digital tools to connect with peers from a variety of backgrounds, recognizing diverse viewpoints and broadening mutual understanding.
    • 1.7.b: Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.