Pillars to Guide Curriculum Content
This framework will help teachers create lesson plans that incorporate Artificial Intelligence into their classes.
The Pillars
Pillar 1 (Society) deals with macro-level systems, ethics, justice. Students should feel that they can critique systems. Topics include laws, governance, labour, inequality, environmental impact, bias, rights and responsibilities.
Pillar 2 (Self) deals with micro-level daily choices and media navigation. Students should feel that they can leverage and navigate tools without being manipulated. Topics include: critical reading of AI-mediated content (fake news), selecting the appropriate tools for a given task, creating your digital footprint, making good choices for tech-use for a purpose including social impact, well-being, education, entertainment, lifestyle choices, community-building and activism.
Pillar 3 (Creation) deals with technical understanding and creation. Students should feel that they can build and understand AI rather than being mystified by it. Considerations learned through pillars 1 and 2 must be incorporated in pillar 3 as students create rather than consume technologies. Topics include: skills acquisition (coding, version control, databases, AI integration, etc.), design, implementation, sharing, community outreach.