AI for Science Education: Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Secondary Science Education
This program is established under the "AI for Science Education" Funding Programme, aimed at enhancing science teachers' capacity in AI-assisted teaching, encouraging schools to arrange for teachers to participate in professional development programmes and conducting trial lessons, thereby promoting pedagogical innovations and enhancing students' learning effectiveness.
This interactive session will focus on the ethical considerations and best practices for incorporating AI in science education, as well as the approaches to fostering responsible practices among teachers and students.
Course Introduction
Organizer:
Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE)
Faculty of Education
University of Hong Kong
Course Duration:
6 hours
Support Techonology：
IDEALS platform developed by the HKU CITE team
Course Learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate enhanced AI literacy and understanding of its relevance in science education.
2. Identify and utilize various Generative AI tools to support engineering design and inquires of socio-technical issues.
3. Apply pedagogical strategies that integrate AI effectively into science education, promoting student engagement and creativity.
4. Recognize and address ethical implications surrounding the use of AI in science education.
Session 1: Introduction to AI (1 hour)
This session will introduce the fundamentals of AI, equipping teachers with the foundational knowledge to understand the impact of AI in science education.
Session 2: Hands-on Exploration of GAI Tools for Science Education (2 hours)
This session will introduce various GAI tools for data analytics, and video and image generations as well as the knowledge of prompt engineering.
Session 3: Pedagogical Strategies for AI integration in Science Education (2 hour)
This session will explore pedagogical strategies for integrating AI to enhance students’ science learning. Teachers will engage in group activities to discuss and brainstorm of how to leverage AI to transform their teaching practices and to enrich students’ science learning experiences. In particular, teachers will learn about a new educational technology—the IDEALS platform—developed by the HKU CITE team. They will use the IDEALS platform to collaboratively design AI-scaffolded learning activities for science classes.
Session 4: Workshop and Sharing— Ethical Implications of AI Applications in Science Education (1 hours)
This interactive session will focus on the ethical considerations and best practices for incorporating AI in science education, as well as the approaches to fostering responsible practices among teachers and students.
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Registration (Expression of Interest Form)
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Teachers or schools can fill out the form below to register.
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If your school is unable to secure the "AI for Science Education" Funding Programme, you may choose not to participate in this course.
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Please contact us for inquiries about program fees.
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Limited seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.