Campfire Session — AI Literacy Course for Students

Introduction to the new Flint AI Literacy Course for Students, with a walkthrough the of contents, implementation options, and shareouts from schools already training their students on how to responsibly use AI.

Lulu Gao, Head of Teacher Experience at Flint | LinkedIn

Sun Paik, Head of Marketing at Flint

Just earlier this week, our team at Flint launched a new AI Literacy Course for Students. We have gotten many requests for student-facing training materials, so we put together a course for students to learn about how AI works and practice using AI responsibly.

The five units, mostly geared toward middle and high school students, can be paced and evaluated differently based on your school's needs. Our team has aimed to put together the materials and knowledge needed to develop students' AI literacy while keeping the process flexible for schools to work into their own schedules. This session was hosted to share a bit about our design, process, and vision for the course.

Overall, this session covered:

Contents of the certification course
Activities in Flint created for the course
Shareout and discussion about training students

Slides from the presentation can be found here.

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Introduction • 00:00

The new Flint AI literacy course for students is introduced.
Feedback on the course and teaching methods is encouraged.

Ice-breaking News • 01:37

OpenAI's recent blog article is discussed critically. Concerns about biased outputs and learning gaps are raised.
The importance of feedback on Flint's materials is emphasized. Suggestions for improvement are welcomed from educators.

Certification Contents • 03:29

The certification content is available online. A rollout process is proposed to take one to two weeks.
The certification is primarily targeted at high school students. Plans for versions for middle and lower school students are discussed.
Self-paced learning is deemed feasible for high school students. Discussion prompts are suggested as enrichment activities.
Feedback is provided on the difficulty of the course content for middle schoolers. Suggestions for improvement are made regarding student engagement.
Discussion occurs about the monitoring of student progress. Ideas for interactive activities are shared.

Certification activities • 11:24

Sun introduces activities created for the course. A demonstration of the activity creation process is shared.
Adjustments to the activity based on specific examples (e.g. grade level, content, etc.) are discussed.
The process of sharing the activity with students is explained. The flexibility of editing activities is highlighted.
A question about student experiences with the activity is raised. The personalized responses of Flint to student interactions are clarified.
A summary of class performance is provided. Analysis includes strengths and areas for improvement.
Teacher feedback functionality is discussed. Future plans include notifying students via email about feedback (now live, by the way).
Customization of activities and materials for the course is encouraged. Teachers can create additional quizzes and edit existing content. Slide 49 especially is mentioned as a slide to customize with your school's own AI policy.

Q&A about implementation • 26:20

Strategies for encouraging student engagement were discussed. The importance of human interaction in learning was emphasized.
The integration of generative AI tools in education was explored. The focus shifted from tools to desired learning outcomes.
Digital Citizenship Week and Media Literacy Week were mentioned as relevant contexts. The potential for using AI in these themes was acknowledged.
Best practices for sharing the course activities are discussed. Creating a group for organization is suggested.
New feature for pinning activities in the school library is also given as an option. This allows easy access for all teachers if they need to have their own copies of the activities.

Shareout about student training so far • 36:10

Training strategies for students and teachers are shared. Incorporating Flint training into freshman orientation is planned.
Discussion on integrating AI instruction into classrooms. Concerns about maintaining instructional time are raised.
Implementation of AI in advisory programs is shared. Ethical considerations in AI usage are emphasized.
The distinction between teacher and student roles is clarified. Teachers are treated as students when using activities.
The chat feature has different rules for teachers. Teachers receive more leeway in chat compared to activities.
Aisha Bryant highlights the need for student training resources. Many participants have not yet started training their students.

Conclusion • 46:55

Feedback on course materials is requested. Suggestions for future courses are encouraged.
The upcoming session on ACT/SAT prep is announced.
Lulu also shares QR codes for the Campfire Calendar and new Flint Community forum.