AI Literacy Programme for Secondary Students

Introduction

Programme Details

Briefing Session

Media Coverage

Introduction

To be better prepared to face the current and future AI-infused society, it is important for students to have basic understanding on AI. With the support of the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) donation and UGC Research Matching Grant Scheme, the aidcec has been offering an “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme” to all Secondary Grade 4 to 6 students in Hong Kong. The Programme is FREE and the EdUHK provide participants with corresponding learning and teaching materials.

Goals of Our AI Literacy Programme

To promote AI literacy to the citizens
To empower the citizens with AI literacy
To promote ethical use of AI

east Conceptual understandings of AI 概念先行
east AI literacy for all 普及人工智能素養

Significance and Contributions

Understand the importance of AI literacy

Research on pedagogical practices for promoting AI literacy

Develop a conceptual framework for AI literacy

Develop and validate research instruments for evaluating AI literacy

Develop and evaluate an AI literacy programme

Our Award-winning AIL Programme

aidcec was announced the In-house Winner of the 2022 Gold Standard Award for Public/Private Partnership for its Artificial Intelligence Literacy (AIL) Programme on 30 June.

The event was organised by PublicAffairsAsia and the Public Relations and Communications Association Asia Pacific. The award-judging panel comprised renowned figures from the public affairs, corporate affairs and communication sectors.

Our School Networks

As of the Summer of 2023, more than 600 students from 60 secondary schools have joined or enrolled the AIL programme.

Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School

C.C.C. Mong Man Wai College

Chinese YMCA College

HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College

HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School

Kwun Tong Maryknoll College

Shung Tak Catholic English College

The ELCHK Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School

Canossa College

Christ College

Holy Trinity College

Immaculate Heart of Mary College

Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College

St Louis School

The Church of Christ in China Kei Chi Secondary School

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Director’s College

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College

Ying Wa College

Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School

Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long)

Cheung Chuk Shan College

Belilios Public School

Cheung Chau Government Secondary School

Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School

Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College

CUHKFAA Chan Chun Ha Secondary School

Methodist College

SKH Lam Kau Mow Secondary School

South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School

St. Rose of Lima's College

Stewards Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation Ma Ko Pan Memorial College

Stewards Pooi Kei College

The Church of Christ In China Kei Long College

YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College

Buddhist Tai Hung College

Carmel Secondary School

CCC Kei Chi Secondary School

Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School

CNEC Christian College

Creative Secondary School

GCCITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School

Good Hope School

HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School

Ho Lap College (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)

Ho Yu College and Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)

Jockey Club Man Kwan Eduyoung College

Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School

Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School

Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College

Lung Kong World Federation School Limited Lau Wong Fat Secondary School

Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School

SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School

St. Mary's Canossian College

St. Paul's Secondary School

True Light Middle School of Hong Kong

AI Literacy Programme

Lite Version

We are delighted to invite your students to join a lite version of our AI Literacy Programme. The lite version comprises the first two courses of our Programme, focusing on Machine Learning and Deep Learning. The total 18 hours will be completed within 1 week.

*Programme schedule of the Lite version: Secondary Grade 6 Students (Lite Version) / Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students (Lite Version)

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Full Version

The Programme aims to equip students with AI concepts and ethical consideration, develop their awareness of AI, and empower them with AI to shape the future society. The 58-hour AI Literacy Programme has four levels of courses with details below:

Course 1: Understanding Machine Learning

Key topics:

- Introduction to AI
- Five steps of applying machine learning to solve problems
- Supervised and unsupervised learning

Course 2: Understanding Deep Learning

Key topics:

- Further discussion on applying machine learning
- Introduction to neural network
- Overview of computer vision
- Introduction to convolution neural network (CNN)

Course 3: Developing Artificial Intelligence Applications

Key topics:

- Case studies of AI applications and related ethical considerations
- Instructions on the selected platforms for application development
- Project development and presentation

Course 4: Exploring Real-Life AI Application Development

Key topics:

- Connection between concepts, mathematical representations and coding implementations of AI algorithms
- Common Python packages for machine learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Audio classification and speech recognition
- Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN)
- Developing real-life solutions with AI computer packages to shape the future society

*Programme Schedule Download: Secondary Grade 6 Students (Full Version) / Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students (Full Version)

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schedule Date:	Cohort 1: Secondary Grade 6 Students: May – June 2023 Cohort 2: Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students: June – July / August 2023 *Please refer to the programme schedule for details.
person Target:	Students in all electives are welcome
location_on Mode:	About 58 hours (Face-to-face & Zoom plus pre-course reading) *Please refer to the programme schedule for details.
language Language:	Cantonese supplemented with English
sticky_note_2 Remark:	Students in ALL electives are welcome to join the Programme through their school. To allow more students from different schools to participate in the AIL programme, the EdUHK reserves the right to admit students.

Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers

schedule Date & Time:	24 November (Thursday) @ 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
location_on Mode:	Online via Zoom
language Language:	Cantonese supplemented with English
sticky_note_2 Remark:	The Zoom link will be sent to the registered participants.

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Past Events

Snapshots for AI Literacy Programme for S4-5 Students in Summer 2022:

5 August 2022 @ 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.	Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers
5 July 2022 @ 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.	Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers
July – August 2022	AI Literacy Programme (Cohort 2: Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students)
May – June 2022	AI Literacy Programme (Cohort 1: Secondary Grade 6 Students)