RISING Courses for Students - Middle/High School
This interactive course introduces basic concepts of AI. In addition to theoretical basics of classical and neural AI, it also encourages critical reflection on the advantages and disadvantages of unconscous biases. This e-learning course is designed for students in grade 7 and above.
Course materials include the course as a PPTS and an accompanying handbook for teachers. If you are interested, please fill out the form on the German RISING-site to download the materials.
If you have questions, please contact rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de.
This interactive course introduces students in grade 10 and above to the concepts of data and machine learning. Students not only learn definitions and theory, but also apply the concepts they have learned in an exciting story in which they escape from evil robots that are hunting them.
The course in PPTS format is available for download on the German RISING website.
If you have any questions, please contact rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de.
This interactive course deals with the topics of fake news and deepfakes and lets students try them out and think critically about how they work, why they work, and what consequences and dangers they pose. Students from grade 7 onwards will then think critically about how this affects them and what it means for their future.
The course is available as PPTS on the German RISING website. Simply fill out the form.
If you have any questions, please contact rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de.
This course invites students to learn about, understand, and try out the concept of reflection. In a world of increasing technological change and innovation, it is important to activate your own superpower of critical thinking and not just accept everything at face value. Critical reflection on the social implications of these technologies is also very important in view of the ethical challenges and implications of new AI tools.
The course is available as PPTS on the German RISING website. Simply fill out the form.
If you have any questions, please contact rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de.
IT4Kids
Here, a low-threshold introduction to the world of programming is offered through:
- Free teaching materials
- Cubi learning software
- Interactive training courses and much more
THE FEED
LFK (the media authority for Baden-Württemberg) offers a free app plus free accompanying materials for teachers on the topic of algorithms. In four chapters, “The FEED” playfully raises awareness among young people from the 7th grade onwards about social media algorithms and their social consequences. This interactive learning program lets students experience for themselves how algorithms work and how they come about.
KI MACHT SCHULE
Workshops on AI are offered for school classes, as well as further training for teachers. There is also a teaching platform with available teaching materials.
Here is a small selection of the topics offered:
- AI basics
- Possible uses of interactive teaching and learning materials for your own lessons
- Introduction to the use of the AI tools offered, which comply with data protection regulations
KI Course
Here you can find an online AI course from the German Federal Competition for Artificial Intelligence, which addresses the following questions:
- Where does AI come from?
- How do you build AI?
- How do you work with AI?
The different modules can be used separately or as a supplement (e.g., for our AI course “Fake News and DeepFakes: Find the Truth”).
Hacker School @ yourschool
Hacker School offers a free course program for schools:
- Programming courses including IT career guidance
- Suitable for students aged 11 and above
- Course concepts for the programming languages Scratch, Python, HTML/CSS, or MakeCode Arcade
In online form, this can become a great hybrid offering for your class under the supervision of a teacher.
Courses for Students - Elementary School
Students grades 3-4 join the little dragon "Dragi" on an interactive learning journey about topics including data and data security, cyber mobbing, digital footprint and gaming. Course worksheets are also available, letting students crack codes, fill out media diaries and relfect critically on cyber mobbing and its consequences.
The course in PPTS format is available for download on the German RISING website.
If you have questions, please contact rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de.
App- Wo ist Goldi
The app is designed for children aged 8 and above and teaches them how to use digital media safely on the internet in a playful way.
The learning content is integrated into an exciting game plot divided into five episodes. The individual stories address different aspects of competent use of digital offerings. Children slip into the role of a schoolchild who explores the puzzles and secrets of the digital world at their elementary school. Together with others, they must solve problems and conflicts and complete tasks.
App for media education
With the interactive app “Medienplanet,” children can use established teaching methods to reflect on their own media use on mobile devices in a playful way and creatively design their own media content. The child-friendly design of the app promotes children's media literacy, enables modern learning about health and nutrition with creative ideas, and is particularly suitable for use in elementary schools.
10 Commandments of digital ethics
The Ten Commandments are guidelines that help us to value the dignity of each individual, their self-determination, and their freedom of action. This booklet or postcard is available for download, provided by Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart.
Courses for Teachers
TTT are workshops introducing the courses offered, presenting ways to implement critical reflection in the classroom or learning environment. Through interactive methods, students will not only learn about critical reflection and its importance theoretically but experience it for themselves first.
- What's it about?
- This workshop gives an introduction and overview of the course offering "KI - was ist das überhaupt und was hat das mit mir zu tun?" as well as ideas of implementation in the classroom.
- Who's it for?
- Teachers, teaching grades 7 and up who would like to introduce the topic of AI to their students. Since the course is an introduction to AI and thus not focused on the technical aspects in depth, but also looking at the ethical aspects of AI, it can be used in a variety of subject fields.
- What is included?
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The training includes: Materials,Handbook for teachers,PPTS,Concept ideas and a 90-Minute sample lesson plan of implementation.
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- Workshop format?
- This 2-hour TTT workshop can be held either in person or online.
With a minimum of 5 participants, this free workshop can be booked per request (rising@iris.uni-stuttgart.de).
- This 2-hour TTT workshop can be held either in person or online.
Contact
Tabea Berberena
M.A.Scientific Coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Forum RISING | Doctoral Researcher focusing on trust in intelligent systems