Conference on Human-Centered Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Informal Learning

非正式学习中以人为本的人工智能素养方法会议

• 批准号: 2230850
• 负责人: Dorothy Bennett
• 金额: $ 7.5万
• 依托单位: New York Hall of Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2230850&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Human; Centered; Approaches; Artificial

The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) will convene a two-day participatory design conference of to identify research and education opportunities in informal settings for supporting literacy concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially for diverse and underserved youth whose communities are impacted by the bias in some AI processes. AI uses computer systems that simulate human intelligence. AI systems impact nearly every aspect of daily living, performing tasks underlying navigation apps, facial recognition, e-payments, and social media. AI can perpetuate inequities and biased outcomes in the culture at large. The conference will explore how to promote engagement and conceptual learning among youth about how AI works and what skills are needed to critically use and apply AI. The conference will also explore ways to support the interests of diverse and underserved children and youth in shaping AI and joining the growing STEM workforce that will use AI in their professions. The conference will identify key features and needs with respect to AI literacy and explore the specific roles that informal learning can play in advancing AI literacy for youth in diverse and underserved communities. Participants in the conference will include designers, learning scientists, researchers, informal and formal educators, and science center professionals. Attendees will work in separate teams and as a group to explore and critique existing AI tools and learning frameworks, discuss lessons learned from promising AI literacy programs, and identify design principles and future directions for research. Specific attention will be paid to informal mechanisms of engagement, promising networks, and research-practice partnerships that take advantage of the unique affordances of informal learning and community services to accelerate AI literacy for historically excluded youth. The insights gained from this work will result in a set of research and programmatic priorities for informal institutions to promote AI literacy in culturally responsive ways. The resulting published guide and community events will broadly disseminate priorities and design principles generated by this convening to help informal learning institutions and community learning organizations identify both assets and priorities for addressing diversity, equity, access, and inclusion issues related to AI literacy. This research project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to (a) advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; (b) provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; (c) advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and (d) engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

纽约科学厅（NYSCI）将召集为期两天的参与设计会议，该会议在非正式环境中确定研究和教育机会，以支持有关人工智能（AI）的识字率，尤其是对于多元化和服务不足的青年，其社区在某些AI过程中受到偏见的影响。 AI使用模拟人类智能的计算机系统。 AI系统几乎影响了日常生活的各个方面，执行导航应用程序，面部识别，电子付款和社交媒体的任务。人工智能可以使不平等和偏见的结果永存。会议将探讨如何促进青年人对AI的工作方式以及批判性使用和应用AI所需的技能的参与和概念学习。该会议还将探索如何支持多元化和服务不足的儿童和青少年塑造AI并加入不断增长的STEM劳动力的方式，这些劳动力将在其职业中使用AI。该会议将确定有关AI素养的关键特征和需求，并探讨非正式学习可以在推进AI素养中为多样化和服务不足社区的年轻人识字所发挥的特定作用。会议的参与者将包括设计师，学习科学家，研究人员，非正式和正规教育者以及科学中心专业人士。与会者将在单独的团队中工作，并作为一个小组探索和批评现有的AI工具和学习框架，讨论从有希望的AI扫盲计划中学到的经验教训，并确定设计原理和研究的未来指导。将特别关注非正式的参与机制，有前途的网络和研究实践伙伴关系，这些机制利用了非正式学习和社区服务的独特功能，以加快历史上排除的青年的AI素养。从这项工作中获得的见解将为非正式机构提供一系列研究和程序的优先事项，以促进文化响应方式的AI素养。由此产生的指南和社区活动将广泛传播此召集产生的优先事项和设计原则，以帮助非正式的学习机构和社区学习组织确定解决与AI素养有关的多样性，公平，访问和包容性问题的资产和优先级。该研究项目是由前进的非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助的，该计划试图（a）提高对非正式环境中STEM学习设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解； （b）提供了多种途径，以扩大进入和参与STEM学习经验的途径； （c）对非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究； （d）在非正式环境中吸引所有年龄段的公众学习STEM。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准的评估来支持的。