Generation AI: Designing Human-centered Lesson Plans
Generative AI, teaching, learning, and the classroom
In partnership with Design Mindset, we're pleased to launch state-of-the-art courses on Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, focusing on their integration in K-12 education. Every course emphasizes the extraordinary potential to amplify student learning through AI in novel ways, all while fostering a more student-oriented learning environment for all.
About this course
This pioneering course, grounded in the profound learning theories of John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, and Paolo Freire, bridges the gap between efficiency and human-centered pedagogy. The thoughtfully designed prompts span diverse subjects, skill levels, and educational objectives, revealing innovative methods for student engagement, critical thinking, and collaborative learning, all while staying at the forefront of AI technology advancements.
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Online Course + 2 Units of Graduate Credit Through Adams State
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What's included as part of this course?
- Course access including all updates
- The Generation AI: Human-centered Prompts for the Modern Educator ebook
- Access to monthly live sessions with course authors Brendan Brennan and Chris Bell on topics in artificial intelligence in education
- Two units of graduate credit through Adams State University (optional for a fee)
Learning Objectives
Essential Question: As educators, how might we combine generative AI with research-backed learning frameworks to move from techno-centric to a more human-centered learning experience with students?
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply human-centered learning theories, such as those proposed by Dewey, Vygotsky, and Freire, in the development of lesson plans that emphasize empathy, critical thinking, collaboration, social responsibility, and social change.
- Utilize the principles of the P6 Lesson Design Stack to create dynamic, inspiring, and empowering learning experiences that consider developmental levels, content standards, desired traits and skills, human-centered activities, technology integration, personalization, and performance assessment.
- Prioritize pedagogy over technology, learning to make informed decisions about when and how to integrate technology to enhance student engagement, collaboration, and understanding, while maintaining alignment with human-centered educational goals and effective teaching strategies.
- Adapt teaching strategies and lesson plans to address the needs of diverse learners by making appropriate modifications, accommodations, and differentiations.
Course format
- Self-paced online course
- Access to Design Mindset Discord community
- 30 hours total
- Flexible and on your own schedule
- Optional: Two (2) units of graduate credit from Adams State University*
* Please note these courses have been approved to be offered for graduate level professional development credit and will not apply to a Master's degree program. These are strictly professional development credit courses which can potentially be used for relicensure or movement on district pay scales.
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