AI, Human Rights, and Education – Human Rights Education Associates

AI, Human Rights and Education

October 10 – November 20, 2024

Dr. Felisa Tibbitts and Nina Bamberg

A curriculum co-developed by HREA and Pedagog.ai.

Course Description

This course will introduce educators to the six-lesson curriculum developed collaboratively between HREA and Pedagog.ai. In each of the weekly webinars, one of the lessons will be presented and discussed, and an activity will be carried out to facilitate educator learning and practice with the topic. In addition, the course offers supplemental, practical readings that are connected with the lesson topics.

The curriculum AI, Human Rights and Education fills a unique gap in addressing AI and its critical use in learning environments from a human rights perspective. It is also an opportunity to learn ‘the basics’ of AI as well as human rights education. This course will be useful for educators, regardless of previous experience or knowledge of AI and human rights. The curriculum will be made publicly available in January 2025.

Course Instructors & Curriculum Co-Authors

Dr. Felisa Tibbitts, a leading HRE expert, is UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Higher Education and Chair in Human Rights Education at the Human Rights Centre of Utrecht University (Netherlands). She is also a Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) and director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA), which she co-founded in 1996. Felisa has worked many years in teacher training and developed numerous curricula and resources with a human rights focus. Most recently she was the lead author for UNESCO’s Greening Curriculum Guidance.

Nina Bamberg has an MA in International Educational Development from Teachers College at Columbia University and has worked for many years in education and nonprofit program management. Currently, she serves as the Director of Curriculum & Instruction at Pedagogy.Cloud where she helps educators navigate the world of AI through workshops and online courses, curriculum and policy resources, and research. She also works in adult education as a citizenship educator and as an associate for a graduate-level course on conflict management.

Learning Objectives

Those taking the course will have the opportunity to both learn the content of the curriculum as a learner, as well as consider how they might use the curriculum in their own teaching or training. In terms of the learning outcomes, by the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Identify different kinds of AI and how they are used

Understand basic international human rights standards

Critically analyze the benefits and risks for AI use from a human rights perspective

Define AI governance and key actors involved

Analyze personal use of AI

Course Format

The 6-week course will include live weekly webinars, supplemental reading materials, and advance access to the AI, Human Rights, and Education curriculum.

Live webinars of 1.5 hours are scheduled for most Tuesdays at 10am ET from Oct 15 to Nov 19th 2024, with one webinar on Wednesday, Oct 30.

Course Outline

Week 1: The Basics of AI and Ethical Frameworks

Week 2: The Basics of Human Rights and Evaluating the Impacts of AI using the Human Rights Framework

Week 3: AI Governance and its Role in Protecting Human Rights

Week 4: AI and the Right to Education

Week 5: AI and Human Rights Literacy Building

Week 6: Researching AI and Human Rights in Public Services

Who Should apply

This course is intended for educators from the formal and non-formal education sectors. No previous knowledge of or experience with AI or human rights education is required.

Costs

Tuition fee for participants from OECD countries: $300; non-OECD countries: $150.

Registration

Registration deadline is October 4, 2024. Click below to register. For queries, please contact ai-hre-course@pedagogy.cloud.

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