July 7-25, 2025
Dr. Felisa Tibbitts and Nina Bamberg
A curriculum co-developed by HREA and Pedagog.ai.
This course will introduce educators to the six-lesson curriculum developed collaboratively between HREA and Pedagog.ai. In each of the webinars, a key AI and Human Rights theme will be presented and discussed, followed by an interactive activity. 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.
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 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.
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
The 3-week course will include 2 live webinars each week, supplemental reading materials, and advance access to the AI, Human Rights, and Education curriculum. Live webinar schedule:
Time: 10-11:30am EDT
Days: Tuesdays and Thursday at 10am ET from July 7th-July 24th.
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
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.
Fee for participants from OECD-countries (including US): $200; non-OECD countries: $100.
Registration deadline June 30th, 2025. Click below to register.. For queries, please contact ai-hre-course@pedagogy.cloud.
