Creative storytelling with machine learning: New pathway into AI education
Channel: Connected Learning Alliance
Date: 2022-08-31

Recent efforts in computing education have emphasized opportunities to introduce foundational ideas in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to all children. Constructionist learning has been recognized as a promising learning approach to introducing computing to learners. To understand how constructionist learning experiences may support AI education, we conducted an online professional development workshop in which educators create a storytelling project using a tool that turns everyday objects into interactive toys using machine learning. By analyzing the projects created by the educators as well as their reflection notes, the authors explored how machine learning may support learning through creative storytelling and AI education. The findings of this study include a wide variety of ideas for AI integration in classrooms as well as troubleshooting challenges and resource needs.