handS on introduction to Artificial Intelligence in primary educatioN using minecrafT
▶Summary
The SAINT project aimed at raising awareness on the continuously growing importance of Artificial Intelligence in our daily lives and for our societies, its associated opportunities and challenges...
▶Objectives
The SAINT project aimed at raising awareness on the continuously growing importance of Artificial Intelligence in our daily lives and for our societies, its associated opportunities and challenges. By implementing the project, the consortium: - Provided teachers with the content and tools to teach children about AI with an engaging hands-on approach, - Filled the gap between the place given to AI in our societies, - Raised awareness in AI concepts and related practical implementations, opportunities and challenges, - Promoted interest and excellence in STEM, notably through interdisciplinary teaching, - Showed the use Minecraft Education in a classroom, - Enhanced target groups' digital skills to help schools migrate to digital learning without sacrificing benefits of classroom based learning, - Improved teachers' knowledge of digital learning spaces, - Reduced the gap between need and availability for AI related skills, - Addressed the growing need to develop remote learning solutions facilitating student engagement and creativity. The project uses Minecraft Education, a pedagogical video game as an innovative teaching tool already used in various educational projects.