Introduction
Programme Details
Briefing Session
Media Coverage
Introduction
To be better prepared to face the current and future AI-infused society, it is important for students to have basic understanding on AI. With the support of the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) donation and UGC Research Matching Grant Scheme, the LTTC has been offering an “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme” to all Secondary Grade 4 to 6 students in Hong Kong. The Programme is FREE and the EdUHK provide participants with corresponding learning and teaching materials.
Goals of Our AI Literacy Programme
- To promote AI literacy to the citizens
- To empower the citizens with AI literacy
- To promote ethical use of AI
Conceptual understandings of AI 概念先行
AI literacy for all 普及人工智能素養
Significance and Contributions
Understand the importance of AI literacy
Research on pedagogical practices for promoting AI literacy
Develop a conceptual framework for AI literacy
Develop and validate research instruments for evaluating AI literacy
Develop and evaluate an AI literacy programme
Our Award-winning AIL Programme
LTTC was announced the In-house Winner of the 2022 Gold Standard Award for Public/Private Partnership for its Artificial Intelligence Literacy (AIL) Programme on 30 June.
The event was organised by PublicAffairsAsia and the Public Relations and Communications Association Asia Pacific. The award-judging panel comprised renowned figures from the public affairs, corporate affairs and communication sectors.
Our School Networks
In the summer of 2021, about 60 students from four schools participated in the pilot AIL programme. In 2021/22 and 2022/23, the AIL Programme is offered to Secondary Grade 6 students in May – June, and Secondary Grade 4 – 5 students in June – August respectively.
Cheung Chuk Shan College
Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long)
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
Ying Wa College
Buddhist Tai Hung College
Canossa College
Christ College
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
Good Hope School
Holy Trinity College
Immaculate Heart of Mary College
Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College
St Louis School
Stewards Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation Ma Ko Pan Memorial College
The Church of Christ in China Kei Chi Secondary School
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Director's College
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
C.C.C. Mong Man Wai College
Chinese YMCA College
HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College
HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School
Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
Shung Tak Catholic English College
St. Mary's Canossian College
The ELCHK Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School
True Light Middle School of Hong Kong
AI Literacy Programme
Lite Version
We are delighted to invite your students to join a lite version of our AI Literacy Programme. The lite version comprises the first two courses of our Programme, focusing on Machine Learning and Deep Learning. The total 18 hours will be completed within 1 week.
*Programme schedule of the Lite version: Secondary Grade 6 Students (Lite Version) / Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students (Lite Version)
Full Version
The Programme aims to equip students with AI concepts and ethical consideration, develop their awareness of AI, and empower them with AI to shape the future society. The 58-hour AI Literacy Programme has four levels of courses with details below:
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Course 1: Understanding Machine Learning
Key topics:
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- Introduction to AI
- Five steps of applying machine learning to solve problems
- Supervised and unsupervised learning
Course 2: Understanding Deep Learning
Key topics:
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- Further discussion on applying machine learning
- Introduction to neural network
- Overview of computer vision
- Introduction to convolution neural network (CNN)
Course 3: Developing Artificial Intelligence Applications
Key topics:
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- Case studies of AI applications and related ethical considerations
- Instructions on the selected platforms for application development
- Project development and presentation
Course 4: Exploring Real-Life AI Application Development
Key topics:
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- Connection between concepts, mathematical representations and coding implementations of AI algorithms
- Common Python packages for machine learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Audio classification and speech recognition
- Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN)
- Developing real-life solutions with AI computer packages to shape the future society
| Date: |
Cohort 1: Secondary Grade 6 Students: Cohort 2: Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students: *Please refer to the programme schedule for details. |
| Target: | Students in all electives are welcome |
| Mode: |
About 58 hours (Face-to-face & Zoom plus pre-course reading) *Please refer to the programme schedule for details. |
| Language: | Cantonese supplemented with English |
| Remark: |
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Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers
| Date & Time: | 24 November (Thursday) @ 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Mode: | Online via Zoom |
| Language: | Cantonese supplemented with English |
| Remark: | The Zoom link will be sent to the registered participants. |
Past Events
Snapshots for AI Literacy Programme for S4-5 Students in Summer 2022:
| 5 August 2022 @ 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers |
| 5 July 2022 @ 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | Briefing Session for School Principals and Teachers |
| July – August 2022 | AI Literacy Programme (Cohort 2: Secondary Grade 4 – 5 Students) |
| May – June 2022 | AI Literacy Programme (Cohort 1: Secondary Grade 6 Students) |
Media Coverage
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2020/21 Pilot
In the summer of 2021, about 60 students from four schools participated in the pilot AIL programme.
Cheung Chuk Shan College
Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long)
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
Ying Wa College
2021/22 S6 Cohort
In May and June 2022, about 90 students from 13 schools participated in the AIL programme.
Buddhist Tai Hung College
Canossa College
Christ College
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
Good Hope School
Holy Trinity College
Immaculate Heart of Mary College
Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College
St Louis School
Stewards Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation Ma Ko Pan Memorial College
The Church of Christ in China Kei Chi Secondary School
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Director’s College
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
2021/22 S4-5 Cohort
In July and August 2021, about 170 students from 16 schools participated in the AIL programme.
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
Canossa College
C.C.C. Mong Man Wai College
Canossa College
Chinese YMCA College
Christ College
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College
HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School
Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
Shung Tak Catholic English College
St Louis School
St. Mary’s Canossian College
The Church of Christ in China Kei Chi Secondary School
The ELCHK Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School
True Light Middle School of Hong Kong