Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become more common in computing applications. While there are many positive aspects to AI technology, its use also raises some concerns. For example, when things go wrong in an application powered by AI, who is ultimately responsible? Ethical issues like this one make for valuable class discussion and exploration of different viewpoints and assumptions. This type of learning can leverage the general capability of Ethical Understanding.

 
The DT Hub is developing new content and curating resources on AI, such as the one below, to help you include this emerging technology as part of your curriculum program.

 

What would my preferred AI future look like?
Malyn Mawby, Head of Personalised Learning at Roseville College, explains how she implemented project-based learning (PBL) with her year 10 class to explore AI. Through the PBL task, students selected an area of interest and investigated what is possible, probable and preferred.

The DT Hub has advice about how to offer Digital Technologies lessons that are inclusive, and provides suggestions about functional adjustments that can be made for students with a disability.

For examples of functional adjustments that can be made to existing lessons, refer to the disability categories. For new lessons, take a look at some of our modified inclusive lesson ideas. Read the real school story below to see an inclusive Digital Technologies lesson plan in action.

 

Digital pets at Ashwood
Clark Burt explains how a P–12 specialist school catering for students with mild intellectual disabilities uses digital pets (robots) to differentiate the Digital Technologies curriculum.