PhET-style simulations to promote AI literacy

The project aims to develop a curated library of interactive, high-quality web-based resources for teachers following an explore-then-instruct pedagogy that puts NIE at the forefront of AI literacy. To work towards this goal, the project will start out by developing customizable PhET-style simulations and corresponding avatar-based narrative instructional videos catering to three fundamental topics in AI literacy - Personalization using Machine Learning and Neural Networks, Ethical Issues in AIED, Human-AI Collaboration. By providing inquiry-based exploratory learning opportunities before instruction, these simulations would allow students to experiment with relevant critical task features in a hands-on manner, thus improving their understanding of abstract technical concepts in AI and the implications of their usage in AI systems for education.