Have you seen the dataset and visualisation website Makeover Monday? It’s designed for people to take a dataset and create a data visualisation. However, there are over 400 datasets and 1,500+ cool data visualisations that have been made by others, such as where the space launch sites are in the world:
Generation AI: A Finnish approach to K-9 AI education
Available until 31 August, it’s your last chance to watch this recorded IASE webinar.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, yet most educational discussions focus on using AI tools rather than understanding how AI systems work. This talk introduces the Finnish Generation AI research and development program, which has spent the past several years developing pedagogical models, classroom activities, and open educational technologies for AI literacy in schools.
The presentation explores how AI education can be approached as an empirical science education, where learners investigate, experiment with, and reason about AI systems rather than simply use them. Particular attention is given to the role of data, uncertainty, inference, prediction, and evaluation.
The talk showcases two classroom tools developed in the Generation AI project. Somekone is an explainable social media simulator that helps learners investigate how digital traces are collected, how profiles are constructed from behavioral data, and how recommendation systems shape information environments. Little Language Machine is an interactive learning environment that allows learners to train and inspect their own small language models, making otherwise invisible processes such as token prediction, training, loss minimization, and model evaluation visible and discussable.
Through these examples, the talk examines how we can help learners move beyond seeing AI as a black box toward understanding how data-driven systems learn from data, make predictions, and influence individuals and
societies. The session will provide both conceptual insights and practical examples for teaching about modern AI in educational settings.
Upcoming Dates
- Term 3: CensusAtSchool is open – Get started
- August 26: IASE Webinar: Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in School
- September 5: AMAonline
- November 7: AMAonline
- November 27: Statistics Teachers Day
- November 30: Current CensusAtSchool questionnaire closes
