Course Structure:
Ages: 11-13, 14-18 Assignment Type: General Total Time: 60 minutesLesson Flow:
Through reflection, discussion, and collaborative rule-making, students examine real-world ethical issues such as privacy, misinformation, bias, fairness, and plagiarism. They then create their own class-generated ethical AI guidelines that promote respect, responsibility, and transparency in the use of technology. The activity builds foundational understanding of moral reasoning while fostering collaboration and digital citizenship.
Summary:
This lesson introduces students to the ethical principles that guide responsible use of artificial intelligence.
Lessons
1. Ethical Use of AI Exploration (60 minutes)
- Introduction (10 minutes) – Students reflect on what it means to “do the right thing” and discuss the meaning of ethics.
- Exploring Ethical Issues with AI (10–15 minutes) – View Ethics of AI: Challenges and Governance (UNESCO) and discuss examples of privacy, misinformation, explainability, bias, and plagiarism.
- Learning Ethical Guidelines (10 minutes) – Compare and contrast global frameworks such as the EU AI Ethics Guidelines and UNESCO Recommendations.
- Creating Ethical Rules for AI Use (20 minutes) – Students collaboratively draft a list of classroom AI use rules, applying ethical principles such as fairness, transparency, and respect for privacy.
**Summary:** Wrap-Up and Reflection (10 minutes) – Students discuss how these principles can apply to everyday technology use and complete a reflection activity.