AI EduLab @ Sfera

AI EduLab @ Sfera is a multidisciplinary center for the application of artificial intelligence in education, dedicated to collaborative research and enhancing competencies through the adoption of technology to improve the educational experience for children, adults and seniors.

Activities

  • Designing a methodology for Sfera's own educational programs that includes AI-based tools;
  • Collaborating with trainers and educators to incorporate AI tools into educational programs, creating up-to-date learning pathways that meet individual needs and learning styles and allow students of all ages to explore complex concepts in a controlled but interactive environment;
  • Outreach and workshops;
  • Workshops, seminars and conferences that will bring together educators, technologists and researchers to exchange ideas and best practices in AI-enhanced education. We want to enable open sharing of knowledge and inspiration locally in Pardubice, within the Czech Republic and also internationally;
  • Pilot the use of AI tools in special programmes for gifted and disadvantaged children to explore the possibilities of expanding their educational horizons and access to personalised education
    Creating a community of pupils, students, teachers and lecturers who, together with IT and AI experts, are looking for new concepts for education;
  • Global outreach and advocacy: engaging with global education communities to promote the responsible and ethical integration of AI in education, contributing to a better and fairer future for education.

Team

  • Daria Hvizdalova
  • David Koppitz
  • Nada Machkova Prajzova
  • Klara Karimaghai
  • Jan Mistrik

Expert Advisory Board

  • Tomas Mikolov (CIIRC CVUT)
  • Barbora Buhnova (MUNI, Czechitas)

Our long-term goals:

1. Developing AI tools to improve educational programs

Our long-term goal at AI EduLab is to create an innovative ecosystem of tools that will support and improve educational programs. This process includes developing - and partnering up with the developers of tools for various disciplines that will personalize education and increase its effectiveness. We also want to focus on developing tools that will specifically help students with distractibility, neurodiversity and ADHD, enabling inclusive education.

2. Building and implementing curricula for specific disciplines 

Part of our long-term vision is to curate comprehensive curricula for various disciplines. These programs will not only include technical skills, but also an emphasis on ethical standards that will play a central role in AI education. The goal is to produce students who not only understand technology, but also understand its ethical and societal implications.

3. OER and Partnerships with Startups

We want to actively contribute to the development of the AI community and the dissemination of knowledge. Therefore, we will build an open-source library of tools and resources that will be freely available for AI education and research, and support organizations like prg.ai and AI Detem.

At the same time, we will build partnerships with the public administration, as well as startups and non-profits that specialize in AI education, and collaborate to develop innovative applications and technologies for our programs.

Through AI EduLab, we want Sfera to be a leader in innovative education that leverages cutting-edge technologies;
We seek out the best sources of innovative cutting-edge AI-based educational tools, ensure their implementation at Sfera, and want to share the acquired know-how further with interested educators in the form of open educational resources.

Our work encompasses not only technical aspects, but also ethical, social and pedagogical aspects, which will allow us to create a comprehensive and sustainable development model.


Do you want to cooperate?

  • Do you have your own experience with teaching using AI?
  • Are you involved in AI and want to collaborate?
  • Do you want to become one of our instructors?
  • Do you want to support our activities?

Do not hesitate to contact us via email: AlEduLab@sferapardubice.eu.

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