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Atrificial Intelligency

The document summarizes an AI learning module released by Atal Innovation Mission to educate students on AI concepts during the COVID-19 lockdown. The self-paced modules cover basics of AI, neural networks, and programming through tutorials, videos, and hands-on activities. Students can learn at their own pace and demonstrate creativity through assignments like creating animations. The modules aim to help students develop computational thinking and explore their innate creativity during the lockdown. They provide just enough background on topics like machine learning to understand AI applications in fields like agriculture, medicine and more.

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Atrificial Intelligency

The document summarizes an AI learning module released by Atal Innovation Mission to educate students on AI concepts during the COVID-19 lockdown. The self-paced modules cover basics of AI, neural networks, and programming through tutorials, videos, and hands-on activities. Students can learn at their own pace and demonstrate creativity through assignments like creating animations. The modules aim to help students develop computational thinking and explore their innate creativity during the lockdown. They provide just enough background on topics like machine learning to understand AI applications in fields like agriculture, medicine and more.

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e-learning)

The buzzword
is AI
Atal Innovation Mission’s
#Tinkerfromhome learning
modules are an opportunity to
explore AI and its applications
b Rama Vaidyanathan
kering Lab curriculum. Besides, video tutorials
and live YouTube sessions are available on the
Wake up and rush to a tuition centre at 6 a.m., get AIM’s YouTube channel.
back for a hurried breakfast, off to school to cover The do-and-learn approach using tutorials and
portions, tests and exams, back home for a quick activities are captivating. The weblinks that give
snack and off to another tuition class. Manage to an opportunity to experience AI in action are fun.
squeeze in some screen and game time with your Simple explanations of complicated terms like
friends in between. Does this routine sound fami- neural networks, binary programming and alge-
liar? But surely, come coronavirus lockdown, life bra are the winning features of the module.
has changed. In many cases, students have online The self-paced modules can be done by stu-
tutoring sessions for their curricular learning. dents on their own. Students can start their baby
A Dell Technologies report claims that 85% of steps in programming with Scratch and Python.
jobs in 2030 have not been invented yet. We did Scratch is a visual programming software that
not know that we would be under such a strict helps students to create their own animations
lockdown, two months back. As life around us is and visual stories. Assignments are an opportun-
changing, it is important for students to use this ity to demonstrate creativity. Practise sessions
time to focus on computational thinking meth- are often games you can play online with friends.
ods, work on better ways to explore their innate The module gives the students just enough back-
creativity and articulate their ideas better. ground in algebra, probability and statistics to
understand machine learning. It is also wrapped
Learning modules up with a note on the ethics of using AI with a few
Can you imagine a situation where you can spend real-life scenarios.
time playing games on the computer and con- The modules were released to NITI Aayog’s
vince your parents you are actually learning artif- Atal Tinkering Lab students initially but are avail-
icial intelligence (AI), neural networks and writ- able to all students and schools from the AIM
ing algorithms? You are in luck. Atal Innovation website. Schools like Kaligi Ranganathan Mont-
Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of the National ford Matriculation School, Chennai, have intro-
Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), duced these modules through their class What-
Government of India, has released #Tinkerfrom- sApp groups. Sai Praseedha, a class VIII student,
home learning modules on AI and gaming. has completed the module in record time. Her as-
AI is a new buzzword in the higher education signment in which she has imagined an AI pen
sector. It is not just for the software engineers but was featured on the ATL Facebook page.
is a must-have skill for all. We can see AI applica- The COVID lockdown, though has been tough
tions in agriculture, medicine and automotive on the economy and life in general, has ensured
sector. The #TinkerfromHome module, suitable more focus on online education. A focus on re-
for students from class VI to XII, teaches concepts cognising creativity and new ideas will for sure
of AI in byte-sized units. These are good primers develop new age students that we are all looking
to learn AI, dabble in programming and create for.
gaming modules. The modules have been pre-
pared in collaboration with NASSCOM and are The writer is a Mentor of Change with Atal Innovation
available on the AIM website under the Atal Tin- Mission.

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