In preparation for understanding AI:
I let students carry a small clipboard and on that jot answers to questions like:
If you could ask Cai a question, what would you ask?
What are some of the different substraits Cai used?
(One question answer per gallery)
When we got to the Hercules gallery, I asked them to draw something: favorite animal, favorite sport, etc. etc. After a discussion of AI, I asked them what would I get if I fed all their drawings and words into a computer. I explained AI Cai and then told them we would get to see what happened when Cai did this. They were excited to see and entered the AI room with a “Wow!”
For group 2 I did a calming breathing exercise before beginning the tour which worked well to ground them.
Reflection: Be more conscious of time in each gallery.
Everyone needs to be conscious of the time limit in each gallery to avoid bottle necks.
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