Course Textbooks
EDUC 439/639: AI in Education
We are fortunate having Wikipedia create a Series on Artificial Intelligence. Listed here are the foundational articles. Many of these articles link to one another and it may seem confusing deciding where to begin. That is why the following list is enumerated to suggest the order in which you may wish to dive in. Some of the content is technically advanced but do not worry about that because the course modules will enable you to understand the underlying concepts. The goal is for you to develop an understanding of how large language models work through generative AI that has been pre-trained so that it can transform what you ask it to do into an intelligent response.
- Generative Artificial Intelligence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence
- Generative pre-trained transformer (GPT).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_pre-trained_transformer
- ChatGPT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
- Gemini.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(chatbot)
- LLaMA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LLaMA
- Large Language Model (LLM).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model
- Fine Tuning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuning_(machine_learning)
An outstanding book about how these tools can be used in education is the following e-book. Written by Khan Academy founder Sal Khan, this book explains how he used these tools to create an intelligent tutor named Khanmigo. In addition to talking about Khanmigo, the book provides insight into teaching in the age of AI, keeping kids safe, the future of assessment, and what comes next.
- Khan, S. (2024). Brave new words: How ai will revolutionize education (and why that's a good thing). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle eBook available from https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CFPJ2FB1
Computers
To complete the hands-on computer assignments in this course, each student will need access to a multimedia computer (Windows or Macintosh) that is connected to the Internet via the latest version of either Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
Computer Accounts
Every University of Delaware student automatically receives an e-mail account. You should visit www.udel.edu/network to manage your password, username, and quotas.
E-mail Addresses
Every student in this class must have an e-mail address on the Internet and read e-mail regularly. If you're enrolled in a University of Delaware course, and you do not have an e-mail account yet, go to the help center and follow the e-mail link for detailed instructions on how to activate your e-mail account. If you do not read your UD mail regularly, you should go to www.udel.edu/network and follow the instructions to forward your e-mail to your preferred e-mail address.
