CRCT Guest Speaker | How to Support Children in Developing Sociocritical AI Literacies

April 30, 2025, 1:30–2:30 p.m. CT

159 Education Building (Wisconsin Idea Room)

Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens

IDEA Lab Director and Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Technologies, Vanderbilt University

Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens

AI is everywhere. On the one hand, AI applications are improving our quality of life. On the other hand, AI is perpetuating and amplifying bias and harm for many populations. Children need to be involved at an early age in learning about how such technology works from a human-centered and sociocritical lens. In this talk, Arastoopour Irgens will discuss her research on designing AI literacy activities with and for elementary and middle-school aged children that integrate social, ethical and ideological dimensions. Findings show that engaging young students in recognizing, critiquing, reimagining and building AI technologies facilitates their developing sociocritical AI literacies.

You can RSVP to cadavis34@wisc.edu to get an Outlook reminder of the event. Refreshments will be served.