Resources for AI Distance Learning

We understand that teaching AI has become incredibly challenging due to COVID-19 without access to your classroom tools and a hurried transition to remote teaching. Here we have compiled some resources for you during this difficult time. We are here to help, please reach out to us at info@readyai.org.

1. Join us for virtual AI classes

See course schedules at https://edu.readyai.org/virtual-classes

• Recommend your students to take FREE virtual classes with us, every Thursday at 1 pm ET
• We have adapted our after-school program into a virtual format, still with the same curiosity and fun!
• For detailed lesson descriptions and to enroll, please see here.

Virtual Classes - ReadyAI

2. Create student groups and teach our self-paced courses

See more self-paced courses at https://edu.readyai.org

• You can choose from doing our self-paced courses together with students virtually or assigning them as homework
• Course topics include Five Big Ideas in AI, Machine Learning, AI Ethics (from MIT)
• To see how your students are progressing, create groups for them! See the tutorial here.

https://www.edu.readyai.org/start-teaching-ai-today

3. Teach Calypso

Check out cloud Calypso at https://calypso-robotics.com

• You can continue to teach programming using Calypso via the new online, Cloud Calypso platform: calypso-robotics.com.
• No robot necessary, the entire program runs in your browser. Registering for an account is free
• Cloud Calypso has all the functionalities of Calypso except it is stimulator mode only.
• Looking for ideas to teach? Check out our virtual class descriptions or join in live!

4. Talk to students about how AI is helping the fight against COVID-19

• AI can help with the COVID-19 crisis — but the right human input is key [Article]
• A good article that reminds us that human innovation is still key to leveraging the power of AI
• How AI Tracks COVID-19 and Why That Helps Saves Lives [Video]
• A great video about how natural language processing technologies helped sound the alarms when COVID-19 first broke out
• Stanford HAI COVID-19 and AI Virtual Conference [Virtual Conference Recording]
• A series of insightful talks from researchers working on all aspects of the response to COVID-19 from data tracking to finding a cure

Most importantly, please remember to take care of yourself and your family! We wish you well.