To meet the needs of AI general education courses for undergraduate programs, including higher vocational education, the Center for Artificial Intelligence General Education (AIGE), Tsinghua University, and AI Radiance have released Version 2.1 of Lectures on AI General Education. These materials can be used for AI general education courses for students of all majors in undergraduate and higher vocational colleges, and can also support self-study for beginners interested in artificial intelligence.
Teaching Scenarios
General education courses for undergraduate and vocational college students in non-computer science or non-AI majors
Introductory courses for undergraduate and vocational college students in computer science or AI-related majors
Professional training courses in AI for primary and secondary school teachers of computer science, information technology, and AI
Features of the Lectures
Based on Illustrated Artificial Intelligence, the lectures consist of 50 sessions, one session per class, with approximately 1,500 pages of slides. They cover four parts: an overview of AI, AI fundamentals, AI applications, and AI frontiers. Teachers may select materials according to their teaching needs.
The lectures use concise and accessible language, with a large number of images and videos, making them suitable for AI general education for learners from all disciplinary backgrounds.
The lectures include teaching suggestions and key-point explanations to help teachers strengthen teaching priorities and organize their teaching ideas.
The lectures include discussion prompts and after-class assignments, most of which are open-ended questions designed to encourage student discussion and support interactive teaching.
Teachers may refer to the online resources of Illustrated Artificial Intelligence and add or adjust teaching content as needed, such as background knowledge and online demonstrations, to develop high-quality courses with their own teaching characteristics.
Teachers may join the AI Radiance community to provide timely feedback on teaching practices and receive support for issues encountered in teaching.
Updates in Version 2.1 of the Lectures
Content on the “large model era” has been added, covering the basic principles, key technologies, and latest progress of large models, with a total of 106 pages.
Frontier developments have been updated in selected chapters.
Issues reported by readers in Version 2.0 have been corrected.
To support teaching activities, the lectures are accompanied by a Practice Manual, which helps teachers design practical teaching activities.
Copyright Statement
The Center for Artificial Intelligence General Education, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University owns the copyright to the knowledge structure and knowledge content of these lectures.
The images and videos used in the lectures belong to their original creators. These images and videos are used for non-profit teaching purposes, and their sources have been credited wherever possible.
These lectures may not be used for any commercial purpose.
How to Obtain the Materials
Selected chapters:
The materials related to Chapter 1 of the supporting materials for AI General Education (College Edition) are freely available to everyone. The English version of the supporting materials for AI General Education (College Edition) is currently not available.
Full version application:
School teachers may apply for the full version of these materials by filling out the Tsinghua AI General Education Teaching Whitelist Application Form for Universities, Secondary Schools, and Primary Schools.
Application form: https://docs.qq.com/form/page/DSUdtRnpGYUxZWW1X