Project Planned Activities
These are the main activities planned to implement the ETH-TECH project.
Awareness Raising Sessions (ARS)
Objective: Raise awareness among academics and students about the importance of ethical AI and data use in education.
Key Activities:
- Producing reports from the sessions to guide course improvements.
- Conducting participatory analysis of existing syllabi and teaching practices.
- Organizing training sessions with 8–20 academics and 80–200 students.
ETH-TECH Framework
Objective: Develop a conceptual framework to support the integration of an ethical technology (ETH-TECH) approach in higher education.
Key Activities:
- Creating data visualizations to facilitate dialogue on current gaps and future challenges.
- Designing a conceptual framework to assess the ethical integration of AI and data in educational programs.
- Developing self-assessment tools for institutions and educators.
ETH-TECH Meta-OER
Objective: Provide Open Educational Resources (OER) to integrate the ETH-TECH approach into initial teacher training programs.
Key Activities:
- Building a digital repository for sharing and accessing resources.
- Designing and developing OER covering the equivalent of 25 learning hours (1 ECTS).
- Testing OER through pilot workshops and participatory review sessions.
Participatory Validation
Objective: Validate the ETH-TECH framework and OER through stakeholder engagement.
Key Activities:
- Revising and optimizing materials based on the results of the educathons.
- Organizing 8 educathons involving students, faculty, industry stakeholders, and citizens.
- Collecting qualitative and quantitative feedback during participatory sessions.
Roadmap for Policymakers
Objective: Provide strategic guidelines to support the integration of the ETH-TECH approach in educational and institutional policies.
Key Activities:
- Developing a roadmap based on the results of participatory validation and awareness-raising sessions.
- Identifying key actions to promote the ethical use of AI and data in education, aligned with European regulations such as GDPR and the AI Act.
- Engaging policymakers through presentation events, workshops, and strategic documents.
Blog
Objective: Create an accessible and dynamic platform to share updates, reflections, and insights on the ETH-TECH project with a broad audience.
Key Activities:
- Developing a dedicated blog section on the project website.
- Publishing regular articles on topics such as:
- Ethical AI practices in education.
- Updates on project progress and results.
- Insights from Awareness Raising Sessions (ARS) and educathons.
- Engaging contributions from project partners, including researchers, educators, and stakeholders.
Podcast
Objective: Provide an engaging audio format to reach diverse audiences and foster discussions around the ethical use of AI and data in education.
Key Activities:
- Producing a podcast series aligned with the project’s themes, featuring:
- Interviews with experts in AI ethics, education, and policy.
- Testimonials from participants in educathons and ARS.
- Discussion of best practices and challenges in integrating ethical AI into teaching.
- Publishing episodes on popular podcast platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Podcasts), social media, and through dissemination events.
