Development Assistance with IMSA AI Credential Course
Session Number
3
Advisor(s)
Kavithaa Suresh Kumar, Tami Armstrong, IMSA
Location
IN2 Commons
Discipline
Business
Start Date
15-4-2026 2:15 PM
End Date
15-4-2026 3:00 PM
Abstract
Made with the IMSA AI Center, the IMSA AI Credential is a semester-long course aimed at helping students in grades 9-12 understand the intricacies of AI and CS across underrepresented communities in Illinois. The credential focused on making interactive and easy-to-follow lessons where students are able to asynchronously learn complex topics such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and other AI-related skills. Over the course of the year, responsibilities for this internship included working with IMSA’s CS Teachers and Development team to create modules and advertisements for the credential. Upon the course’s release, responsibilities changed to include grading coursework from over 180 students who signed up for the course. The course was designed to cover technical topics as well as ethical and social topics to ensure students could experience and navigate the evolution of AI from its most basic components to fully autonomous agents. By providing a consistent course load and plenty of resources to students, this project established a sustainable framework for students to gain technical knowledge and literacy about topics that their home school might not offer due to external factors such as underfunding. Upon completion of the course, they will receive an AI certificate.
Development Assistance with IMSA AI Credential Course
IN2 Commons
Made with the IMSA AI Center, the IMSA AI Credential is a semester-long course aimed at helping students in grades 9-12 understand the intricacies of AI and CS across underrepresented communities in Illinois. The credential focused on making interactive and easy-to-follow lessons where students are able to asynchronously learn complex topics such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and other AI-related skills. Over the course of the year, responsibilities for this internship included working with IMSA’s CS Teachers and Development team to create modules and advertisements for the credential. Upon the course’s release, responsibilities changed to include grading coursework from over 180 students who signed up for the course. The course was designed to cover technical topics as well as ethical and social topics to ensure students could experience and navigate the evolution of AI from its most basic components to fully autonomous agents. By providing a consistent course load and plenty of resources to students, this project established a sustainable framework for students to gain technical knowledge and literacy about topics that their home school might not offer due to external factors such as underfunding. Upon completion of the course, they will receive an AI certificate.