• By quade
• 13 July 2024

AI Coding Workshops A Huge Sucess Among Young Coders

With AI becoming a larger presence in the tech scene, it becomes necessary to train both current and future workers to use it. This is why AI coding workshops have been established by universities across the world to teach people how to leverage AI. 

One class in Glasgow aims to teach young coders all the benefits of using this software in their process. With these classes, the next generation of AI coders is just around the corner.

What is the Glasgow’s AI Coding Workshops

“The interest in artificial intelligence coding has been phenomenal, so much so that we have been obliged to create further sessions to meet demand since the summer break is a perfect time to learn.  We know from our previous coding AI workshops that the young people start out a little uncertain and with a limited understanding of AI concepts. But by the end of our workshop, they have a solid foundation in AI and block coding, with much more confidence and a sense of achievement.” 

-Dr Rashmi Mantri BYITC Supermaths founder and computer scientist.

BYITC curates many advanced AI tools and courses to teach students all the necessary tools they need to understand this burgeoning technology. with that knowledge, they hope to mold them into becoming future tech leaders, inventors, and “kidpreneurs”.

What Do These AI Coding Workshops Teach?

However, to accomplish this requires access to this technology and that is why the AI coding workshops were launched, acting as a virtual summer camp that can expose children to AI tools from an early age. These AI coding workshops aim to show all the most important lessons involving AI, machine learning, and programming. 

Here they will be able to learn computer coding, game development, and programming. They will then learn text classifications and how to map different inputs and outputs such as by adding images. All of this will break down tasks into different steps.

The program is designed for children aged 8 to 14 and is completely free. Here they will have a one-and-a-half masterclass that will teach them the basics of AI, showing them how to use AI for block coding, a method that shows coding by dragging and dropping different blocks.

Designed for 8 to 14-year-olds and older, the free workshop is a one-and-a-half-hour interactive masterclass that introduces young people to AI and includes AI projects with ‘block coding’ – a visual method of teaching coding using graphical drag-and-drop blocks. 

“Coding can help children develop problem-solving skills, logical thinking, creativity, and computational thinking abilities. Coding skills have broad applications and aren’t just for kids interested in computer science. Using advanced AI, Supermaths enhances students’ skills and problem-solving abilities through game-based learning, teacher training, AI driven Learning Management System (LMS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and automation showcasing AI’s seamless integration into daily operations and processes.”

-Dr Rashmi Mantri BYITC Supermaths founder and computer scientist.

How Do BPOs Benefit From AI Coding Workshops?

With this next generation of coders and AI entrepreneurs as a result of the AI coding workshops, BPO digital services can enjoy some major benefits. The biggest and most obvious is that it means they can get their pick of future talent. 

AI is a complex tool that takes years to master. Starting children off this early can create more experienced and more effective coders who can apply their talents in different industries.

Aside from that, these tools can allow workers to learn different fields. While the main point is to teach them about AI coding, these AI coding workshops also teach them about things like web design and creating pictures. All of that can be useful in IT support BPOs.