In its mission ‘AI for Everyone’, Reliance Jio has initiated an extensive drive to make thousands of teachers and students in schools AI-ready, with the Jio AI Classroom program, across Odisha.
Over 5000 teachers and students from over 650 schools across Odisha have already enrolled for the innovative program, aimed to empower every student and teacher for an AI powered future, mastering the foundations of AI, the telecommunication company said in a statement on Wednesday.
The AI Classroom program is a free, structured national AI training initiative designed to build future skills readiness among teachers and students. Under this program, AI workshops are being organised in schools and colleges across the state.
The Jio AI Classroom program is a four-module program that includes video lectures, PDF documents, reference videos followed by Quiz and assignment after each module. At the end of all modules, a completion badge will be awarded. For users who do it on the JioPC exclusively, get the Jio Institute certification, validating both knowledge and practical application through assignments. Students can access and complete the course via jio.com/ai-classroom using a desktop or laptop, gaining practical knowledge and exposure to AI technologies.
The four-week-long AI learning journey is available for all teachers and students from Class VI to Class XII and covers understanding AI basics, generative models, effective prompting, using AI tools to boost learning and creativity like solving problems, creating art, music, stories and smarter solutions. It also enables the students and teachers to explore AI for making websites, presentations, content creation and real-world projects along with working on their own first guided AI project. Along with access and practical experience with premium AI tools, this provides online expert training for teachers, empowering them to leverage AI tools for more effective daily lessons planning, grading, daily assessment charts, preparation of question papers etc.
The Jio AI Classroom has been powered by JioPC and created by the Jio Institute and gives benefits like free access to advanced AI tools. The initiative also aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) focus on digital upskilling, enabling students to enrol in the Jio AI Classroom course and obtain a skill certification from the Jio Institute, further strengthening their academic and professional growth.
As part of its AI Classroom initiative, JioPC has also announced an AI Classroom Scholarship on JioPC. The scholarship provides learners who have completed the AI foundation course with subsidized access to JioPC, enabling learners to work on AI projects, experiments, and practical applications without the need to necessarily purchase expensive computers.