The free in-person workshop by the Hopp Foundation explains the terms around artificial intelligence. You'll learn what's really behind large language models and neural networks. In the practical part, you'll recreate how an AI learns and generates text without a computer. You'll also receive teaching materials for your own class. Three hours in Weinheim.
It takes place in person at the Hopp Foundation's seminar rooms in Weinheim.
Dates are available in the provider's registration area.
Funding
The workshop is free, so no funding is needed.
Target Group
Teachers of all school types.
Level according to the provider: Basics.
Only teachers and school leaders from public or non-profit schools in the EU and EEA may participate.
Admission Requirements
You need your own device, ideally an iPad or laptop.
Loaner devices are available according to the provider.
Certificate
The course page does not mention a degree or certificate.
Language
The workshop is held in German.
About this online course
Basic information
This workshop answers the question of whether AI is really intelligent. You discuss common terms and get the ideas behind them explained. The range goes from 'Intelligence' to 'Large Language Models' to 'Neural Networks'.
The practical part works without a computer. You try out for yourself how an AI learns and generates text. The speaker shows teaching materials that you can use directly with your students.
You don't need any prior experience with AI. You should bring your own device, ideally an iPad or a laptop. If that's not possible, the foundation provides loan devices.
The speaker is Hannes Koderisch, a teacher of computer science and mathematics at CBG Ladenburg. For about ten years, he has been explaining computer science-related topics to non-computer scientists.
The workshop takes place in person in Weinheim and is free of charge. For me, this is the best introduction if you want to be able to explain how AI actually works in front of your class.
Contents:
Classify terms related to artificial intelligence
Ideas and concepts behind the terms
What "intelligence" means in the context of AI
Large language models and how they work
Neural networks explained in an understandable way
How an AI learns, practically recreated
How an AI generates text
Exercises without a computer for you to participate in
Teaching materials for use with students
Exchange with other teachers
Who offers this course?
The Hopp Foundation for Computer Literacy & Informatics gGmbH is a non-profit foundation based in Weinheim. It promotes computer science and media education in schools and offers teachers free continuing education courses. The in-person workshops take place in the foundation's own seminar rooms in Weinheim. According to the provider, only teachers and school leaders from public or non-profit schools in the EU and the EEA may participate.
Hopp Foundation contact information
Address: Weinheim
AI Basics, Terms, and How It Works Pricing
Prices updated in September 2026
In-person in Weinheim
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The workshop offering from the Hopp Foundation is free of charge according to the provider.
