There is a lack of access to critical knowledge on machine ethics and the impacts technology has on individuals and communities in everyday life. This project pioneers an inclusive curriculum design process to increase accessibility to machine ethics education. Our approach is to use an inclusive co-creation design process to develop a machine ethics course that collaboratively builds curricular materials for other non-computer science courses. We discuss the inclusive design process, which is rooted in a co-creation model de- fined by continuous stakeholder feedback and regular transparent communication. Some of the products of this process are course materials that include underrepresented ethical frameworks and a final project design that reflects the needs and concerns of faculty and students. Our approach aims to cultivate a broad and culturally relevant understanding of ethical challenges in technology, while ensuring that the curriculum resonates with a wide array of student backgrounds through the use of diverse pedagogical tools that create both verbal and nonverbal learning experiences.
Nicolas Diaz University of Maryland, College Park, Saunak Roy University of Maryland, College Park, Jonathan Beltran University of Maryland, College Park