Published August 13, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. CT by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network.
Source attribution: This MAIN brief summarizes and contextualizes the Southern Regional Education Board’s August 13, 2024 blog post, “Mississippi AI Network Is Partnering to Lead.” The source post was written by Kollin Napier and introduced by SREB Director of Policy Analysis Jeff Gagne.
SREB profiled the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network as a statewide model connecting education agencies, colleges, industry organizations and technology partners around AI education and workforce training.
A partnership model for statewide training
The SREB post described MAIN’s work with Mississippi’s 15 community colleges, universities, K-12 education, state agencies and industry groups. It also identified support from Intel, Dell Technologies, AccelerateMS, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the Mississippi Community College Board, the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges and the Mississippi Manufacturers Association.
Each partner contributes a different part of the delivery system. Colleges and universities provide access to learners, agencies connect the work with public priorities, and industry organizations help identify workforce applications.
Training reported in August 2024
At the time of publication, SREB reported that MAIN had launched three AI courses for higher education employees, enrolled more than 1,100 K-12 teachers and reached hundreds of workforce participants. The courses were adapted from Intel’s AI for Workforce curriculum and offered through Canvas in a self-paced, train-the-trainer format.
Those figures describe the program at the time of the SREB article. Readers can find MAIN’s current offerings through AI courses, the AI Innovation Hub and the partner network.
Original article
Read the complete SREB blog post: Mississippi AI Network Is Partnering to Lead.