Ypsilanti AI Lab: a centrally located, professional-grade AI learning space¶

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Description¶

The Ypsilanti Community High School AI lab is a school-based learning space launched in March 2025 with high-end workstations, audio-visual equipment, and AI tools. The report states it was 'officially launched with a community-focused ribbon-cutting ceremony in March 2025' and lists '12 HP Z2 G9 workstations with Intel Core vPro i7-14700K processors' plus microphones, cameras, and Microsoft Copilot access. The lab was deliberately housed in a central, visible location to create organic opportunities for stakeholders to see and use the space.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Central, accessible location with open access so stakeholders can see and use the space

Constraints¶

• Staffing and supervision of the open lab space is a stated challenge; balancing open access with security requires clear policies

Target Learners¶

• High school students in grades 9-12

Target Learning Goals¶

• AI literacy
• hands-on experience with professional-grade AI and media production tools

Claims¶

• Lab supervision, staffing, scheduling, and sustainability are key challenges for school AI labs [+W]
• AI-supported project-based learning at YCHS produced authentic student-designed products through iterative prompting and refinement [+W]
• Embedded AI assistance enabled a novice student to troubleshoot in real time and stay in creative flow [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Schiner, N. (2025). Empowering the future: powerful technology for powerful AI teaching and learning [Project report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/261