📘Welcome
AI Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems Drone Curriculum
Welcome to the AI Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems (AIFS) drone curriculum. We’re so glad you’re here!
In the curriculum following, click on the syllabus. You’ll see a total of 7 modules. The first four modules introduce students to careers and opportunities with drones and teach them the basics to start flying from key safety regulations to both manual and programmed flight.
The next two modules are a deep dive into more advanced topics with professional applications from planning a flight mission to image processing.
Our last module is the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The SAE enables students to apply the concepts they’ve learned to a challenging, large-scale project using drones whether that’s research or a business idea and are required to produce a final presentation that consists of their findings or a detailed proposal for a business project.
As you’ll see in the syllabus, each of our modules comprise of lectures with slides and guided notes to introduce students to challenging concepts, quizzes to reinforce learning, and activities to provide a hands-on application of that module. In the tabs on the left, you’ll find more resources to supplement your classroom.
This curriculum is still undergoing refinement and changes. We’d really appreciate if you could leave feedback regarding your implementation here and share with friends here.
Feel free to e-mail us anytime if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback: aifs@ucdavis.edu.
Happy Learning!
Acknowledgements
In summer 2022, the AI Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems spearheaded the Teacher Fellowship Program. High school agriculture teachers applied and received fellowships to design a module for this drone curriculum. We would like to say a huge thank you to the teachers from the fellowship cohort for their incredible efforts:
David Bayne, Pioneer High School
Mark Browning, Big Oak Flat Groveland School District
Eric Dyer, Woodland Senior High School
Dave Gossman, Atwater High School
Nick Griffith, McFarland High School Early College
Alexander Hess, Davis Senior High School
We would also like to thank Sean Hogan from the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Michael Spiess from Chico State University for mentoring the teachers and leading development of the modules.
This curriculum would not have been possible without the support of:
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