Informing Pedagogical AI Agents: How Prior Knowledge Shapes Collaborative Problem-Solving

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Author: Caitlin Snyder Key Ideas In the evolving landscape of education, integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) concepts is crucial to preparing students for complex, real-world challenges. A recent study on collaborative problem-solving (CPS) behaviors in high school STEM+C learning environments shed light on how prior knowledge in these subjects influenced group dynamics … Read more

Using AI to Connect Game-Based and Narrative-Centered Learning

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This blog post was originally published via the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) on November 25, 2024. The original blog can be accessed here. Authors: Jeremy Roschelle, Executive Director of Learning Sciences Research, Digital Promise; Gautam Biswas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Cindy … Read more

5 Essential Benefits of Narrative-Centered Learning in Education

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Author: Dan Carpenter Key Ideas Narrative-centered learning is a powerful tool that can be used by students, teachers, and researchers to promote engaging and effective learning. By embedding educational content within immersive storylines, narrative-centered learning can create dynamic experiences that captivate students and encourage them to interact deeply with the material. It can support complex … Read more

Multimodal Analytics Achieves the Test of Time

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Authors: Jeremy Roschelle, Gabrielle Lue and Gautam Biswas On July 17, 2024, Professor Gautam Biswas presented the “Test of Time” keynote at the Educational Data Mining conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Prof. Biswas, a co-PI of the NSF EngageAI Institute, was honored for his 2011 paper “Identifying Learning Behaviors by Contextualizing Differential Sequence Mining with Action … Read more

Ethics and AI for Education Research: Paving the Way for a Just Future

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Authors: Tiffany Barnes Key Ideas Education researchers and developers across the country are frequently faced with the question of how to go about ensuring that the educational technology they are studying and creating is equitable for learners, teachers, and communities. It can be a complex assignment to embed in one’s work, which I am very … Read more

Addressing Biases in AI Emotion Recognition for Education Equity

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Authors: Dr. Ashwin T S Key Ideas Tackling Bias in Emotion Recognition: Enhancing Fairness in Education As educators and researchers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance teaching and learning, ensuring these technologies are fair and unbiased has never been more critical. AI-driven systems, particularly those used to recognize student emotions, have the potential … Read more

Educators and Researchers Working Together to Shape the Future of AI

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By Jeremy Roschelle and Krista Glazewski On May 24, 2024, approximately 40 educators and 40 researchers traveled to the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University (NC State) for an intensive, day-long workshop hosted by the EngageAI Institute. This third annual forum brought the educational community together around the … Read more

Engaging Community Voices: Partnering with Girls Inc. to Make Better AI Games

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By Megan Humburg, Jessica McClain, Wendy Walter Key Ideas Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is advancing at a rapid pace, and as these technologies improve, teachers and students are exploring what potential AI might have for classroom learning. At the EngageAI Institute, we want students in our communities to have opportunities to play an active … Read more

GenAI completes tasks efficiently, but learning is about process

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By Judi Fusco and Jeremy Roschelle Throughout this article, Judi Fusco and Jeremy Roschelle discuss what the educational research community observed in 2023 regarding how students and educators were impacted by this generative artificial intelligence technologies. Read on to see their conversation. Judi Fusco: Over the past year, a lot of people wanted to talk … Read more

Scholar Series: Involving Students in Collaborative Research Environments

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By Sarah K. Burriss and Halim Acosta The EngageAI Institute grad student series features conversations and interviews with graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are currently doing research within the Institute. Check out more blogs in the series here! What progress have you made with your current research project(s) with the Institute? Halim Acosta (HA): … Read more