The EngageAI Nexus aims to facilitate communication between the EngageAI team and educational practitioners, researchers, leaders, developers, innovators, and more. We emphasize a metaphor of conversation in our Nexus activities to promote community building and engagement. We host interactive events that ignite conversation around artificial intelligence and education, aiming to enable collective progress on the issues we all care most about.
SceneCraft: From Story Ideas to Playable Interactive Experiences
Author: Vikram Kumaran & Wookhee Min Key Ideas Interactive storytelling has long been a powerful way to engage learners. From early text-based adventures to modern narrative-driven games, stories enable people to explore ideas, make decisions, and see the consequences of their decisions unfold. However, creating interactive narratives, especially those designed for learning, typically requires significant … Read more
Educational Rights in a Future of AI
Author: Megan Humburg Key Ideas I recently visited the University at Albany to give a talk in an ongoing series about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Democracy. When I first received the invitation, I had a bit of an imposter syndrome moment – what could I possibly have to say about democracy as a learning scientist? … Read more
Designing Pedagogically Sound Conversational Agents
Authors: Namrata Srivastava and Clayton Cohn, Vanderbilt University Key Ideas Adaptive scaffolding, or support that changes based on what learners need at any certain moment, has long been a goal of educational technology. In real classrooms, however, delivering timely, personalized support is hard. Teachers must interpret student speech, actions, and collaboration patterns across multiple groups—often … Read more
