Nexus

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.

Black female instructor speaking to a multiracial group of students during a class in a sunny classroom on a college campus.

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
An image of students at Sutton Middle School using online research to answer questions during a lesson in history class.

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
SceneCraft. A storytelling tool that uses AI to help teachers create stories for learning. Logos for SceneCraft, Hour of AI, and the EngageAI Institute.

Creative AI Literacy Opportunities for Teachers and Students

Authors: Judi Fusco and Rochelle Urban Key Ideas: It’s a wonderful time of the year—Computer Science Education Week is here with an opportunity to supercharge your classroom with Hour of AI.  Hour of AI is a new artificial intelligence (AI)-focused initiative from CSforALL that can help you and your students get an introduction or a … Read more