Forum Engages Educators and Researchers to Develop Policy for AI

An image of the EngageAI forum with a group of people sitting at roundtables in an event space

By Jeremy Roschelle Key Ideas: On August 9, 2023, the National Science Foundation funded EngageAI Institute invited a national group of 80 educational practitioners, researchers, developers and funders to a day-long forum held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. As the day began, educators voiced excitement, uncertainty, and risk about Artificial Intelligence … Read more

Large Language Models and Education: Opportunities and Challenges

By Jeremy Roschelle Jeremy Roschelle chats with Satabdi Basu and Nikhil Kandpal about what people need to know about large language models and the opportunities or challenges that they present for education. Key Ideas: Introductions Satabdi Basu: I’m a computer scientist by training, and I work as a computer science education researcher at SRI International. I think about the challenges … Read more

Toward Inclusive, Generative, and Transparent AI for Learning

Josh Weisgrau, Digital Promise’s Chief Learning Officer for Experience Design, chats with Krista Glazewski, Department Chair and Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at University of Indiana, and Corey Brady, Assistant Professor of the Learning Sciences at Vanderbilt University, on connections between the potential for applications of AI in K-12 education that might be deliberately designed to support learner variability and equitable outcomes for learners.

Student Learning with AI Systems and Teacher Support

Deblina Pakhira, research manager of Digital Promise’s Learning Sciences Research, chats with Anne Leftwich and Min Chi about their visions for how artificial intelligence (AI) will be studied and implemented, as well as how AI can support educators, including their work at the Engage AI Institute.