HCI researchers @NesraYannier@koedinger found that #ActiveLearning (engaging students through interactive activities, discussions, feedback & AI-enhanced technologies) resulted in improved academic performance compared to traditional lectures, lessons or readings. #EdTech
The fetish that everything should be learned from big data sets rather than developing algorithms for intelligent systems seems like Soviet Lysenkoism where it was believed that all properties of crops were absorbed from the environment. Millions of people starved to death. 1/4
"Students can make progress at least twice the rate they usually do in mathematics,” said professor @kenkoedinger in this PL^2 coverage. This Personalized Learning software is free and now helps parents, too. Details: PersonalizedLearning2.org#matheducation#edtech#pgh#AI
Intelligent tutoring systems help students learn, but are notoriously difficult to program. Now @cmuhcii researchers are teaching computers to teach, using AI so teachers can rapidly build these computerized tutors. bit.ly/2Waj8P6@CarnegieMellon#chi2020
ALT A user-friendly interface helps teachers use AI to rapidly create intelligent tutoring systems
Xu Wang shows us how to improve student and instructor experience through automatic generation of assignments that provide practice with feedback at the Learning at Scale conference #las19ed.