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Curiosity Sparked: How AI Tutor is Igniting Wonder in Skill Development
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💕 #MAGICademy S3E7, we had the great pleasure of meeting @Kristen DiCerbo, chief learning officer @Khan Academy to discuss basic principles for designing AI-powered tutors to power up the skill development process for learners across age groups. She emphasizes the importance of curiosity and wonder in the learning process. She also highlights the need for a balance between AI tutors and human teachers, as human relationships and motivation are crucial for student success.
Story Takeaways
1️⃣ Curiosity is a potent intrinsic motivator in learning, surpassing external rewards. It drives deeper engagement, broader exploration, and better retention. Curious learners ask more questions, make connections across subjects, and think more critically, making learning an exciting journey rather than a chore.
2️⃣ The human element in education is irreplaceable. Human teachers or coaches excel at providing emotional support, adapting to individual needs, and serving as inspirational role models. While AI tutors/coaches can provide targeted practice and feedback, it is difficult for them to replicate the nuanced understanding of human emotions or form meaningful relationships crucial for skill development success.
3️⃣ Redefining accessibility in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) involves shifting the focus from merely accommodating disabilities to meeting each learner where they are, particularly during challenging moments in their learning journey. By leveraging AI technologies, educators and developers can potentially design systems that identify and respond to learners' specific challenges in real time, providing tailored support and resources to facilitate understanding and engagement.
4️⃣ Kristen’s MAGIC: Translating and implementing research into product design to develop skills.
#AITutor, #AICoach, #LearningScience, #Curiosity, #Wonder, #AILiteracy, #AIProductDesign
🌼 Conversation Outline
00:00 Introduction to Dr. Kristen DiCerbo and Khanmigo
02:06 The role of AI in guiding learner practice
04:59 The importance of a healthy dose of productive struggle
06:21 Identify the strength of a human tutor
07:57 Engineer the prompt to leverage existing large language models
11:31 The collaboration between AI and human instructors
13:10 Activate a childlike sense of wonder to enhance skill development
17:50 The future of AI in skill development
22:15 Practical strategies to mitigate AI hallucination
24:27 Interesting thought leaders and builders to follow
26:57 Dr. Kristen DiCerbo's Magic: Translating Research into Learning Products
☕ Connect with Our Guest Here
Dr. Kristen DiCerbo is the Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy, where she leads the content, design, product management, and community support teams. Dr. DiCerbo’s career has focused on embedding insights from education research into digital learning experiences. Prior to her role at Khan Academy, she was vice president of Learning Research and Design at Pearson, served as a research scientist supporting the Cisco Networking Academies, and worked as a school psychologist. Kristen has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Arizona State University.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-eignor-dicerbo-414138b/
https://www.kristendicerbo.com/home
📚 Reference:
Dong, C. (2023). How to Build an AI Tutor that Can Adapt to Any Course and Provide Accurate Answers Using Large Language Model and Retrieval-Augmented Generation. ArXiv, abs/2311.17696.
Baillifard, A., Gabella, M., Lavenex, P.B., & Martarelli, C.S. (2023). Implementing Learning Principles with a Personal AI Tutor: A Case Study. ArXiv, abs/2309.13060.
Horstmeyer, A. (2020). The generative role of curiosity in soft skills development for contemporary VUCA environments. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 33, 737-751.
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