An AI focused project designed to enrich the abilities of teachers and tutors
Designed by CS4760 Students and presented by Tyler Bryant & Alex Baker
This app will simulate trying to teach someone a preselected task. Users will interact with an AI Agent who doesn't know the material, and will attempt to teach the agent the material using the Socratic method. This app will enable users to practice teaching material without having to find another student to teach. Users will have the option to decide what they're teaching, or the agent will have to describe their problem.
The app will be built entirely on the web and will have a sleek and modern design. I will be accesible to all users and will have a simple and easy to naviage layout
Perhaps the most import part of this project are its users. Our vision is for there to be two primary groups. First and foremost Tutors: tutors-in-training can use the website to learn how to teach real students to come to answers on their own by practicing on a virtual student. Second we have the students: The best way to learn is to teach others. Students can use this website to learn concepts by teaching them to a virtual student.
Assistant Professor Computer Science Assistant Professor Psychology and Human Factors Coordinator College of Computing Learning Center
Leo Ureel has been teaching at the college level for 10 years, and he has over 20 years of industry experience in developing software for engineering, artificial intelligence, and education. His research focuses on a constructionist approach to introductory computer science that leverages code critiquers to motivate students to learn computer programming, with less cognitive overhead than is usually associated with learning programming and computation. Ureel's work has provided him the opportunity to develop rich collaborations with researchers across the U.S. and in the U.K., Europe, and Africa, and he recently led an ITICSE working group of international researchers. His research has been supported by NSF, Google, and NCWIT.