Instructure, the company behind learning platform Canvas, is collaborating with Open AI on a new tool called the “LLM-Enabled Assignment” which allows teachers to create customized, interactive AI-powered lessons while tracking student progress.
With the tool, teachers can instruct the AI to create a “persona” that can be incorporated into a lesson plan by typing in a prompt.
For example, a history teacher could tell the AI to take on the role of a president, politician or other historical figure.
Melissa Loble, Instructure’s chief academic officer, told CNN the partnership underscores “that people want to learn differently and engage in learning differently.”
Like Kayla Jefferson, a New York City high school social studies teacher who says she uses AI to keep students engaged, help them learn from each other and strengthen their global literacy skills.
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