AI and the Future of STEM Learning: Engaging Research and Practitioner Audiences

无论是在美国还是在国外，人工智能(AI)的进步都在迅速加速。在STEM学习的背景下，迫切需要让调查人员和从业者参与进来，以创建一个研究议程，该议程建立在对人工智能带来的优势、弱点和挑战的理解基础上。在最近两次人工智能和教育邀请赛的基础上，非营利性组织Digital Promise将实施三个在线研讨会，让多个社区参与制定面向未来的研究议程。这些活动将以跨学科会议(例如，国际教育中的人工智能会议、国际学习科学会议)的最新研究成果为基础。具体活动将包括STEM应用领域的三个在线讲习班，其中包括人工智能在以下方面的作用：(1)学习和学习环境；(2)教师学习和工作；以及(3)评估。在每个研讨会的第一部分，特邀专家将概述当前的知识、预期的进展以及重要问题和障碍。使用结构化的交互工具，与会者将扩展和改进演示文稿。在每个研讨会的第二部分，与会者将以分组形式工作，设想在未来3-5年内必须发生什么，以加强人工智能在教育中的应用。大约60-100名参与者将同步参加每个在线研讨会，他们来自历史上为黑人服务的学院和大学以及其他少数族裔服务机构、学校网络，NSF包括获奖者。研讨会的结果将迅速公布，通过正式机制和社交媒体广泛分发。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly accelerating, both in the United States and abroad. In the context of STEM learning, there is a strong need to engage both investigators and practitioners to create a research agenda that builds from an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges presented by AI. Building on two recent invitational convenings in AI and education, the nonprofit Digital Promise will implement three online workshops to engage multiple communities in developing a future-oriented research agenda. The activities will build on recent research results from interdisciplinary conference proceedings (e.g., International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, International Conference of the Learning Sciences).Specific activities will include three online workshops in STEM application areas, to include the role of AI with respect to: (1) learning and learning environments; (2) teacher learning and work; and (3) assessment. In the first part of each workshop, invited experts will provide an overview of current knowledge, expected advances, and important issues and barriers. Using a structured interactive tool, attendees will extend and refine the presentation. In the second part of each workshop, attendees will work in breakout groups to envision what must happen in the next 3-5 years to strengthen applications of AI to education. Approximately 60-100 participants will engage synchronously in each online workshop, drawing from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions, school networks, and NSF INCLUDES awardees. Outcomes of the workshops will be published rapidly for wide distribution through both formal mechanisms as well as social media.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.