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，研究人员和实践者都非常需要参与进来，在了解人工智能的优势、劣势和挑战的基础上，制定一个研究议程。在最近两次关于人工智能和教育的邀请会议的基础上，非营利组织Digital Promise将举办三次在线研讨会，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的最新研究成果为基础（例如，国际教育人工智能会议、国际学习科学会议）。具体活动将包括三个STEM应用领域的在线研讨会，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；(3)评价。在每次研讨会的第一部分，受邀的专家将概述当前的知识、预期的进展以及重要的问题和障碍。使用结构化的互动工具，与会者将扩展和完善演示文稿。在每个研讨会的第二部分，与会者将分组讨论未来3-5年必须发生的事情，以加强人工智能在教育中的应用。大约60-100名参与者将同步参与每个在线研讨会，从历史上的黑人学院和大学以及其他少数民族服务机构，学校网络和NSF INCLUDES获奖者中抽取。讲习班的成果将迅速公布，以便通过正式机制和社会媒体广泛分发。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.