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Tag: AI

Toward Teacher-Centered AI Design: Exploring the Role of Pedagogical Values and Contextual Factors in K-12 Teachers’ Perceptions of Responsible AI

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (2025, Conference Paper)* Authors: Yaxuan Yin, Shamya Karumbaiah, Ju Lim, Shona Acquaye, Sara Schwartz *Won Best Paper Award at the International Society of the Learning Sciences Conference Abstract: Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) offer transformative opportunities for education, yet the alignment between Responsible AI principles and K-12 educators’ pedagogical values remains …

AIBAT: AI Behavior Analysis Tool for Teacher-Driven Contextual Evaluation of Language Models in Education

Artificial Intelligence in Education (2025, Conference Paper)* Authors: Shamya Karumbaiah, Yaxuan Yin, Aayush Bharadwaj *Won Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education Abstract: With the increasing reliance of AIED on opaque, black-box scaffolds such as large language models to support student learning, there is a growing concern about their limitations …

Study Explores Impacts of Generative AI for STEM Learning in Higher Education

  The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT is becoming common in higher education. A research project led by IDS Affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow Carla Glave is offering insights about their potential to both reduce and reinforce inequalities in STEM education. The project, The Transformative Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence …

Karumbaiah Awarded Grant from Spencer Foundation to Study how AI Tools Can Better Support Multilingual Learning

IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was recently awarded a Spencer Foundation Grant to study how generative AI educational tools can better support multilingual learning. Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Educational Psychology, is a computer scientist and learning scientist whose work focuses on using human-centered AI to improve learning outcomes for …

Webinar: Bias and Equity in AI

Description: In this webinar, held on August 21, 2024, we heard from Kalinda Ukanwa, Corey Jackson, and Shamya Karumbaiah about how rapid growth in the use of AI intersects with issues relevant to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recording: Presenters:         Kalinda Ukanwa is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine …