Andrew Katz joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to chat about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Katz shares his insight related to the applications of AI models such as ChatGPT in analyzing student responses and providing feedback, the challenges of AI in education, and hope that it can provide a more individualized educational experience.

About Katz

Katz is assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and director of the Improving Decisions in Engineering Education Agents and Systems (IDEEAS) Lab at Virginia Tech. His current areas of interests include exploring how students learn and make decisions that affect the environment, how educators can use digital technologies, how engineers make design decisions for automated technologies that affect communities, as well as how education systems can promote a holistic student formation that fosters mental and physical health.

Three takeaways

  • The IDEEAS Lab at Virginia Tech focuses on decision-making in engineering education, from students to faculty to professionals.

  • AI models, such as ChatGPT, can be used to analyze student responses and provide feedback in various educational contexts.

  • The potential of AI in education lies in the development of intelligent tutoring systems that provide personalized and interactive learning experiences. 

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About the podcast

"Curious Conversations" is a series of free-flowing conversations with Virginia Tech researchers that take place at the intersection of world-class research and everyday life. Produced and hosted by Virginia Tech writer and editor Travis Williams, university researchers share their expertise and motivations as well as the practical applications of their work in a format that more closely resembles chats at a cookout than classroom lectures. New episodes are shared each Tuesday.

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