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Start date:
Aug 2017
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End date:
Jan 2020
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Funder:
Google.org Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation
This project seeks to discover the potential of artificial intelligence to personalise informal learning opportunities for adults across the life course.
Overview
The increasing prevalence and use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and other platforms that can be used for learning has led to increased focus on the potential of the Internet to support learning throughout life. In particular, significant attention has been placed on if and how the use of such platforms can improve life-chances for individuals after they have left formal education. However, there is as yet, little focus on the potential of artificial intelligence to personalise these informal learning opportunities for individual needs. This project will analyse the direction of travel of current AI-based education applications, utilising a critical education perspective, with a view to identifying the potential of such innovations to improve personalised learning opportunities for adults across the life course.
Latest blog posts
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Notes on Analytical Engineering: Software and method for researching AI and Lifelong Learning
Date Published: 25 June 2018 - 5:05 pm
Authors: Rebecca Eynon
In this post, we describe the tools and techniques we’re using throughout the project and why. We also show how you can get started ...
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Understanding the potential of AI for lifelong learning: The need for a critical perspective
Date Published: 13 June 2018 - 4:48 pm
Authors: Rebecca Eynon
The so-called “eternal spring” of AI has given new life to an old dream about supercharging human learning. From personalised teaching assistants to systems ...
Read More Understanding the potential of AI for lifelong learning: The need for a critical perspective
People
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Professor Rebecca Eynon
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Dr Huw Davies
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Blog
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Notes on Analytical Engineering: Software and method for researching AI and Lifelong Learning
Date Published: 25 June 2018 - 5:05 pm
Authors: Rebecca Eynon
In this post, we describe the tools and techniques we’re using throughout the project and why. We also show how you can get started ...
Read More Notes on Analytical Engineering: Software and method for researching AI and Lifelong Learning -
Understanding the potential of AI for lifelong learning: The need for a critical perspective
Date Published: 13 June 2018 - 4:48 pm
Authors: Rebecca Eynon
The so-called “eternal spring” of AI has given new life to an old dream about supercharging human learning. From personalised teaching assistants to systems ...
Read More Understanding the potential of AI for lifelong learning: The need for a critical perspective