Using chatbots as a learning partner to promote student self-awareness and autonomy in an aspirational careers program.
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2023
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Kennedy, J.
Devis, D.
Giannoni, K.
Reuther, C.
Roach Attard, T.
Leonard, S.N.
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Companion Proceedings 13th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK23), 2023, pp.61-64
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13th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK23) (13 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023 : Arlington, Texas)
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This presentation discusses the use of a chatbot as a learning activity embedded in an aspirational careers program. While the use of chatbots in higher education and tutoring contexts is commonplace, the use of a chatbot as an active partner in learning to encourage student skill development and self-awareness is novel. We will describe the implementation of a chatbot—Monty—aimed at students who are 10 to 14 years-old. The resulting learning analytics reveal patterns around students’ abilities to communicate and develop empathy when limited exclusively to verbal communication strategies when solving a social problem by engaging with Monty. Implications for other uses of these types of tools are discussed
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Link to a related website: , Includes Appendix A and B
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Copyright 2023 The author(s). Published by Society for Learning Analytics Research. Creative Commons License, Attribution - NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)