8 papers
A Human-Centred AI System for Multi-Actor Planning and Collaboration in Family Learning
Si Chen, Jingyi Xie, Yao Li +8
Family learning takes place in everyday routines where children and caregivers read, practice, and develop new skills together. Despite growing interest in AI tutors, most existing…
Automated Benchmark Generation from Domain Guidelines Informed by Bloom's Taxonomy
Si Chen, Le Huy Khiem, Annalisa Szymanski +3
Open-ended question answering (QA) evaluates a model's ability to perform contextualized reasoning beyond factual recall. This challenge is especially acute in practice-based domai…
Building AI Literacy at Home: How Families Navigate Children's Self-Directed Learning with AI
Jingyi Xie, Chuhao Wu, Ge Wang +4
As generative AI becomes embedded in children's learning spaces, families face new challenges in guiding its use. Middle childhood (ages 7-13) is a critical stage where children se…
AI Academy: Building Generative AI Literacy in Higher Ed Instructors
Si Chen, Xiuxiu Tang, Alison Cheng +3
Generative AI is reshaping higher education, yet research has focused largely on students, while instructors remain understudied despite their central role in mediating adoption an…
Exploring Conversational Design Choices in LLMs for Pedagogical Purposes: Socratic and Narrative Approaches for Improving Instructor's Teaching Practice
Si Chen, Isabel R. Molnar, Peiyu Li +5
Large language models (LLMs) typically generate direct answers, yet they are increasingly used as learning tools. Studying instructors' usage is critical, given their role in teach…
Understanding Student Attitudes and Acceptability of GenAI Tools in Higher Ed: Scale Development and Evaluation
Xiuxiu Tang, Si Chen, Ying Cheng +3
As generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT become more common in higher education, understanding student attitudes is essential for evaluating their educational impact and support…