4 papers
TeachingCoach: A Fine-Tuned Scaffolding Chatbot for Instructional Guidance to Instructors
Isabel Molnar, Peiyu Li, Si Chen +5
Higher education instructors often lack timely and pedagogically grounded support, as scalable instructional guidance remains limited and existing tools rely on generic chatbot adv…
Building Scaffolding Dialogue Data with LLM-Simulated Novices
Si Chen, Izzy Molnar, Ting Hua +6
High-quality, multi-turn instructional dialogues between novices and experts are essential for developing AI systems that support teaching, learning, and decision-making. These dia…
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…
Bridging the AI Adoption Gap: Designing an Interactive Pedagogical Agent for Higher Education Instructors
Si Chen, Reid Metoyer, Khiem Le +6
Instructors play a pivotal role in integrating AI into education, yet their adoption of AI-powered tools remains inconsistent. Despite this, limited research explores how to design…