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KMi’s AI Module Writing Assistant shortlisted for best paper award

Alexander Mikroyannidis, Monday 5 Aug 2024

KMi’s Senior Research Fellow Alexander Mikroyannidis has presented a paper at the 24^th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT). This flagship educational technology conference is organised annually by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Technical Community on Learning Technology. ICALT brings together people who are working on the design, development, use, and evaluation of technologies that will be the foundation of the next generation of e-learning systems and technology-enhanced learning environments.

Alexander presented a paper about the use of Generative AI and ChatGPT for improving the production of distance learning materials. The paper introduced KMi’s AI Module Writing Assistant (AIMWA), which can instantly generate introductions and summaries of course material, automatically generate quizzes and tests, as well as automatically identify, categorise, and transform learning activities. An evaluation performed with OU course production teams indicated that in 40% of cases AI generated text of 250-500 words is suitable for use in distance learning materials. Overall, the evaluation participants welcomed this use of Generative AI, but expressed concerns mainly centred on potential for bias, misinformation, and copyright infringement in the generated learning materials.

The novelty and potential of this work was recognised by the conference committee, which shortlisted this paper for the best full paper award. The accepted version of the paper is available to download from ORO: Using Generative AI and ChatGPT for improving the production of distance learning materials.