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Latest KMi AI research presented at the OU FAIESTA

Thursday 9 Oct 2025

Can responsible AI transform education and boost student success? This question took centre stage at the online hands-on session showcasing the outcomes of two innovative KMi research projects: AIDA (AI Digital Assistant) and SAGE-RAI (Smart Assessment and Guided Education with Responsible AI). Alexander Mikroyannidis and Aisling Third chaired the session and engaged with participants into discussions about the future of AI-supported personalised learning. The session was held as part of the FAIESTA (Festival of AI Exploration and Strategies in Teaching and Assessment), a two-week online programme for colleagues across the OU to explore creative and practical ways AI can enhance Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LT&A).

Both projects are pioneering the development of education-focused AI tools designed to support personalised learning at scale. Drawing inspiration from Bloom’s landmark 1984 study, which demonstrated that one-to-one tutoring dramatically improves student performance, the AIDA and SAGE-RAI projects are investigating how AI can provide similarly tailored support in a cost-effective and scalable way. During the session, participants engaged directly with AIDA, gaining first-hand experience of how it can support personalised learning. Discussions also highlighted the importance of ensuring that such technologies are designed and deployed responsibly, with transparency, fairness, and ethical considerations embedded at every stage.

The session recording and slides are available on the OU’s Data and AI Hub.