Events
On this page, we aim to keep you up-to-date on events relevant to AI in Education.
Member Events 2023
June 14th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) over Zoom. Slides Notes
Introductory meeting
Speaker Series
If you are interested in presenting, please contact the leadership team. Guidelines for speakers can be found here.
July 12th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) over Zoom. Slides
Title: “Khanmigo” Demonstration & Lessons Learned Building GenAI Apps
Presenter: Kristen Dicerbo, Chief Learning Officer, Khan Academy
Title: Open Source Revolution: Large Models on Small Hardware
Presenter: Chris Ormerod, Principal Data Scientist, Cambium Assessment
August 9th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) over Zoom. Slides
Title : Exploring Automated Distractor and Feedback Generation for Math Multiple-choice Questions via In-context Learning
Presenter: Andrew Lan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Recording : [link] (Passcode: BaF?W=@6)
September 13th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST). Slides
Title: Automated Item Development for Language Assessment: Using GPT to create complex reading and listening tasks
Presenter: Andrew Runge, Duolingo
Recording : [link] (Passcode: MA4^r8E#)
October 11th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Bias in Large Language Models in Education: Sources, Measures, and Mitigation Strategies
Presenter: Réne Kizilcec, Assistant Professor, Purdue University [link]
November 8th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Exploring the Results of the NAEP Math and Reading Automated Scoring Challenges: Implications for Fairness
Presenter: Maggie Beiting-Parrish, Federation of American Scientists [link]
December 13th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST)
Title: Retrieval-augmented Generation to Improve Math Question-Answering: Trade-offs Between Groundedness and Human Preference
Presenter: Zachary Levonian [link]
Member Events 2024
February 14th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: An Application of Text Embeddings to Support Alignment of Educational Content Standards
Presenters: Harold Doran & Reese Butterfuss, Human Resources Research Organization
March 14th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Using Large Language Models for Item Development beyond Language Testing: Barriers and Opportunities
Presenter: Victoria Yaneva, National Board of Medical Examiners
April 11th-14th : NCME Annual Conference
Consider this Schedule of Talks about AI and Measurement or Education
May 8th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Natural Language Processing for Improving Student Learning Outcomes
Presenter: Rose E. Wang, Stanford University [link]
June 12th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Write On with Cambi: The development of an argumentative writing feedback tool
Presenters: Christopher Ormerod, Amy Burkhardt, and Milan Patel from Cambium Assessment
July 10th 4:00pm - 5:00pm (EST) Slides
Title: Examining Automated Writing Evaluation Tools
Presenters: Corey Palermo from Measurement Inc. and Josh Wilson from the University of Delaware
Active Publication Opportunities
The 49th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference
The 49th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference, hosted by ETS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., will provide an opportunity for industry thought leaders, training providers, and practitioners to examine current and recent advancements in educational assessments, focusing on the theme How Can AI Help Improve Educational Assessments? While AI has gained broader interest globally in education and beyond with the creation of chat GPT and the subsequent emergence of many other tools and applications based on generative AI, forms of AI have been used in assessments for decades, including automatic item generation for new assessments, natural language processing (NLP) or large-language model (LLM) methods for automatic scoring of essays (e.g., ETS e-rater), or onthefly individualized assessment assembly based on computer-adaptive testing (CAT).
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Date: September 22–25, 2024
The Teaching & Learning with AI conference
Teaching & Learning with AI is designed for instructors, higher education professionals, librarians, researchers, and policymakers who are interested in exploring the potential of AI in higher ed across the higher education landscape. If you want to learn more about how you can leverage AI to improve learning outcomes, research, services, and operations, then this is a must-attend event.
Place: Orlando, FL
Date: July 22–24, 2024
https://digitallearning.ucf.edu/teachwithai/
Please send any new entries to John Whitmer jwhitmer@fas.org and Maggie Beiting-Parrish Magdalen.Beiting@ed.gov