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Imagine having a conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that has already read all of the coursework material, attended every lecture, and completed all of the assessments. This became a reality for students at AUT Summer School with the introduction of Noodle Factory’s AI-powered teaching and learning platform.
The Challenge
Students faced the daunting task of absorbing a condensed curriculum in a limited time frame. Traditional methods were insufficient to cater to the diverse learning needs and styles of a dynamic student body. There was a clear need for an innovative solution that could personalise learning and provide instant support.
The Solution
Chris introduced Noodle Factory’s AI platform as “Summer AI” to his summer school course in AUT. Unlike general AI like ChatGPT, Summer AI was designed with a narrow focus, leveraging machine learning techniques to process and analyse data within the specific knowledge domain of the course. It could only draw on the course material, ensuring accuracy and relevance in its responses.
How It Worked
Students could engage with Summer AI through a familiar chat interface available on the Noodle Factory platform. Our AI technology could define complex concepts, compare topics, and even tailor its responses to different learning styles. For example, it could explain well-being using a pirate voice or provide definitions in over 110 languages.
The AI was adaptive, continuously learning and refining its knowledge from interactions. It directed students to the right places within the knowledge database, making learning more efficient and targeted. Chris demonstrated how to use the platform, showing students how to ask questions and explore the material in an engaging and interactive way.
The Impact
Students quickly adapted to using Summer AI, finding it an invaluable resource for their studies. They could get instant answers to their questions, compare and contrast concepts, and receive personalised support tailored to their learning preferences. The ability to ask questions in different languages also made the platform accessible to a broader range of students.
Chris shared on LinkedIn how he integrates Noodle Factory into his teaching:
“As an educator, I recognise that AI has the potential to enhance my students’ learning experience significantly. However, I firmly believe in employing AI only when I am confident it has been sufficiently trained to provide the expected responses.
My preferred approach is to utilise specialised small-world neural network platforms, such as Noodle Factory, which help focus the responses. This platform has a built-in educator persona, and I can control its knowledge to ensure it only draws from the information I have approved.
One of the key advantages of this platform is that I can instruct it to give comprehensive feedback tailored to the rubric. This has opened exciting possibilities for engaging my students through gamification. For a low-stakes/formative assessment, I have implemented an “AI vs Human” game, where if the AI (Noodle Factory) marks an essay higher than me, the students get to keep the score, and vice versa. It is important to note that I have trained the AI and tested the responses.
This gamification element has proven to be a powerful motivator for my students. They are encouraged to submit their work to the AI, receive feedback, refine their work based on the feedback, and resubmit for further evaluation. By engaging in this iterative process, students progressively improve the quality of their work before the final submission.
One of the standout features of this AI-driven approach is the speed at which feedback is provided. The AI can deliver these rounds of comprehensive feedback in under a minute, a feat I would struggle to match as a human educator!”
You can watch Chris’ introduction to Noodle Factory here:
Noodle Factory’s Summer AI revolutionised learning at AUT Summer School. Interested in transforming your educational experience? Contact us to learn more.