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EVAL Launches to Bridge the Gap Between AI EdTech Tools and Scientific Evidence. Led by Ola Ozernov-Palchik, Research Assistant Professor (Wheelock) and an Associate Director of Translational Research of the Hariri Institute’s AI & Education Initiative.

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BU Wheelock has launched its AI and Education Program, led by TJ McKenna, AI and Education Initiative Associate Director of Educator Engagement and Impact.  The new offerings include a master’s degree (EdM) and a graduate certificate.

Wheelock’s Dashoush on Team that Receives Emmy Nod. AI and Education Initiative Affiliated Faculty Dr. Nermeen Dashoush is the lead advisor on Lyla in the Loop, a PBS KIDS series that teaches children computational thinking skills.

Announcing the 2024 AI and Education Initiative Awards Four Faculty Research Grants and Four Graduate Student Fellows Awarded

“Implications of Generative AI (ChatGPT) in Education” was a workshop held on October 6, 2023 at Hariri Institute that addressed the future of AI in education and use of AI within BU.  The event was led by Naomi Caselli, Director of the AI and Education Initiative and Assistant Professor of Deaf Education at Wheelock.  

BU Today POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?“With these advances in AI technology, we have an opportunity to think deeply about our ‘why’ and reevaluate what we can and should be teaching in a changing world.”