AI and Education Initiative
The AI and Education Initiative at BU is a cross-disciplinary research initiative facilitating innovation by integrating AI and its social contexts and implications in education . The primary research focus is on new AI-driven innovations that transform the systems that impact equitable learning, education, and human development while providing education-inspired research results that impact foundational AI.
Research
AI-augmented:
teaching preparation and development
educational technologies and instructional methods
educational policy
instructional methods
differentiated instruction
augmented learning
People
Affiliated Faculty
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Education Leadership & Policy Studies, Wheelock
Janine Bempechat
Clinical Professor
Gregory Benoit
Mathematics Education, Wheelock
Margrit Betke
Co-Director, Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR)
Professor, Computer Science, CAS
Associate Chair of Faculty, Computer Science
Olivia Chi
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Wheelock
Felicity Crawford
Clinical Associate Professor
Nermeen Dashoush
Teaching and Learning, Wheelock
Leslie Dietiker
Teaching and Learning, Wheelock
Christina L. Dobbs
English Education, Wheelock
Hank Fien
Teaching & Learning, Wheelock
Elena Forzani
Language & Literacy, Wheelock
Marco Gaboardi
Computer Science, CAS
Paris Gappmayr
Doctoral Student, Sargent
Joshua Goodman
Associate Professor of Education & Economics
Program Director, Doctoral Studies
Jennifer Green
Teaching & Learning, Wheelock
Nathan Jones
Teaching and Learning, Wheelock
Jessica Markham-Anderson
Doctoral Student, Wheelock
Thomas J. McKenna
Lecturer, Wheelock
Kathy MinHye Kim
Program Director, Language Education
Clinical Assistant Professor, Wheelock
Souhaila Nassar
Doctoral Student, Wheelock
Nancy Nelson
Assistant Professor, Wheelock
Eshed Ohn-Bar
Junior Faculty Fellow (2023)
Assistant Professor, ECE
Affiliate Professor, CS
Bryan Plummer
Junior Faculty Fellow (2023)
Assistant Professor, CS
Elana Pontecorvo
Doctoral Student Researcher, Wheelock
Rebecca Shangraw
Program Director, Applied Human Development
Senior Lecturer, Wheelock
V. Scott Solberg
Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development, Wheelock
Eli Tucker-Raymond
Research Associate Professor
Claire White
Program Director, Child Life & Family-Centered Care
Derry Wijaya
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, CAS
Events
10/6 — The Implications of Generative AI (ChatGPT) in Education
Event Title: The Implications of Generative AI (ChatGPT) in Education
Date: Friday, October 6th
Event Start & End Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET
Location (IN-PERSON): Center for Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University, 665 Commonwealth Ave, Room 1750 (17th floor), Boston, MA 02215
Registration: Let us know if you can make it
11/30 — AI and Education Symposium
Event Title: AI and Education Symposium
Date: Thursday, November 30th , 2023
Event Start & End Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm ET
Location (IN-PERSON): Center for Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University, 665 Commonwealth Ave, Room 1750 (17th floor), Boston, MA 02215
Learn more about this event here .
Registration: Forthcoming.
For administrative questions, please contact Katherine D’Angelo, Assistant Director, Programs and Events, at ktd@bu.edu
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