AI-supported prototyping combined with educator feedback loops accelerated development and surfaced usability issues early in one K-2 literacy tool project¶
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q1 i? In one team's experience, AI enabled rapid generation of feature variations and, once a consistent feedback workflow was established, enabled responsive iteration that saved time. → McGurl 2026
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McGurl 2026¶
McGurl, C. & Maisscotte, B. (2026). ATS Field Note: Using AI in Prototyping. In ATS Hub Field Note Series. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/298
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Practitioner field note reporting one team's lessons learned while prototyping an AI-enabled literacy workflow and decision support tool for K-2 educators. The team reports that "AI enabled the rapid generation of multiple feature variations" but progress slowed without a feedback system, which they addressed with weekly educator and expert sessions.
"AI enabled the rapid generation of multiple feature variations, for example different ways to present student data in a dashboard. But progress slowed when there was no clear system for getting feedback."
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AI-supported prototyping combined with educator feedback loops accelerated development and surfaced usability issues early in one K-2 literacy tool project |
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AI-supported prototyping combined with educator feedback loops accelerated development and surfaced usability issues early in one K-2 literacy tool project |
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