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Conversational pedagogical agent with AI-driven dialogue, lip-synchronised audio and conversation memory

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Description

The agents studied were "animated characters represented in human form" that converse with learners via an artificial intelligence engine matching student comments to agent responses. Responses are delivered in both textual form and computer-generated lip-synchronised audio to accommodate learner preferences, and the agents can reuse prior information exchanged so as to appear to remember previous conversations. Students in the course used the agent voluntarily for assistance or support.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • An artificial intelligence engine that matches student comments to agent responses

Constraints

Target Learners

  • university students in a 7-week course at a large Midwestern university

Learning Goals

  • providing assistance and support for course learning

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Veletsianos, G. & Miller, C. (2008). Conversing with pedagogical agents: A phenomenological exploration of interacting with digital entities. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39, 6, 969-986. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00797.x
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title Conversational pedagogical agent with AI-driven dialogue, lip-synchronised audio and conversation memory
description The agents studied were "animated characters represented in human form" that converse with learners via an artificial intelligence engine matching student comments to agent responses.
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