AI researchers should partner with developers and disseminate findings accessibly to bridge research-practice silos¶

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Description¶

The brief identifies silos between research and practice and recommends researchers advise on product evaluation, ethical development, and scale impacts. It states "A logical starting point to bridge the gap between research and practice is to ensure that researchers partner with developers to advise on research strands and disseminate knowledge to education practitioners."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Plans and policies ensuring connection between AI researchers, developers, and education practitioners

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students

Target Learning Goals¶

• effective implementation of research findings and equitable AI research practices

Related Strategies¶

• Dissemination planning and accurate, accessible data visualization
• Fund collaborative participatory teams and broaden dissemination to bridge edtech design and research for MLLs
• Ed-tech companies should use multi-method, multi-stakeholder research at every product stage and share results publicly
• Use iterative design with short feedback loops and multiple user-feedback methods during product development
• Center co-design with teachers and students throughout AI tool R&D, using human-in-the-loop workflows as a primary risk mitigation
• Federal policy should expand research on how people learn and fund centers translating it into curriculum, school design, and educator preparation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Jackson, T., Pakhira, D., Fusco, J., Ruiz, P., Lekshmi Narayanan, A. B., Glazer, K., Eaglin, P., & Eguchi, A. (2021). School Policies for Integrating AI in Classroom Practices. CIRCLS. https://circls.org/reports/ai-policy