Workshop on Text Analytics for Inclusive AI Education in the Humanities & Special Needs

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our upcoming workshop on text analytics for effective AI learning environments. This workshop brings together educational technology providers, academic researchers, and secondary schools in a concerted effort to advance inclusive educational AI applications, specifically focusing on language and literacy development in humanities subjects. Led by Dr. Andreas Vlachidis (UCL), Dr. Joseph Mintz (UCL), Dr. Dora Alexopoulou (Cambridge), and Dr. Eliseo Reatgui (UFRGS), this workshop marks the beginning of a transformative journey.

Building upon the success of a prior workshop that explored partnerships for data sharing and educational AI applications to enhance writing skills, our upcoming workshop is the first of two events centring on the potential of text analytics to support the development of writing skills. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, multimodal perspectives, matters of inclusivity, and challenges posed by generative AI.

Date and Time: 28th February 2024, From 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM

What to Expect:

• Structured Discussions: Engage in thought-provoking discussions bridging perspectives between stakeholders, including academia, schools, edtech companies, and assessment organizations, on the potential of text analytics to support the development of writing skills and wider language and literacy development in humanities subjects.
• Global South Perspectives: Consider how perspectives from the Global South and language diversity should be incorporated into text analytics applications, contributing to a more inclusive approach.
•  Barrier Identification: Identify barriers and enablers for leveraging text analytics to support writing development in secondary schools, fostering a deeper understanding of challenges and opportunities to improve learning in the humanities and languages.
• Alignment of Interests: Explore effective approaches to align the interests of schools, researchers, assessment organizations, and edtech companies, ensuring collaborative efforts towards common goals.
• Ethical Considerations: Delve into ethical issues related to text analytics, such as parental and student consent, data ownership, and equitable distribution of benefits.

Key Features:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Interact with key stakeholders, including Flash Academy and Go Mining, fostering a collaborative environment for innovative solutions related to text analytics in language and literacy development in humanities subjects and special needs education.
• Multidisciplinary Insights: Synthesise contributions from NLP and Education researchers, industry aspirations, and school expectations to derive holistic pathways for improving writing skills and language development.
• Inclusive Writing Analysis: Explore the potential of text analytics in identifying writing features for students with autism or learning in a non-native language, promoting inclusive educational practices.
• Generative AI Challenges: Discuss challenges posed by generative AI in humanities and special needs education contexts and explore pathways for regulation and policy implementation.

Participant Benefits:

• Cutting-edge Insights: Gain insights into the latest advancements in text analytics and generative AI in education, specifically addressing language and literacy development.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals, researchers, and industry experts in the field of inclusive educational AI applications.
• Contributory Role: Contribute to shaping the future of AI learning environments through active participation in discussions and knowledge exchange.
• Complimentary Lunch and Potential Travel Support: Participants will enjoy a complimentary lunch, and travel support is available for teachers and delegates upon request*
  (To inquire about travel support, please contact Xinyuan Hao at xinyuan.hao.21@ucl.ac.uk ).

Location and Registration:

• In-person Attendance: The workshop will take place at University College London, London, WC1E 6BT.
• Virtual Attendance: Participants can also join virtually.

*Depending on the volume of requests, criteria might apply to prioritize teachers, early career delegates, and long-distance commuters.

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