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Designing a Personal Assistant for Life-Long Learning (PAL3)
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EngineeringInteraction ModelEducationPersonal AssistantInstructional ModelsInstructional Design ModelsIntelligent Tutoring SystemInstructional DesignIntelligent Tutoring SystemsInteractive LearningLearning StrategiesPersonalized LearningHuman LearningAssistive TechnologyLearning SciencesDesignHuman-machine InterfacePal3 SystemLearning AnalyticsPersistent Learning RecordHuman-computer InteractionAdaptive LearningLearning Systems DesignLearning DesignAdaptive Recommendation Engine
Learners’ skills decay during gaps in instruction, since they lack the structure and motivation to continue studying. To meet this challenge, the PAL3 system was designed to accompany a learner throughout their career and mentor them to build and maintain skills through: 1) the use of an embodied pedagogical agent (Pal), 2) a persistent learning record that drives a student model which estimates forgetting, 3) an adaptive recommendation engine linking to both intelligent tutors and traditional learning resources, and 4) game-like mechanisms to promote engagement (e.g., leaderboards, effort-based point rewards, unlocking customizations). The design process for PAL3 is discussed, from the perspective of insights and revisions based on a series of formative feedback and evaluation sessions.