Application of AI Tools to Enrich Teaching Methods （week 7）

Frame VR as an Example of AI Programming for Learners

Introduction

With no need for downloads or installations, Frame VR is a web-based platform that lets users create and engage with immersive 3D environments right from a browser.  Accessible via desktop, mobile, and virtual reality headsets, it is a flexible tool for a range of educational and collaborative uses, enabling virtual meetings, events, seminars, and exhibitions.

Background

Users can create their own virtual learning community or be invited into one. The environment of the community is somewhat like a park, with many buildings and a green colour scheme. The user’s identity is set as a guest. There are a variable number of AI models playing the roles of professors and classmates, both male and female. The user has to find them. Users can manipulate their own models to dialogue with these AIs, and the AI models can answer the questions accordingly to help users solve the difficulties they encountered in their study. The dialogue mode is chat or voice.

 


Implication of Language Teaching

Teachers can set the way they interact with the AI model and the questions they ask based on the topic they are teaching. For example, if teachers want to teach students to ask for directions, they can identify a place in the neighborhood as the destination and then go on to ask students what questions they should ask and predict the answers. After the AI gives the route, the teacher can encourage the students to maneuver their model to walk along the route the AI says to see if the answer is correct. This way of teaching increases the interest of the classroom, and at the same time mobilizes students’ multi-sensory participation in learning, improving teaching efficiency.

Limitations

The number of users online at the same time is limited. For larger classes, there is no way for everyone to experience VR. In addition, the platform itself does not provide teaching-related topics, so teachers need to prepare a lot of teaching materials themselves. Therefore, the website cannot be the main means of teaching. Finally, the answers given by the AI do not necessarily relate to the vocabulary and expressions that the teacher expects the students to master, so it is not suitable for some types of English classes such as vocabulary and grammar classes.

Galaxy AI, a Tool to Generate Teaching Plans

Introduction

Galaxy AI Lesson Plan Generator is a free online tool designed to help teachers quickly create high-quality, standards-aligned lesson plans.

Usage Example

In order to introduce the use of this platform, I input information like subject, topic, grade level and others, to generate a real English lesson.

 


Some of the details of the classroom design are shown in the following pictures.




In addition to the basic elements of the lesson plan, such as the objectives and the mode of instruction, the platform also suggests teaching materials. Finally, the plan is broken down into student groups, and different adaptations of the plan are proposed for different groups.

Key Features:

1. Users can access and use the tool immediately without creating an account or providing personal information.

2. Various tools are provided for different teaching aims. 

3. Teachers can input details like grade level, subject, and instructional goals to generate tailored lesson content.

Limitation

The platform can only create a lesson plan for one topic at a time, and cannot accommodate the need for multiple lesson plans for teaching the same topic over several lessons.

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