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- Friday, March 16, 1984.
Dr. Gordon McCalla of the University of Saskatchewan
will speak on ``A Cornucopia of AI/CAI Techniques''.
TIME: 1:30 PM
ROOM: MC 5158
ABSTRACT
One of the more interesting (and more difficult) appli-
cations of computers is the automation of aspects of
the teaching process. Early approaches to computer as-
sisted instruction (CAI) were fairly inflexible adapta-
tions of programmed learning techniques. Recently,
more sophisticated ``intelligent'' tutoring systems
have been constructed using artificial intelligence
techniques. In this talk I will discuss several pro-
jects which are underway at the University of
Saskatchewan in the general area of intelligent tutor-
ing. The talk will focus primarily on a multipronged
project started several years ago to bring planning
techniques to bear on automating the teaching process.
One project has resulted in the creation of an archi-
tecture (based on AND/OR graphs) for the design of
fairly flexible CAI courses, the use of this architec-
ture to build a small LISP course, and, more recently,
a proposal for directly planning CAI courses individu-
alized for particular students through the use of a
student model. I will also briefly discuss another
University of Saskatchewan project investigating LOGO-
style ``student initiative learning'' in domains which
require the student to understand the interactions of
several entities in different environments.
March 8, 1984