mwang@watmath.UUCP (mwang) (03/08/84)
_D_E_P_A_R_T_M_E_N_T _O_F _C_O_M_P_U_T_E_R _S_C_I_E_N_C_E _U_N_I_V_E_R_S_I_T_Y _O_F _W_A_T_E_R_L_O_O _S_E_M_I_N_A_R _A_C_T_I_V_I_T_I_E_S _A_R_T_I_F_I_C_I_A_L _I_N_T_E_L_L_I_G_E_N_C_E _S_E_M_I_N_A_R - 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