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Leveraging AI and Virtual Characters in Education: Insights and Impacts for Student Motivation

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2C

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The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, virtual pedagogical agents, and other educational technologies are rapidly evolving. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners continue to be concerned with how we can leverage these technologies to enhance student motivation, learning, and teacher practices. Research has shown that we can use motivation theory to guide our understanding of how GenAI technology and virtual characters may be used to boost student motivation. The purpose of this symposium is to consider, present, and discuss cross-discipline work that uses different methodological techniques to examine how various aspects of GenAI and virtual characters can be responsibly used and designed to bolster student motivation.

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