Recent developments related to the integration of AI at the course level?

[jasmiene_doming]

I'm interested in learning about schools that have experience integrating AI at the course level within Canvas. I've come across mentions of Khanmigo, but I haven't explored it yet. Additionally, I learned about Noodle Factory's AI Tutor last year, but it couldn't be integrated with Canvas at that time. (Though I like how it can generate tests based on course content). I'm curious if there are other noteworthy developments in this area, and if you could share any experiences or insights you may have.

Thank you.

[GideonWilliams · Accepted solution]

Hey Jasmiene

I too am interested. Having played about with Microsoft's chat bot quite a while ago (there is a post somewhere in the Community) and keen to develop AI beyond the generative stuff (although that is still pretty good)

I work in K12 so am more keen on ideas of a digital helper/tutor within Canvas or at least using the data set of the course. Was at BETT UK recently (a very large EdTech conference/tradeshow). 2-3 stands with AI tutors including one that linked to Canvas although is was only SSO. Both allowed you to upload files but in effect were mini VLEs. Having a chatbot that could reference uploaded resources and pages whilst providing guided external content would be great.

Ive signed up (probably too late) for Course Factory's trial which seems interesting - Solved: Pilot with CourseFactory to Integrate AI-Powered O... - Instructure Community - 587347 (canv...

Would be great to share stuff as we go on and happy to have a chat about any ideas or plans..

I notice Melissa Loble's post on AI and gamification - AI & Gamification: Unpacking the Student Perspective | Instructure We are developing our student credential system and further gamification would be much welcomed.

Gideon

[GideonWilliams · Accepted solution]

Hey Jasmiene

I too am interested. Having played about with Microsoft's chat bot quite a while ago (there is a post somewhere in the Community) and keen to develop AI beyond the generative stuff (although that is still pretty good)

I work in K12 so am more keen on ideas of a digital helper/tutor within Canvas or at least using the data set of the course. Was at BETT UK recently (a very large EdTech conference/tradeshow). 2-3 stands with AI tutors including one that linked to Canvas although is was only SSO. Both allowed you to upload files but in effect were mini VLEs. Having a chatbot that could reference uploaded resources and pages whilst providing guided external content would be great.

Ive signed up (probably too late) for Course Factory's trial which seems interesting - Solved: Pilot with CourseFactory to Integrate AI-Powered O... - Instructure Community - 587347 (canv...

Would be great to share stuff as we go on and happy to have a chat about any ideas or plans..

I notice Melissa Loble's post on AI and gamification - AI & Gamification: Unpacking the Student Perspective | Instructure We are developing our student credential system and further gamification would be much welcomed.

Gideon

[GideonWilliams]

Have a look at NOLEJ - currently free to use and uses H5P interactives - NOLEJ V1 Canvas intro - YouTube

[BrianBoyd]

Hi Jasmeine,

At Praxis AI, we're fully integrated with Canvas and yes, we set up at the course level. You can personalize the AI mentor in some very creative ways and have it ingest your syllabi and course materials so it's speaking directly to what your students are learning. We also use trusted sources like Google Scholar, Wolfram Alpha and 26 others to limit bias and hallucinations. We'd love to hear more about what you're goals are and see if a free trial of Pria is right for you. Let me know if that's helpful.

[BrianBoyd · Accepted solution]

Hi Jasmiene,

Our company Praxis AI is fully integrated with Canvas and you can have your own instance. You can upload your own materials (syllabus, documents, videos) as well as get access to 28 trusted sources (Google Scholar, WolframAlpha, etc). You can personalize the Mentor's name, icon, personality, etc. Since we only use ChatGPT to select the best trusted source and for the Natural Language capabilities, your data and usage isn't open to ChatGPT and isn't used to train or inform the LLM. It's pretty cool.

Let me know if you'd be interested in hearing more or go to www.praxis-ai.com.

No hard sell. We've done free pilots in the past and if it looks like our AI Mentor Pria could be the answer for you, I'd be happy to set you up. In fact, I'll offer that up to anyone here in the Canvas Community who's looking for a solution.

Thanks!
Brian Boyd

brian@praxis-ai.com

[tof]

Hi Brian. 

Is your solution ready for Europe, GDPR-compliant? 

[jasmiene_doming]

Thanks Brian for sharing about Praxis AI! I'm interested to see a demo of how it works within Canvas.

[RosieRey]

I would love to hear more please, Brian. I reached out on your site using your contact form as well. 

[GideonWilliams]

Hi again Jasmiene

Noodle Factory got in touch and offered us a month free trial. They have improved their integration so now have gradebook integration and what looks like a sort of SSO to Noodle.

Awaiting their on-boarding training to find out more.

Am going to ask them more about their integration model and also their privacy rules/guidelines as we are K12.

Will update as and when....

[GideonWilliams]

Hi again Jasmeine

Noodle Factory got in touch and offered us a month trial. They have improved their integration so now have gradebook integration and what looks like a sort of SSO to Noodle.

Awaiting their on-boarding training to find out more.

Am going to ask them more about their integration model and also their privacy rules/guidelines as we are K12.

Will update as and when....

[jasmiene_doming]

Thank you Gideon for sharing this recent developments about Noodle Factory. It's great news that GenAI service providers are working to ensure seamless integration with existing LMS platforms.

[AlanManley]

There are quite a few LTI tools now that integrate with AI solutions to help at the course level. The company I work for, Harmonize Learning, integrates with ChatGPT to create assignments and rubrics so that instructors don't have to spend all that time building them from scratch.