The University of Texas at Austin has launched several artificial intelligence (AI) resources this fall for faculty, staff, and students to responsibly modernize teaching and learning.
UT Sage
UT Sage is a groundbreaking AI tutor designed to support UT students when they need help the most. Unlike all-purpose generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, UT Sage is designed by learning scientists and specifically trained by faculty. It offers tailored guidance on concepts that faculty determined are foundational for student success but challenging to learn. UT Sage is built on learning science principles, including belonging, interactive engagement, metacognition, and self-directed, self-regulated learning. With a focus on safe, secure, and responsive AI use, UT Sage aims to solve persistent educational challenges, bridging gaps between what can typically be accomplished during a class period—and what might be possible if students engage with learning far beyond that.
“We think Sage might help ‘flip-the-classroom’ in radically new ways that will give faculty ways to engage in face-to-face learning that have not been possible before,” said Julie Schell, Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology and the Director of the Office of Academic Technology. CONTINUE READING…
