Support outside the classroom: The impact of 24/7 assignment and study support on critical thinking skills and student confidence
Presenter(s):
Chris Helsby; Roberta Jenkins; Alicia Chin; Jared Steuernol
Institution(s):
Vancouver Island University
Vancouver Island University partners with Studiosity to provide consistent and equitable support to their students. Currently offered to their Academic and Career Preparation Programs students, VIU’s partnership with Studiosity offers Writing Feedback, providing comprehensive, AI-powered, skill-building feedback on written assignments; Study Assist, delivering AI-powered help-not-answers to assignment and study questions; and Connect Live, a conduit for student connection and mentorship. This session shares a case study of the impact of Studiosity’s AI for Learning tools, presenting research and anecdotal evidence based on usage and learning by VIU’s students across the last 3 years.