The Online Course Enhanced Learning Intelligent Assistant (OCELIA) is an AI-powered learning assistant from UBC that helps students engage with dense academic texts and arrive at tutorials prepared and confident.
Currently a prototype supported by Emerging Media Lab (EML), OCELIA aims to improve student engagement with ‘denser’ academic reading and course materials using generative AI. OCELIA addresses the concern that students often come to tutorial or discussion sessions unprepared to engage in meaningful dialogue or struggle to understand key concepts.
The intention of OCELIA is for students to engage with the tool through guided prompts that, rather than providing direct answers, engage students in dialogue to help them expand their understanding and thinking about the concepts, giving them confidence and content to bring to their tutorial and discussion sections.
Resources
OCELIA is not currently available for use outside of project pilots.
Project details
Type: Large TLEF
Status: In progress
Principal investigator: Siobhán Wittig McPhee (Geography)