{"id":8741,"date":"2026-07-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/?p=8741"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:45:09","slug":"ai-learning-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2026\/07\/13\/ai-learning-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Learning Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image-1024x525.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image-1536x788.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2026\/07\/image.png 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As AI continues to improve, its applications for teaching and learning are expanding. In this week\u2019s opportunity forecast we\u2019re exploring AI learning partners (AILPs). Over the course of five sections you\u2019ll learn what AILPs are, who uses them, and what the future for them might be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five sections are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Day 1: Introduction<\/strong> &#8211; what AILPs are and how they are different from traditional AI tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 2: Current Market <\/strong>&#8211; who the different user groups for AILPs are<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 3: Implementation Challenges<\/strong> &#8211; the tradeoffs between stakeholder groups you need to balance when implementing AILPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 4: Educational Value<\/strong> &#8211; the research into the uses and effectiveness of AILPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 5: Forecast<\/strong> &#8211; what are the pillars of AILP capabilities and what are they likely to evolve into in the future?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you move through the sections you\u2019ll do a series of reflection activities that build on each other as you think through the opportunities and challenges of these powerful new tools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/etec-522-lp-group\/introduction\">CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SITE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To get the conversation started, respond below with your thoughts on one of the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you think of an AI learning partner, what do you imagine it does, and how is that different from a search engine or chatbot?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about a time when you learned something difficult. How might an AI learning partner have helped or possibly made the experience less valuable?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By the end of this lesson, what is one question you hope to answer about AI learning partners or their role in education?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Learning Partners team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">~ Sut Teng Chong (Ice), Jason LeHuquet, Sam Quarterman, and John Rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As AI continues to improve, its applications for teaching and learning are expanding. In this week\u2019s opportunity forecast we\u2019re exploring AI learning partners (AILPs). 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