Mr. Jonathan Chen, Deputy Director (Engineering), and Ms. Ng Sook Mun, Assistant Director (Pedagogy), of AI Centre for Educational Technologies (AICET) hosted a delegation of 26 staff from the Ministry of Education’s Student Development Curriculum Division (SDCD) for an insightful learning journey focused on the practical applications of AI in education in tertiary institutes.
The session provided the MOE SDCD officers with a firsthand look at AICET’s approach of first identifying core teaching problems, and then tackling them effectively through the development and deployment of pedagogy-driven cutting-edge AI solutions. This pedagogy-first approach ensures that solutions always enhance both teaching and learning experiences.
The session began with an introduction of the topic of AI in education, followed by a comprehensive exploration of the benefits and risks of AI in education. This laid the groundwork for understanding AICET’s philosophical approach to AI and technology, emphasizing responsible and ethical implementation. The session highlighted two of AICET’s core projects, showcasing the centre’s innovative approach to educational technology.
ScholAIstic is an innovative Learning Management System (LMS) using Large Language Models (LLMs) to create immersive, role-playing conversations. The MOE SDCD staff experienced first-hand how the system enables students to practice vital human skills through interactive hands-on activities during the session. These human skills are critical in subjects like law, nursing, and social work, but have been traditionally hard to scale up. ScholAIstic presents a realistic yet psychologically safe environment where learners can gain valuable experience in an authentic, scalable, and pedagogically-sound approach.
The delegation were also introduced to Coursemology‘s recently developed rubric-based AI grading tool designed to multiply teacher efficiency when grading text-based answers against rubrics. The demonstration focused on its innovative feature design, which facilitates building of high-trust in AI-generated grading and feedback. Instructors can use the “AI grading playground” to quickly iterate on existing or new answers, and compare AI performance across different rubrics and prompts. The rubric-based AI grading tool also paves the way for downstream intelligent analysis of student data.
The visit culminated in a conclusion and Q&A session, giving MOE SDCD staff the chance to ask detailed questions about adapting and rolling out these technologies within their own ministry’s context, especially for officers’ scenario training and capabilities building. SDCD’s visit underscores the shared commitment between AICET and MOE to exploring how technology can serve as a powerful partner in uplifting the quality of education across Singapore.
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