Rebecca Nusbaum, Ed.D.

RMAIIG AI Member Showcase
CU Boulder
Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

AI Leveraged Learning

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PACE

TheEcosystem

AI catapults 🚀 Vygotsky's (1978) Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) seminal framework on learning from MKOs, More Knowledgeable Others.

AI-Leveraged learning is Personalized, Adaptive & Collaborative 

  • AI platforms can analyze learner interactions and performance data to dynamically group individuals with complementary skill sets, fostering peer-to-peer scaffolding within shared ZPDs.
  • AI agents function as advanced MKOs, offering nuanced, adaptive feedback that evolves with the learner's progress, suggesting optimal challenges, and providing tailored hints or explanations precisely when and where they are needed.

AI extends collaborative learning beyond the limitations of human MKOs by offering continuous, scalable, and personalized support, effectively optimizing each learner's journey through their ZPD in a collective learning context.

Research

PACE model research

RMAIIG Member Showcase: 
white paper

Ed.D. EdTech dissertation
Dissertation: Examining the Experiences of  Online Professional Development: A Teacher Education Twitter-Based Professional Learning Network (2020).

Themes of collaborative learning, Communities of Practice, microlearning, mentorship and coaching, Professional Development and Leadership Development, mLearning, eLearning, social constructionism, constructivism.’

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Curriculum

📘 Book as
the Framework
💻 Learning Lab as 
the Application & Learning Community
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📘 Book:
Framework of AI-leveraged learning theory, research, and active constructs authored by AI-leveraged learning experts (AI-L LEs)*.

What's an AI-L LE?
*AI-leveraged learning experts (AI-L LEs) are the "Best of the Best", leaders in learning who are trailblazing-strategic-innovation-makers in their respective specialties.


PACE framework
Personalized Adaptive Collaborative Ecosystem

💻 Learning Lab:
Application into tools, skills, & practice & Community 
An iterative curriculum resource featuring:

      • Current tools recommended and demonstrated by the book's expert authors
      • Bridges research to practical application
      • Regular updates on cutting-edge AI developments relevant to each author's expertise
Iterative Curriculum & Learning Community
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