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Illustration for: How can storytelling AI chatbots be used to engage students in learning about social engineering?

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How can storytelling AI chatbots be used to engage students in learning about social engineering?

Storytelling Is Not Just for Children: Using an AI Chatbot to Engage University Students
Freeman · AIS SIGED Conference · 2025

Operations & Supply Chain

What it means for you
  • CIO / IT Executive Initiate a departmental meeting to discuss the potential integration of AI-powered scenario-based learning tools, like the one described in the research, to enhance student engagement in cybersecurity concepts and explore pilot program feasibility.
  • IT Manager Schedule a brainstorming session with your team to identify specific social engineering concepts within your curriculum that could be effectively simulated using an interactive AI chatbot and begin researching available AI chatbot platforms or development frameworks.
  • Business Strategist Analyze how the described AI chatbot's engagement model, which fosters 'teachable moments' through interactive storytelling, could be adapted to train employees on emerging cybersecurity threats or compliance protocols, identifying potential ROI.
  • Researcher Review the ethical guidelines identified in the research (data privacy, bias mitigation, content boundaries) and begin designing a framework for evaluating the ethical implications of deploying AI-driven educational tools in your next study.
  • Policymaker Draft a preliminary proposal for a grant or funding initiative that supports the development and implementation of innovative, AI-enhanced educational technologies in higher education, specifically mentioning the potential for improving cybersecurity education through interactive learning.
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Illustration for: How does combining artificial intelligence with learner-centered teaching affect adult online learner engagement?

Key question

How does combining artificial intelligence with learner-centered teaching affect adult online learner engagement?

INTEGRATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMAGOGY TO PERSONALIZE ADULT LEARNER EXPERIENCES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Addanki, Holdsworth, Hardy, et al. · AIS SIGED Conference · 2025

Data Analytics & Big Data

What it means for you
  • CIO / IT Executive Initiate a strategic review to integrate learning analytics tools with the LMS, ensuring platforms can track early-term login behaviors and surface automated engagement metrics.
  • IT Manager Pull the initial LMS interaction data and self-reflection logs for your current adult student cohort to identify potential 'ghost learners' who have not yet engaged this term.
  • Business Strategist Draft a pilot project proposal allocating resources toward multi-modal AI tools that combine predictive learning analytics with adult-learning (academagogy) frameworks to reduce dropout rates.
  • Researcher Design a comparative data collection protocol that pairs quantitative LMS behavioral metrics with qualitative student self-reflections to measure emotional and cognitive engagement.
  • Policymaker Draft guidelines requiring online adult education programs to deploy early-warning analytics systems capable of delivering timely, personalized interventions for at-risk learners.
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Illustration for: How does collaborative course redesign affect student performance, teaching consistency, and instructor confidence?

Key question

How does collaborative course redesign affect student performance, teaching consistency, and instructor confidence?

Efficacy Beliefs and Outcomes: Socio-Cognitive Perspectives on a Faculty-Led coP
Muraski, Heath, Eierman, et al. · AIS SIGED Conference · 2023

Operations & Supply Chain

What it means for you
  • CIO / IT Executive Schedule a 30-minute meeting with your IT academic technology support lead to explore a pilot program implementing a Communities of Practice model for a high-enrollment introductory course, using the provided research as a framework for discussion on potential student outcome improvements and faculty development.
  • IT Manager Gather the instructors for the introductory information systems course for a 45-minute session. Share the key findings of this research, specifically highlighting the gains in student performance and instructor self-efficacy. Then, collaboratively brainstorm one small, concrete change to the course syllabus or assessment that can be implemented next semester as a collective first step towards greater consistency.
  • Business Strategist Analyze the current onboarding and ongoing professional development process for new faculty teaching foundational courses. Identify any gaps in collaborative support and informal learning opportunities, and consider how principles from this research, such as vicarious learning and peer persuasion, could be integrated into existing programs to improve faculty confidence and course consistency.
  • Researcher Begin drafting a proposal for a follow-up study. Focus on investigating the specific mechanisms of vicarious learning and peer verbal persuasion within the identified Community of Practice, perhaps through targeted surveys or observation protocols, to quantify their impact on instructor self-efficacy and to better understand how to scale these findings.
  • Policymaker Initiate a discussion with the Provost's office and the Faculty Senate leadership to present the findings of this research. Propose the development of a university-wide framework or grant program that incentivizes and supports the formation of faculty Communities of Practice for foundational courses, emphasizing the potential for improved student learning outcomes and faculty development.
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Illustration for: How should blended learning courses be designed to improve the educational experience for both students and teachers?

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How should blended learning courses be designed to improve the educational experience for both students and teachers?

Educational Experience through the Lens of Blended Learning: A Conjoint Analysis of Student and Teacher Preferences
Tsekouras, Vlachopoulos, Bode · AIS SIGED Conference · 2023

Human-Computer Interaction

What it means for you
  • CIO / IT Executive Fund and deploy campus-wide interactive student response tools and optional online discussion forums while auditing institutional software to prevent teachers from experiencing technostress from redundant digital platforms.
  • IT Manager Review current learning management system configurations to streamline diversified assessment submission workflows, aiming to reduce the ongoing grading and administrative workload for instructors.
  • Business Strategist Restructure curriculum development budgets to allocate dedicated instructional design resources for the heavy upfront setup phase of blended learning courses, preventing instructor burnout.
  • Researcher Design a follow-up conjoint study examining the non-linear tipping points where excessive digital tools trigger technostress and diminish direct human contact in higher education.
  • Policymaker Establish institutional guidelines that mandate a balanced course configuration combining face-to-face instruction with targeted digital tools, explicitly tying technology adoption to reduced assessment workloads for teachers.
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