Modeling as Mind Redesign: Why participatory AI is better
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Argues that redesigning mental models through co‑design produces better AI for learning by building and testing concrete prototypes: agent‑based simulations and embodied interfaces that students manipulate, used in classroom design studies across multiple schools. Claims these prototypes change how learners reason about complex systems, measured with pre/post concept inventories and qualitative interviews, and reports consistent gains in problem solving and fewer persistent misconceptions. Describes iterative toolchain, classroom deployment, and which design moves reliably work versus ones that fail.
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- 0:00Introduction to talk
- 14:53Participatory AI explained
- 30:53Benefits of participatory models
- 43:07Q&A and closing
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