This scenario explores how educators can leverage the AI4AL Matching Tool to foster Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in learning environments. By identifying diverse skills and experiences among learners, educators can create personalized educational pathways, support underrepresented groups, and promote inclusive learning experiences across various disciplines.
Educators can encourage learners to use the AI4AL Matching Tool to document their formal and informal skills, lived experiences, and competencies that contribute to an inclusive and diverse learning environment. By accessing the "Skills" tab, learners can highlight:
For example, a learner who grew up in a bilingual home may have strong communication and mediation skills. Another with experience in disability advocacy may have knowledge of assistive technologies and inclusive communication strategies. Documenting these competencies enables educators to better understand students’ backgrounds and integrate their strengths into course design and peer learning activities.
Once learners have identified their skills and backgrounds, educators can use the AI4AL Matching Tool to develop educational experiences that promote inclusion. The tool helps match learners to projects, study groups, and extracurricular activities that align with their skills and support EDI goals, such as:
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By actively incorporating learners’ diverse skills into course activities, educators create spaces where different perspectives are valued and contribute to the collective learning experience.
After learners complete their skills assessments, educators can export and analyze data to inform institutional strategies for equity and inclusion. The AI4AL Matching Tool provides insights into the diversity of learners' skills and backgrounds, helping institutions:
Potential applications include: