Team: Owl & Lion Access
Team Participants:
La Shara Cordero
Christopher Khaing
Andrea Anderson (Casierra)
Cairo Flores
Atharva Salkar
Zev Barman
“Every student deserves to be seen and understood regardless of how they learn. So, with AI, we’re now implementing all these techniques, and we are making education accessible for everyone.”
Problem
The existing tutoring system at the De Anza and Foothill College District does not cater to the diverse learning needs of students, particularly those with disabilities. The current matching process for students and tutors is based solely on the subject matter, without considering the individual learning styles or disabilities of the students. Additionally, support for students drops when they need it the most, such as during off-hours or when tutors are unavailable. Furthermore, tutors, while subject matter experts, may lack specialized training to accommodate students with disabilities effectively.
Technical Solution
The team developed a solution called “Owl & Lion Access” (named after the De Anza and Foothill College District) that aims to make tutoring accessible for all students, regardless of their learning preferences or disabilities. The solution includes two portals: one for students and one for tutors. The student portal allows students to register their learning preferences, disabilities, and availability, while also providing a chatbot to answer questions specific to their course material. The tutor portal displays the student’s learning needs and preferences, and automatically generates a personalized lesson plan based on the course material. The solution also includes a dyslexia-friendly view and integrates Amazon Lex with a knowledge base to assist tutors in accommodating students with special needs.
Showcase
| Presentation Recording | A recording of AI Summer Camp students presenting their project. |
| Slideshow | The accompanying slides shown in the video. |
| Source Code | All of the code and assets developed during the course of the AI Summer Camp. |
About the DxHub
The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) is a strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is the world’s first cloud innovation center supported by AWS on a University campus. The primary goal of the DxHub is to provide students with real-world problem-solving experiences by immersing them in the application of proven innovation methods in combination with the latest technologies to solve important challenges in the public sector. The challenges being addressed cover a wide variety of topics including homelessness, evidence-based policing, digital literacy, virtual cybersecurity laboratories and many others. The DxHub leverages the deep subject matter expertise of government, education, and non-profit organizations to clearly understand the customers affected by public sector challenges and develop solutions that meet the customer needs.