Research led by CAIRE co-director Dr. Tingting Li was recently featured in a television news segment by WLNS 6 News, a regional station serving Mid-Michigan.
“Sharing our WSU-developed platform at MSU was a full-circle moment. This media recognition highlights the urgent need for tools that support teachers in navigating the AI era.”‘
— Tingting Li, Assistant Professor
Reshaping the Landscape of Learning
The WLNS 6 report focused on how AI is fundamentally reshaping student learning and teacher instruction. By integrating our ADAPT AI platform, which specializes in supporting science educators, we are demonstrating a holistic approach to the future of the classroom.
Our work emphasizes that AI is not a replacement for the educator, but a sophisticated “scaffolding” that enhances instructional design and fosters deeper student engagement in scientific practice.
ADAPT-AI: Empowering Educators through Intelligent Design
During the event, Dr. Li introduced ADAPT-AI, an AI-empowered system designed to responsibly support teachers and schools in improving science education. The platform assists educators in designing more meaningful formative science learning assessments that can capture students’ scientific thinking. These assessments could be used as learning activities in the classrooms to support students’ productive scientific reasoning.
As highlighted in the WLNS 6 report, our platform is not intended to replace teachers, but rather designed to become a strategic partner, augmenting educators’ capacity to design engaging, personalized, and evidence-based learning environments.
Bridging Institutions through Innovation
The visit represented a powerful exchange between Washington State University and Michigan State University. For Dr. Li, returning to her alma mater as an MSU alumna provided a unique opportunity to demonstrate how the research we are conducting at WSU can have a nationwide impact. The collaboration underscores our commitment to sharing technological advancements across the academic community.