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Create an AI conversation

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Create an AI conversation that allows students to interact with an AI persona through a chatbot experience. Staff can choose between a socratic questioning conversation, where the AI guides learning through probing questions, reflection and critical thinking, or a role-play conversation, where the AI adopts a specific persona and engages students in realistic, scenario-based interactions and decision-making.

  1. Consider your AI conversation
  2. Option 1: Auto-generate an AI Conversation
  3. Option 2: Create a new AI conversation
  1. AI Conversation Settings
  2. Preview the AI Conversation
  3. Review student interactions

1. Consider your AI conversation

You will first need to determine how you plan to use AI conversation in your course. For more examples, refer to the AI Conversation guide by Anthology.

Socratic questioning examples

AreaTopicAI PersonaStudent RoleKey Skills Developed
Writing SupportImprove writing, structure, and argument qualityWriting CoachWriterWriting, reflection, revision
Teaching ReflectionAnalyse a placement or teaching experienceReflection MentorPre-service TeacherReflection, self-awareness
Project ManagementIdentify gaps, risks, and dependenciesProject MentorProject ManagerPlanning, risk management
Clinical ReasoningEvaluate differential diagnosesClinical CoachHealth ProfessionalDiagnostic reasoning
Data AnalysisInterpret patterns and insightsData MentorAnalystAnalytical thinking
EntrepreneurshipRefine business ideas and assumptionsStartup CoachEntrepreneurInnovation, problem solving
Policy AnalysisExplore consequences of policy decisionsPolicy AdviserPolicy AnalystEvaluation, judgement
SustainabilityExplore system-wide environmental implicationsSustainability MentorDecision MakerSystems thinking
CybersecurityIdentify vulnerabilities and security gapsSecurity CoachCyber AnalystRisk assessment

Role play examples

AreaTopicAI PersonaStudent RoleKey Skills Developed
Nursing AssessmentConduct health assessment interviewPatientNurse PractitionerClinical questioning, diagnosis
Mental Health CounsellingInitial counselling sessionClientCounsellorRapport building, active listening
Contact Tracing InterviewInvestigate disease outbreakCommunity MemberPublic Health OfficerInterviewing, information gathering
Mock TrialQuestion witnesses and argue casesWitness/Defendant/ProsecutorLawyer or JudgeAdvocacy, evidence evaluation
Accounting EthicsAdvise a client considering unethical actionsBusiness ClientAccountantProfessional ethics
Historical Figure InterviewDebate ideas with notable figuresMark Twain, Galileo, etc.LearnerHistorical analysis
Job Interview PracticeSimulated recruitment interviewRecruiterJob ApplicantEmployability skills
Engineering TroubleshootingSolve technical failuresSupervisor/ClientEngineerProblem solving
Cybersecurity ResponseInvestigate organisational cyber incidentsCIO/ClientSecurity AnalystIncident response