Co-designing Large Language Model Tools for Project-Based Learning with K12 Educators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.09799v1
• Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:08 GMT
• Title: Co-designing Large Language Model Tools for Project-Based Learning with K12 Educators
• Authors: Prerna Ravi, John Masla, Gisella Kakoti, Grace Lin, Emma Anderson, Matt Taylor, Anastasia Ostrowski, Cynthia Breazeal, Eric Klopfer, Hal Abelson,
• Abstract summary: generative large language models (LLMs) have opened the door for student-based active learning methods.<n>Project design and management, assessment and guidance are challenges for student implementation.<n>We propose guidelines for future deployment of generative large language models in classrooms.
• Score: 10.100127895043235
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The emergence of generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), has opened the door for student-centered and active learning methods like project-based learning (PBL). However, PBL poses practical implementation challenges for educators around project design and management, assessment, and balancing student guidance with student autonomy. The following research documents a co-design process with interdisciplinary K-12 teachers to explore and address the current PBL challenges they face. Through teacher-driven interviews, collaborative workshops, and iterative design of wireframes, we gathered evidence for ways LLMs can support teachers in implementing high-quality PBL pedagogy by automating routine tasks and enhancing personalized learning. Teachers in the study advocated for supporting their professional growth and augmenting their current roles without replacing them. They also identified affordances and challenges around classroom integration, including resource requirements and constraints, ethical concerns, and potential immediate and long-term impacts. Drawing on these, we propose design guidelines for future deployment of LLM tools in PBL.

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