SBIR Phase II: Intelligent Language Learning Environment

SBIR第二阶段：智能语言学习环境

• 批准号: 2335265
• 负责人: William Jordan-Cooley
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: PANGEA CHAT LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2335265&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Intelligent; Language

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will create a novel language learning platform grounded in learning science to make language learning more accessible and inclusive, build human connections at home and abroad, utilize artificial intelligent (AI) learning solutions into stronger alignment to the needs of educational institutions, and exemplify the potential of decentralized social media for social connectedness through language learning. The project introduces a unique approach where students ‘learn a language while texting their friends,’ leveraging innovations in AI to create scalable, playful, and social language learning experiences. The project's competitive edge lies in its novel application of proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms which promote social learning and the expansive network of educators and students it aims to connect. Engineered to address the $1.2B global language learner market, by year three of commercialization, annual revenues are estimated at $2.5M. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes an intelligent language learning environment which facilitates “learning by doing” within the context of peer-to-peer instant messaging conversation. The project integrates human and artificial intelligence (AI) to immediately augment student communicative abilities while fostering learning and supporting educator practices. Technical objectives are organized by and assessed according to the product goals of privacy and security of the instant messaging platform and AI tools, student engagement, educational efficacy, and scaling to additional languages. The product will be verified private, secure and aligned for the university market. The product will engage students in 20x more conversation practice per semester than direct competitors. Efficacy studies will demonstrate gains across key metrics for developing language proficiency. Achievement of these goals will position the product to address the needs of US university language educators with clear and objective evidence of core value propositions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该小企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力将创建一个以学习科学为基础的新型语言学习平台，使语言学习变得更容易和更具包容性，在国内外建立人际关系，利用人工智能（人工智能）学习解决方案更能满足教育机构的需求，并体现了去中心化社交媒体通过语言学习实现社交联系的潜力。该项目引入了一种独特的方法，让学生“在给朋友发短信的同时学习语言”，利用创新技术。人工智能创造该项目的竞争优势在于其专有人工智能算法的新颖应用，该算法促进了社交学习以及其旨在连接的广泛的教育工作者和学生网络。该小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目提出了一个智能语言学习环境，可在点对点即时环境中促进“边做边学”。消息传递该项目集成了人类和人工智能（AI），可立即增强学生的沟通能力，同时促进学习和支持教育者实践，技术目标是根据即时通讯平台和人工智能工具的隐私和安全性产品目标进行组织和评估的。 、学生参与度、教育效率以及扩展到其他语言的能力。该产品将经过验证，安全且适合大学市场。该产品每学期的对话练习量将比直接竞争对手多 20 倍。语言发展的关键指标这些目标的实现将使该产品能够满足美国大学语言教育工作者的需求，并提供清晰、客观的核心价值主张证据。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和能力进行评估，被认为值得支持。更广泛的影响审查标准。