{"630839":{"#nid":"630839","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Award Recognizes Professor\u0027s Impact on the Evolution of Online Learning","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA longtime College of Computing professor is among the recently announced winners of 2020 Regents\u0026rsquo; Awards for Teaching Excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E will receive a Regents\u0026rsquo; Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The Regent\u0026rsquo;s Award for Goel recognizes his groundbreaking contributions to the evolution of online learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoel and the other Regents\u0026rsquo; Award winners, one of whom is also from Georgia Tech, are being honored as part of the Board of Regents\u0026rsquo; upcoming Scholarship Gala, which is set for Feb. 21.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWidely known as creators of Jill Watson \u0026shy;\u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/jill-watsons-terrific-twos\u0022\u003Ethe world\u0026rsquo;s first artificially intelligent (AI) teaching assistant\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; Goel and his Design and Intelligence Lab team continue to build upon the Jill platform to create next-generation AI tools that increase engagement, help retention, and improve learning outcomes for online teachers and learners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/WbCguICyfTA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E[RELATED: A Teaching Assistant Named Jill Watson]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re moving well beyond answering questions about a particular class and getting closer to developing AI technologies that can scale globally, work in tandem with other AIs, and truly be transformative for a broad spectrum of online learners,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dilab.gatech.edu\/ashok-k-goel\/\u0022\u003EGoel\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m honored to receive a Regents\u0026rsquo; Award and proud to accept it on behalf of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dilab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDesign and Intelligence Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/emprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eteam name, Emprize\u003C\/a\u003E, Goel and his lab team are currently semifinalists in the $5 million IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence XPrize Initiative. Their entry bundles Jill Watson with other AI-learning agents developed by the team currently deployed in online and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/33x9qZ2\u0022\u003Eresidential courses\u003C\/a\u003E. 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