Coding theory is a major component of Applied Algebra. It has many applications in the mathematics of communications and has many links with other scientific disciplines, such as electrical engineering and computer science. Coding theory arises in almost every imaginable digital communications and storage system. In UCD, it is taught at the undergraduate level in the module MATH30180 An Introduction to Coding Theory.
Initiative
AI-Learning Insight and Engagement Navigator (AI-LIEN)
About this initiative
The AI-Learning Insight and Engagement Navigator (AI-LIEN) project follows up on the 2023 SATLE funded SHLAMM project (Simple Hermeneutics-inspired Learning Analytics Model for Modules). Led by Dr. Tadhg Nagle and Prof. David Sammon, the capability- building project delivered a simple learning analytics model to see and celebrate the efforts (interim struggles) of learners as they learn. This Learning Analytics tool enables ‘evidence-based nudges’ and ‘week-on-week comparative analysis’ which improves our module level, learner-centric, storytelling. However, a limitation of the SHLAMM LA tool is that it requires a significant amount of human intervention to (i) curate the weekly student responses and (ii) create a module level dataset (integrated weekly responses) for more longitudinal analysis. These current manual practices are not sustainable and limit the ‘close to real-time’ value proposition of the LA tool as it is currently instantiated. Therefore, the SATLE grant funding for the AI-LIEN project will enable the development of the AI-LIEN system – an AI-powered tool to ingest, integrate, and analyse weekly SHLAMM student responses (Canvas Quiz data). Therefore, AI-LIEN is needed to automate and streamline the feedback process based on SHLAMM data.
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Initiative details
Funding programmes SATLE
Themes Digital Learning
Status
completedActivity type
lepAward year
2024End year
2025Contributors
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