Florida professor builds chatbot to motivate students

• His course on trends in instructional technology also incorporates a video-game-like system he designed, in which a superhero character guides students through a Candyland-like maze.

How it works: Throughout the course, students check in with his new chatbot RAMI, which stands for Regulatory Advisor for Motivation Inhibition.

• RAMI asks students how they're feeling and if they're facing any challenges. RAMI also provides motivational tips and strategies.
• The chatbot then feeds the information back to Park so he can better guide and support his class.

What they're saying: Stephen Schilling, an interdisciplinary education doctoral student and virtual social studies teacher, said that after taking Park's class, he sees a lot of potential in a chatbot like RAMI.

• "As a teacher who often has motivational discussions with students, this could help me further target my phone calls and what needs to be addressed in those calls," Schilling said in a release from the school.