Evidence-based AI for education

"ACU signed a deal with OpenAI and administrators are not happy about some of the terms. The most frustrating and urgent need we could fill is the lack of data ownership, citing intellectual property concerns."

— Anne Marie Todd, Professor & Dean, San Jose State University

"Pushback against the OpenAI partnership, with data wall being a primary sticking point. Usage limits were also woefully limiting."

— Shikar Sethi, Entrepreneur, AssessPrep

"Started as an Anti-AI person but is now going to recommend entire First Year Writing program participate in the Pilot... Our focus on dialogical assessment of AI-Proof skills was exciting."

— Jacqueline Foertsch, Professor (First Year Writing)

"AI implementation in classrooms raises concerns about academic integrity and student skill development."

— I-Corps Interview Notes

"Loved the idea of taking rubric-based grading out of hands of instructors so they could focus on leading class discussions and engaging students on developing their ideas and their voice."

— Andrew Leong, Professor of English, UC Berkeley

"Assessment is a key differentiator we need to lean into."

— Michael Street, Lead Editor, Great Minds PBC

"Teachers are leaving the profession because they don't get paid and don't get respect. Administrators are worried about saving money so are also firing teachers. Those who remain are drowning in grading and paperwork and can't focus on developing skills and ideas with students."

— I-Corps Interview (Assessment/EdTech expert)

"Biggest challenge is constant race to close achievement gaps while also having to wear numerous hats at the same time. Biggest improvement from AI is increased time to focus on things that matter."

— Bayleigh Witman, K-12 Educator, Llano ISD

"Ease of integration into existing LMS is extremely important."

— I-Corps Interview (K-12 Tech Director)

"Need for a value proposition document explaining the concept and benefits... Interest in integrating the solution into existing systems like Blackboard or Canvas."

— Chris Duke, Vice Provost, San Jacinto College

"The vast majority of startups at the tradeshow are offering similar and undifferentiated products that all looked to be no more than AI Wrappers. DebaterHub was the only discussion that shared a 'unique vision.'"

— Anjali Tiwary, CEO, Indian Debating League (90,000 students)

"Strong customer market potential as B2C play in India. There's investable value in creating new assessment signals."

— Atul Thakkar, Director, Anand Rathi Investment Banking