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Train your Teaching Assistants with dynamic and diverse scenarios. Practice realistic conversations, receive intelligent hints, and get personalized feedback.
Monitor TA performance
View comprehensive statistics and analytics to track TA performance across all training sessions.
How It Works
1. Create Individual Scenarios
Faculty members create multiple individual scenarios, each representing a single student simulation. Configure location, student type (angry, happy, confused, or passive), difficulty level (1-10), and upload relevant class documents. Each scenario is a focused practice opportunity for one student interaction.
2. Combine Scenarios into Simulations
Simulations are created by combining multiple scenarios that Teaching Assistants need to accomplish within a given time period. These comprehensive simulations test Teaching Assistants' ability to manage multiple student interactions consecutively.
3. Teaching Assistants Practice with AI Students
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, engage in realistic conversations through text-to-text interactions with AI-powered students. Receive hints when needed, and practice adapting your communication style in real-time across multiple scenarios.
4. Receive AI-Powered Feedback
After each practice session, receive comprehensive AI-generated feedback including performance grades, specific strengths in your approach, and actionable recommendations tailored to your improvement areas. Track your progress over time and see how you handle multiple scenarios effectively.
Contact
For more information, please contact PIs Ethan Dickey and Andres Bejarano. Tool originally created in Summer 2025 under their guidance by Ashok Saravanan and Alex Siladie and initially piloted in Purdue's Teaching Assistant program in Fall 2025. Results pending.