Generative ui builds tailored interactive learning simulations for students
Harnessing Generative UI for Education: Tailored Learning Interactives
Computers and Society
Summary
Students learn better when they actively interact with lessons connected to real-life ideas, but making these interactive lessons takes a lot of time and effort from teachers. The authors show a way to use new generative user interface technology, specifically a system called Gemini, to automatically create personalized interactive learning tools. These tools are designed to be more precise and effective for teaching complex ideas, unlike general-purpose models. They tested their approach by getting feedback from teachers and experts who found the tools useful for education.
What this means in practice
- •For educational software developers: Create custom interactive simulations efficiently that align with learning goals and reduce design time.
- •For corporate training designers: Produce tailored, interactive training modules linked to real-world scenarios to boost engagement and learning outcomes.
Authors
Alisa Kovshov, Anisha Choudhury, Anna Iurchenko, Amy Keeling, Avinatan Hassidim, Ayelet Shasha Evron, Ayça Çakmakli, Diana Akrong, Femi Olanubi, Gal Elidan, Ian Li, Ido Lerer, Katherine Chou, Lidan Hackmon, Michal Gordon, Nir Kerem, Niv Efron, Preeti Singh, Rena Levitt, Rotem Yulzary, Shlomi Ben Shimon, Sophie Allweis, Tracey Lee-Joe, Tzvika Stein, Yaniv Carmel, Yael Haramaty, Yishay Mor, Yossi Matias, Yuri Lev
Abstract
It is well established that students learn best through active engagement, particularly via interactive experiences tied to real-world concepts. Creating such experiences, however, typically requires labor-intensive design, costly development, and continuous teacher guidance to achieve measurably effective outcomes. Recent advances in generative UI open the door for a future of practice where the creation of tailored interactive experiences is automated. However, off-the-shelf models lack optimization for pedagogical precision and learning principles, often yielding unsatisfactory results for complex pedagogical constructs. To address these limitations, we present learning interactives, a structured framework leveraging the generative UI capabilities of Gemini to construct effective customized interactive simulations. We evaluate our approach through both an initial study with educators as well as a pedagogical rating of a varied set of simulations by expert teachers.