Exploring the use of AI in a peer tutoring environment

This session explores the use of artificial intelligence in a college peer tutoring environment. The central argument is that the appropriate use of technology can be a useful tool in supporting the academic performance of students. The proposed session focuses on a web-based platform named “StudyAid,” developed by two high school students at Pierce College, a finalist in the Virtual Enterprise Competition 2024 in Greece. It aims to help all students with study skills such as time management, organization of educational material and exam preparation. An added value of the platform is that it can be of great assistance to students with specific learning disabilities. The session focuses on “Student Academic Support Services” (SASS) at Deree College - The American College of Greece in Athens as a case study. While the proposal does not measure the connection between the use of “StudyAid” and improvement of academic performance, it is a position paper aiming to explore and point out the benefits of this tool in supporting the work carried out by peer learning facilitators at SASS. Attendees will benefit in three ways: explore AI in supporting their students, consider using this technology as an assistive tool and offer an alternative method of learning to students with particular learning disabilities.