QuickTA is a LLM-based tool to support students in classroom or self-directed learning. In contrast to many emerging tools, relying solely on LLM mechanisms for finding knowledge and ensuring retrieval, QuickTA brings together high quality educational content, Reinforcement Learning adaptive algorithms and Intelligent Tutoring Systems to ensure that each student gets just-in-time support on the level they need: from hint to reflection prompt, from activating connection to previous knowledge to motivational support. In this project, TutorGen Inc works on bringing University of Toronto research behind QuickTA and Carnegie Mellon University expertise in AI systems for education to thousands of learners on Open Learning Initiative and other platforms.
John Stamper
CEO & Founder, TutorGen, Inc.
John Stamper is the Founder and CEO of TutorGen, Inc. He is also an Associate Professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where he created and directs the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center DataShop, the world’s largest open repository of data collected from edtech systems. His primary areas of research include Educational Data Mining and Intelligent Tutoring Systems. John received his PhD in Information Technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati, and a BS in Systems Analysis from Miami University.
