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Lawrence McNeil

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Professor of Economics. Champion for student-centered, experiential learning. Writings on higher education pedagogy, academic workflows, and productivity with technology.

Diffit's AI Performance Will Strengthen Student Engagement
Lawrence McNeil @lawrenceonline

Diffit is a relatively new app to the AI space and it's gaining traction as an impactful tool for educators. After spending some time with the app, I can see why. Diffit allows teachers to:

"Use existing curriculum, or generate content from scratch with real, cited sources. Choose a grade level and language, and watch Diffit create a complete, differentiated resource."

Diffit has the ability to adapt source material from PDFs, article URLs, or videos for any reading level or language, generate short information texts on any topic, and create customizable sets of resources to accompany text. This last feature is the one I'm most excited about.

After clicking "Teachers Start Here," Diffit asks for 3 inputs: enter a topic, choose a reading level, and choose a language. Although the reading level ends at 11th grade, the output generated is an excellent and editable start for the undergraduate classroom. Diffit then produces a remarkable set of output, including adapted reading passages, summaries, key vocabulary words, multiple choice questions, and more! Beyond this output, there's an option to "Get Student Activities," which prompts Diffit to convert user input into various student-ready activities.

I can imagine the possibilities for any teacher seeking to strengthen student engagement with workbooks, interactive games, collaborative tools, discussion workbooks, and a host of other activities!

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