College of Education Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning
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"When Does AI Tutoring Support Reasoning? Learner Differences and Agency"
How can AI tutoring support reasoning while respecting differences among learners? This talk examines that question through current research on Socratic dialogue about facial recognition ethics, focusing on variation in attention and the relationship between tutor moves and subsequent reasoning. A separate study comparing AI-recommended and learner-selected support provides a complementary perspective on agency. Drawing these studies together with an inclusive learning design example, Dr. Jewoong Moon discusses what interaction data can and cannot tell us about participation, adaptation, and learning. The talk offers practical implications for designing AI learning environments that make support transparent, acknowledge uncertainty, and preserve meaningful learner control.

Jewoong Moon is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on inclusive digital learning environments, game-based learning, and learning analytics, with an emphasis on how adaptive technologies can support diverse learners.

Join in person or online

 

Monday, October 12, 2026

12:15 PM Central Time

Room 22, Education Building
1310 S. Sixth St., Champaign, Illinois

Note: Dr. Jewoong Moon will be online

Accessibility

To make this event as accessible as possible, we are offering the option to attend online or in-person. Please note that the speaker will be online.

Online

For participants, we will provide:

  • The speaker's slides in a screen-reader accessible format, posted on this page prior to the event
  • A recording and transcript of the event, posted on this page following the event

Participants must register to receive a personalized Zoom link via email.

In-person

Room 22 is located in the basement of the Education Building. This building has ADA parking, elevators and bathrooms, plus a lactation room, meditation/prayer room, and all-gender restrooms. More details are available on the digital Facility Access map: https://go.illinois.edu/ed-access-map

Contact

If you have questions or need additional disability-related accommodations, please reach out to Logan Lauren, lauren1@illinois.edu.

 College of Education Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning