Shaping AI Systems for Learning
An Invitation of Learning Engineering seminar, Shaping AI Systems for Learning, was held on August 20th, 2026. The seminar explored the role of learning sciences and the learning engineering process in developing AI systems. It was hosted by Amy Parent and Aaron Kessler, co-chairs of the IEEE ICICLE Design for Learning Special Interest Group (SIG), with Henry Ryng. Aaron provided an overview of the conversations in the Design for Learning SIG around GenAI, Amy shared a case study on “Applying the Learning Sciences to the Development of an AI Leadership Performance Coach,” and Henry spoke about building a platform, “When AI Agents Become Your Learning Engineering Team: A Blueprint for the HSTCoPilot Heath and Safety Training System.”
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The Invitation to Learning Engineering webinar series provides an overview of learning engineering, shares use cases on the application of learning engineering within our Special and Market Interest Groups, current findings, and lessons learned. The webinar series includes seven webinars:
- Shaping AI Systems for Learning
- Applied Learning Engineering: Choosing Tools for Data-Driven Learning
- Applying Learning Engineering in a Global Context
- Advancing Workforce Learning through Learning Engineering
- Applying Learning Engineering in Mission-Critical Environments
- Discover the World of Learning Engineering in Post-Secondary Contexts
- Unlock the Learning Engineer in You on the application of learning engineering in a pK-12 context
Learning Engineering is impacted by the advances in AI. In this ICICLE community discussion we gathered examples of what participants are experiencing and what they see as the potential impact of using AI to support different aspects of the Learning Engineering process. It was an active session where participants will share ideas with the goal of generating a paper and possibly some guiding precepts regarding the use of AI in Learning Engineering. Artifacts from the discussions are coming soon!
The Tools Special Interest Group (SIG) led by co-chairs, Erin Czerwinski and Baptiste Moreau-Pernet, hosted Invitation to Learning Engineering: Choosing Tools for Data-Driven Learning on May 14th, 2026. The seminar examined how tools can be used in service of learning engineering. A case study by Ruiwei Xiao described how the application of learning engineering process to Playlab, a pedagogical agent builder that makes AI chatbot authoring easier for educators, improved its design.
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An Invitation of Learning Engineering held on February 25, 2026 explored how learning engineering is adapted globally in a local context. Hosted by the Globalisation Special Interest Group, Carolina Ali Fojaco, Chief Learning Officer at Project Alianza, provided a deep dive on how they used learning engineering to iterate and scale AnGo, an offline, AI-assisted literacy app to help children in Central America build foundational reading skills.
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On October 23rd, 2025, the ICICLE Workforce Market Interest Group (MIG) led a webinar on Advancing Workforce Learning through Learning Engineering. The MIG co-chairs, DJ Jaeger and John Costa, explored how learning engineering supports workforce transformation through data-informed design, system-level thinking, and evidence-based practices that link learning to performance outcomes.
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The IEEE ICICLE Government and Military Market Interest Group (MIG) led by MIG co-chairs, Eric Ultes and Jason Virtue held on July 18th, 2025 explored how learning engineering can address learning transfer challenges in mission-critical settings and support evidence-informed training, innovation, and performance through a case study featuring Kevin Owens from the Applied Research Laboratories at the University of Texas, a U.S. Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Kevin will describes a proposed set of learning readiness measures to augment existing technology and human-factors readiness measures used by military and government acquisition and engineering to integrate learning engineering into those existing processes. s in government and military environments.
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The Invitation to Learning Engineering held on March 26th, 2025 explored the application of learning engineering across post-secondary contexts. This session highlighted use cases from ICICLE Higher Ed Market Interest Group members, Marilu Lam-Herrera from CPA Western School of Business and Lauren Totino and Aaron Kessler from MIT.
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The Invitation to Learning Engineering webinar held on December 11th, 2024 highlighted a use case from Carnegie Learning on the application of learning engineering in pK-12 context. The case study featured Steve Ritter, Founder & Chief Scientist, Husni Almoubayyed, AI Engineering Manager, and Rae Bastoni, Senior UX Researcher. They showcased insights from the work on facilitating math learning with adaptive reading supports.
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