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A group of blurred students walking. C21U, a Catalyst for Impactful Innovation

Established in 2010, the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) is Georgia Tech's living laboratory for fundamental educational change.

Serving as a research arm of the Division of Lifetime Learning, C21U's technologists and researchers support the Institute's innovation mission by pushing the boundaries of what is already done in higher education to bring learners the most impactful resources and technologies.

We serve as a nexus of collaboration and communication and a catalyst for innovation, bringing together an array of internal and external partners across various disciplines.

Through a sustained and systemic program of research, experimentation, design, prototyping, and implementation, C21U serves the Institute in thought leadership, educational technology design, community building, and support of Georgia Tech stakeholders of all ages.

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Featured Research

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The global pandemic accelerated the shift to remote teaching, leading to a rise in digital course materials such as textbooks. However, existing literature indicates limited research on how online students utilize digital textbooks and the features they find valuable for their online learning experiences and desire to aid their learning. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions among diverse online students and then draw implications for designing future intelligent textbooks.

Recent News

AI for Lifetime Learning Symposium

Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning invites you to the AI for Lifetime Learning Symposium at the Global Learning Center on Thursday, April 4, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This half-day event aims to bring together Tech's community of professionals working on AI for lifetime learning to develop a roadmap for research and development and establish the Institute as a leader in the field.

C21U’s LLMs in Education Project Highlights

C21U researchers are excited about LLMs' potential to transform education by offering personalized learning experiences to students at scale. Their findings provide unique insights by analyzing individual learners' processes and outcomes and constructing predictive models to identify potential improvement areas and enhance learner engagement and success.

From Panic to Promise: Embracing Conversational AI in Education

David Joyner, the keynote speaker of the 2023 C21U Symposium and author of "A Teacher's Guide to Conversational AI: Enhancing Assessment, Instruction, and Curriculum with Chatbot," addresses the initial concerns of educators regarding the impact of generative AI on assessments. He also highlights how generative AI can empower learners and provide invaluable support to teachers.

Joyner is the executive director of OMSCS and Online Education for the College of Computing, and the inaugural holder of the Zvi Galil PEACE Chair.

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