{"id":2234,"date":"2024-01-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/01\/18\/unlocking-productivity-and-personalizing-learning-with-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:44:09","slug":"unlocking-productivity-and-personalizing-learning-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/01\/unlocking-productivity-and-personalizing-learning-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking productivity and personalizing learning with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Today, we\u2019re announcing the next wave of AI innovations from Microsoft Education<\/a> that will help unlock productivity and personalize learning. This includes expanded Copilot for Microsoft 365 availability and Loop coming to education. We\u2019re also sharing news about AI built for education such as Reading Coach and features designed to free up time for educators and personalize learning. As part of our continued work to build AI literacy, we\u2019ve launched our latest course for educators and a new learning path on Microsoft Learn. And earlier this week we outlined Microsoft’s position and themes for policymakers to consider around advancing youth online safety and wellness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Last month, we were thrilled to announce several Microsoft Copilot expansions for education audiences<\/a>. Copilot with commercial data protection will be available to all faculty and higher education students who are 18+, including users of our free offers. And on January 1, 2024, education faculty and staff became eligible to purchase Copilot for Microsoft 365. We\u2019re already seeing innovative organizations like The University of Hong Kong, The University of Manchester, and GEMS Education lead the way as early adopters. We shared additional updates this week including eligibility for Office 365 A3 and A5 faculty customers and removed the 300-seat purchase minimum to empower organizations of all sizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft Loop<\/a> is a flexible, AI-powered collaboration app that can help you think, plan, and create together. We\u2019re excited to share that Loop will be included in Microsoft 365 <\/a>A3 and A5 plans, including Student Use Benefit in early March 2024. Customers with Office 365 A1 can continue creating workspaces and pages through June 30, 2024, and will be able to access them afterwards. Watch the video Microsoft Loop – think, plan and create together like never before<\/a> to learn more about Microsoft Loop and try Loop <\/a>today! <\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s well known that reading is foundational to a student\u2019s academic success; studies show that fluent readers are four times more likely to graduate high school and get better jobs. Educators and parents alike are looking for ways to help students improve reading fluency in a way that keeps them engaged and prior research has found that personalized learning is one of the most effective ways<\/a> to help close learning gaps. With the latest AI technology, we have an opportunity to provide learners with personalized, engaging, and transformative reading experiences. Reading Coach, a Learning Accelerator<\/a> now powered by generative AI, does just that. You can sign up for a preview of Reading Coach today and try it for yourself at Reading Coach Web app preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading Coach was already providing learners with personalized reading practice, instant feedback about pronunciation and fluency, while also giving insights back to educators. Today we\u2019re sharing new features that will fuel student agency and motivation with dynamically created stories that adapt to their reading level and individual challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading Coach takes a unique approach to implementing generative AI with guardrails. Learners select the story\u2019s protagonist, setting, and are provided with choices that alter the plot of the story as they read. Reading Coach combines these inputs with the learner\u2019s selected reading level, and over time, words they mispronounce to dynamically create personalized stories that keep students engaged and in the driver seat. Students stay engaged with the power to pick a path of a story while they progress through the chapters. The story content is moderated for quality, safety, and age appropriateness. And in addition to creating AI-powered stories, learners can also pick leveled passages from the curated ReadWorks<\/a> library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading Coach intrinsically motivates learners to continue advancing their skills in several ways. They can unlock new story settings and characters, earn badges that reward their efforts, and see their pronunciation and fluency improvements in progress reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBringing the future of productivity to education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Transforming reading experiences <\/h2>\n\n\n\n