Nationaal Onderwijslab AI
Nationaal Onderwijslab AI

Babel bear for young multilingual children

A co-creation project by NOLAI for primary education
Duration
1 September 2024 until now
Project member(s)
J.L.M. Wiggers (Annelies)
Project type
Research

An AI-driven tool, the Babel bear, that can support NT2 students. The Babel bear allows young multilingual students whose first language is not Dutch to communicate with their peers and teacher in their own first language. 

Four students sit around a babel bear, who translates what the children say to each other

Key question 

How does an AI-driven toy bear improve the communication between NT2 students and their teacher and peers? 

Omslag referentiekader

Want to know more? 

You can read more about this co-creation project by NOLAI in the NOLAI magazine AI in education 2023-2024. 

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