This is useful work. "We examine the potential for AI to assume multiple roles within a community of inquiry - supporting instructional design, guiding learners as an independent resource, assisting instructors through analytics, participating in discussions, and sustaining dialogical partnerships with students." This maybe takes the argument a step too far: "we contend that AI can contribute to worthwhile educational experiences only when framed within a coherent conceptual perspective that emphasizes skeptical engagement, collaborative reflection, and the preservation of human purpose." (Always be wary of statements of the form 'A only if B' - such statements often reflect a conflation of necessary and sufficient conditions). The paper as a whole is a worthwhile overview of AI's use in supporting learning communities.
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