Thom van der Doef

Thom van der Doef, Principal Product Designer at eSpark, and Ray Lyons, VP of Product & Engineering, dive into the fascinating development of the AI Teacher Assistant. They discuss the evolution from a chatbot interface to a structured workflow tailored for educators. Key insights include how retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and refined metadata are optimizing the assistant's performance, plus lessons learned in semantic versus keyword search. They also explore future enhancements using student data for personalized recommendations, aiming to bridge teacher mandates with real classroom needs.