This research looks at the interaction between children and their home reading companion robot - Luka. Children's interaction and perception of the robot, along with the influence of their family context are measured and evaluated over time.

This project investigates the relationship between multisensory systems and cognition, specifically focusing on how they contribute to the conceptual understanding of dynamic scientific systems within VR simulations. By leveraging the advancements in accessible virtual reality technologies and sensing technologies to trace students’ responses, actions, and interactions, we have the unique opportunity to explore how multisensory perception can enhance learning outcomes.

GPT-4 has proven to be a language model that is proficient at understanding and producing English sentences. Less is known about its ability to handle dialectal variation or English spoken by those outside of the “Inner Circle” (Kachru, 1985). This may place postcolonial English speakers outside of the Inner Circle at a disadvantage as they may not be able to use this technology in the same ways as speakers of more dominant Englishes, thereby perpetuating inequity. This research aims to initially determine if such a problem exists and subsequently explore ways to rectify it if it does.