Custom Chatbots Made Simple: A No-Code Framework for Active Learning
AI
Active Learning
Chatbots
UCSD Teaching + Learning Commons Innovation Expo
Reuther, K., Heinrichsen, E., & Buyruk, P. (2025). Custom Chatbots Made Simple: A No-Code Framework for Active Learning. UCSD Teaching + Learning Commons Innovation Expo. May 21, 2025. UC San Diego.
This presentation introduced educators to a no-code framework for building custom AI chatbots for active learning. Using a live demonstration of the TLCbot and other tools, we showed how instructors can create discipline-specific AI personas to support student engagement without any programming experience.