Objective: Learn how to use Lexi, StrongMind Intelligence Student Assist.
Notes: Lexi is an AI Chatbot meant to support StrongMind teaching and learning. Lexi is presently available within StrongMind Central for students and within Spark courses throughout, It is also available in direct instruction and many legacy courses. See below to view information on the location of Lexi based on course type. StrongMind Player must be installed in order to view Lexi, and StrongMind Central must be enabled for your organization to view Lexi there.
Lexi is visible within direct instruction for teachers, but this tool currently serves students.
See FAQ's to better understand Lexi availability and functionality.
Related Article: Comparing Spark courses to classic StrongMind courses, SMC Notifications
Understanding Lexi
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Lexi has two types of chats:
- Why It Matters: Lexi is automatically embedded in the direct instruction activities for StrongMind Spark courses, as well as many legacy course versions. In Why it Matters interactions, Lexi provides students with real-world relevance and context surrounding the importance of the content being taught. Students can ask follow up questions or relate content to their interests and preference.
- Additionally, Lexi can translate content into different languages, simplify complex problems, and give students authentic, interest-based examples and create a stronger foundation for learning.
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- Improve My Score: Lexi automatically populates within Learnosity assessments for students who have submitted a graded assessment.
- Lexi will highlight what was done well and walk students through the steps needed to solve a problem or prove additional scaffolding to help students master the missing concepts.
Where to Access Lexi
- NOTE: Students initiate all interactions with Lexi. Lexi never solicits a conversation, but is initiated by selecting the Lexi icon.
- StrongMind Central: Students can see Lexi in the right sidebar within SMC. This version of Lexi is not tied to course content and serves as a tutor for all topics.
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Assessments:
- Spark Courses: Lexi is available in all assessments within Spark courses.
- Legacy Courses: (latest versions) Lexi can be found in standalone assessments, like Checkpoints.
- Note: Not all versions of our legacy courses are Lexi enabled. Please speak to your Customer Success Manager to determine if your courses are Lexi Enabled.
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Direct Instruction:
- Spark Courses: Lexi is available in all direct instruction within Spark courses.
- Legacy Courses (latest versions) Lexi can be found in direct instruction for our newest course versions that do NOT have discussion questions provided.
Teacher Access to Lexi Chat Logs
- All student interactions with Lexi are tracked.
- All transcripts contain student information including timestamp, student login, chat type, course, LMS, assignment and message count.
- Chat Logs can be accessed within StrongMind Central two ways:
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- Bell Icon Notifications
- Student Profiles.
To view transcripts via the bell icon:
- Log into SMC
- Select the Bell Icon
- Select the message you wish to view.
To view transcripts via an individual:
- Log into SMC
- Select a student profile from the dashboard.
- Select the Activity Tab.
- Select the chat log you would like to view.
Frequently Asked Questions for Alternative Assessments
Q: Does Lexi provide answers?
A: Lexi is instructed to guide students to the answer rather than directly providing answers. On occasion, Lexi may provide an answer, but usually after providing step by step instructions to help the student solve the problem on their own.
Q: Does Lexi make mistakes?
A: Lexi is surprisingly accurate and well informed but it is possible for Lexi to make mistakes. However, since the course material for both the course page and the assessments are analyzed by Lexi before responding, the likelihood of mistakes is minimized. In fact, during testing, Lexi highlighted mistakes in the material that allowed correction.
Q: Does Lexi get off track?
A: Lexi is instructed to guide the student back to the course subject in cases where the student appears to be going off topic. It is possible to distract Lexi, although this usually takes a concerted effort. More often, Lexi will incorporate student comments into the instruction, for example using popular music to illustrate mathematical concepts or switching from English to Spanish to accommodate the speaker.
Q: How does Lexi respond to unacceptable comments?
A: Lexi has guardrails that recognize potentially harmful or dangerous comments and will provide recommendations for help. Lexi is provides the option to contact the teacher to get further help. Because conversations are recorded as transcripts, teachers and counselors are able to provide interventions.
Q: What are some good prompts for students using Lexi?
A: Strong prompting helps get the most out of Ai tools. Some good prompts are "can you reexplain this in a more simple way?" "I am interested in _______ Can you relate this lesson to that?" "Can you give me the 3 most important things to understand about this?"
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