We know a great deal about best practices for memory and learning, including retrieval practice, spaced learning, and interleaving. Despite strong evidence supporting their effectiveness, both student and faculty barriers limit widespread use of these approaches. Moreover, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has disrupted the educational landscape. In this talk, I will introduce a new open education resource, Generative Retrieval and Spaced Practice (GRASP) tool. GRASP uses GenAI to create high-quality formative assessments that are aligned with learning objectives and grounded in course materials. The tool embeds research-backed principles from cognitive psychology into each formative assessment while lowering common barriers to instructor adoption and student use. Furthermore, GRASP adapts to student input, oversampling questions from content students previously answered incorrectly or moving up Bloom's taxonomy for questions students answered correctly.
In this talk, I will present data from faculty survey about the barriers to using formative assessment and their initial experiences with the GRASP tool. Using a mixed-methods action research design, I will report on student experiences of the GRASP tool in a classroom setting. I will conclude with discussing impacts of using the GRASP tool, ethical considerations, and how it can support your teaching.
Dr. Simon Lolliot is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He designs, promotes, and studies open educational resources (OER) that integrate evidence-based pedagogical practices to enhance student motivation and support long-term learning. He has co-organized two international H5P symposia that support instructors and instructional designers in creating H5P activities grounded in principles from the cognitive science of memory and learning. Simon is internationally known for his work in the H5P and OER space and has delivered numerous talks and workshops that help faculty develop interactive learning materials. His contributions have been recognized locally through the UBC OER Champions program (2019-2025), nationally through the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education, and internationally through the H5P Award for Impressive Use of Multimedia.
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