AI Training
Early Childhood Education — Collaborative Care
ECE Collaborative Care
- Released
- Seneca Polytechnic
An immersive training application that prepares future early childhood professionals for family-centred care through conversational AI. Using Unreal MetaHumans and Convai's interactive AI, students hold natural voice-based conversations with a virtual mother. The scenario focuses on a child acting out in school, and students practice uncovering underlying family stressors, learning to empathise, communicate, and support both caregiver and child. The platform fosters real-world conversation skills, making students ready to navigate sensitive family situations.
- Supports Seneca's Early Childhood Education diploma program, which includes work on child development, communication and working with families
- Demonstrates an applied use of conversational AI for sensitive communication training
Challenge
Early childhood education students need practice having sensitive, empathetic conversations with caregivers about difficult family situations — but live role-play is hard to scale and feedback is inconsistent.
Solution
Built a desktop application using Unreal MetaHumans and Convai's conversational AI, where students hold open-ended voice conversations with a virtual mother whose child is acting out in school. The system supports natural dialogue, allowing students to practice uncovering underlying family stressors and demonstrating empathy.
Outcome
Supports Seneca's Early Childhood Education diploma program, which includes work on child development, communication, and working with families. Demonstrates an applied use of conversational AI for sensitive communication training.
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Contributions
- Researched, tested and integrated the bridge between MetaHuman characters and Convai
- Built the interactive environment and supported the conversational scenario workflow
- Helped shape the practical implementation of AI-driven dialogue for educational use
- Implemented technical UX and AI integration
- Worked with subject matter experts, project lead, designer, junior developers and 3D artists
