Would students be more engaged in class if Sacagawea was the one teaching them about the Lewis and Clark Expedition? Would they retain more information if Aristotle explained the art of storytelling during their writing seminar? Would an English lecture delivered by Jane Austen, and complete with slides and pop quizzes, play well with Gen-Z?
Gimmicky? Maybe. But at a time when students are turning to TikTok for information (however unreliable) and avatars in the metaverse are a thing, artificial intelligence startup Prof Jim…