This week the AI Cookbook team met in Athens to work collaboratively and test out some of the recipes we are creating to support educators of adult migrants.

A common challenge in migrant education is addressing a classroom of diverse needs. How can one lesson serve a recently-arrived retiree, a former doctor, and a young job-seeker simultaneously? Our answer is to start with people.

Our project is built directly on the real-world experiences and triggers of our learners and teachers and  each recipe is a response to a specific persona’s needs.

By starting with a deep understanding of the person, their fears, goals, daily realities, and needs we ensure that we are grounding the work in pedagogy rather than looking for a way to shoehorn a tool into our teaching. The lesson should always be about the person using the tool to finally send that message, understand the letter, or apply for a job with confidence.

We are busy putting the finishing touches to the resources but in the meantime you can have a look at some of the personas here. We welcome your suggestions for helping to solve the situations our learners face, let us know on LinkedIn.