Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. – Chinese proverb about education

The website of the AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) describes itself as a “scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines.” One of the primary research areas identified by the AAAI is intelligent Learning Systems (sometimes referred to as Intelligent Tutoring Systems), no other area more fundamentally highlights the cognitive interaction of man and machine than this research area.