Enhancing Career and Technical Education with AI-Powered Alignment

Background

iCEV, a leader in Career and Technical Education (CTE) digital resources, provides educators with lesson plans, multimedia content, assessments, and coursework designed to meet industry standards. To enhance its platform, iCEV collaborated with IntelliTect to integrate advanced AI technologies, streamlining the alignment of educational content with state and industry standards. This partnership aimed to automate alignment processes, improve efficiency, and position iCEV for scalable growth in the rapidly evolving education landscape.

Challenge

Despite iCEV’s success, several challenges limited efficiency and responsiveness. The content alignment process was manual, labor-intensive, and required significant expertise, resulting in inefficiencies. Ensuring coverage of evolving educational standards was challenging, creating delays in making updated resources available. Additionally, balancing the high computational costs of AI with the need for accuracy was critical to maintaining ROI while ensuring quality.

Solution

IntelliTect implemented a series of strategic initiatives in collaboration with iCEV:

1. IntelliTect integrated a user-friendly search interface with vector search and semantic re-ranking, allowing users to efficiently locate and filter content.
2. Leveraged Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search to evaluate content and suggest alignments with state and industry standards, automating much of the previously manual work.
3. Combined AI-generated suggestions with expert review to ensure accuracy while effectively managing computational costs.
4. Regular stakeholder feedback was incorporated to refine the functionality of the system, ensuring alignment with educational objectives and user needs.

IntelliTect‘s expertise in integrating AI technologies has significantly enhanced our platform’s efficiency and user experience, positioning us well for future growth and innovation in the education sector.

— Steven Lubowicz, Chief Technology Officer, iCEV

Outcome

Through their partnership with IntelliTect, iCEV successfully integrated AI capabilities that resulted in significant improvements. Automation reduced manual alignment efforts by an estimated 50%, greatly enhancing efficiency. Enhanced search functionality allowed users to discover aligned content more quickly, improving usability. Coverage of changing standards was streamlined, enabling iCEV to adapt to new requirements more rapidly. The AI integration also positioned iCEV for future scalability, allowing the platform to adapt to emerging standards and expand into new certification areas.

With AI-driven alignment fully implemented, iCEV is poised to provide even greater value to educators. The system supports ongoing alignment and enhances user confidence through advanced search features that simplify complex tasks. As a result, iCEV is well-positioned for future market expansion, leveraging its AI-powered platform to swiftly adapt to educational changes and meet evolving user needs.