Setting Up Your Praxis AI Digital Twin

Welcome all faculty and admin! Embark on a transformative journey with Pria, your AI-powered digital twin. This page will:
● Introduce you to the core principles driving Pria's innovative approach
● Provide a general overview of its capabilities
● Offer in-depth resources exploring Pria's full range of functionalities
Discover how Pria can revolutionize your online teaching experience and enhance student engagement. Let's begin your adventure in AI-assisted education!

1. Using Trusted Sources

  • Faculty control what resources Pria uses for answering questions
  • Access to Canvas LMS content and additional files (syllabus, videos, etc.)
  • Option to outsource to trusted resources like Google Scholar or PubMed
  • All resources are protected within your IP vault in AWS

2. Instructor Personalization

  • Praxis AI research has shown that personalizing the digital twin increases student usage from 18% to about 68%
  • Personalization involves:
    • Personality and Behavior Assessment: Myers-Briggs personality test to create a psychological profile
    • Visualization and UX: Create an avatar and background for the digital twin
    • Knowledge and Data: Upload relevant data, create an ecosystem of trusted sources, or use Praxis AI’s 28 trusted sources

3. LMS Integration

  • Integrated with Canvas for a native chatbox experience
  • Student access to the digital twin is automated, with your chosen avatar appearing in the bottom right corner of every page
  • Faculty won’t need to do much on the integration side of things, Praxis has most of it taken care of

4. Faculty Dashboard

  • Admin access grants faculty to view a history of all questions/interactions students have with your digital twin
  • Provides insight to where the course materials may need more detail or clarification
  • Allows for a quality check of the answers being given by your digital twin
  • An additional way to monitor plagiarism attempts by students

5. Security and Privacy

  • Student data is anonymized
  • No data from you or students is used by the LLM for future AI training
  • Pria use is FERPA compliant
  • Faculty are assigned their own secure instance in AWS to protect IP
  • Student answers are safe and protected under entitlements 

Your Digital Twin, Your Vision

Welcome to the exciting process of creating your digital twin! This section provides a condensed overview of the steps outlined in our comprehensive guide: Creating Your Digital Twin.
Remember, you are the architect of your digital twin's environment. The time and effort you invest in this onboarding process directly correlates to your students' comfort and willingness to engage with your AI assistant. Let's make it uniquely yours!

The Onboarding Journey consists of a questionnaire and a personality prompt. You will begin by answering a series of thoughtfully designed questions to shape your digital twin's foundation. Then, you will generate a prompt that breathes life into your digital twin's personality. Whether you prefer a basic outline or an intricate character sketch, the choice is yours!

If you're looking for inspiration or assistance in setting up your digital twin, we're here to help! Simply fill out this form, and our team will guide you through the process. Remember, this is your opportunity to create a digital extension of yourself that will revolutionize your students' learning experience. Let's embark on this journey together!

Digital Twin Onboarding Steps

Open the Pria Dialogue box (bottom right corner of the Canvas page) and select “Create Digital Twin”

After you create a new Digital Twin, you’ll be taken to a page that looks like this:

From here, you’ll select “Onboarding Questions” and answer them in as much detail as you’d like. These questions are designed to capture your unique preferences, style, and approach. The page should look like this:

Answer each question, using the Previous and Next buttons to move between questions. The more genuine your answers are, the more personality your digital twin will have. Once done with an answer, press ‘I’m Done’ and move to the next.

Once you’ve answered all the onboarding questions, you should see a screen like this:

Click “Generate Prompt.” You’ll then see a page like this: 

From here, you can review and edit the prompt as desired. Once you are satisfied with it, click “Use Prompt.” Now it is automatically copied to the AI Prompt field under the section ‘GPT and Personalization‘.

In the main toolbar, click “GPT and Personalization.” That will take you to this screen:

Save your updates by clicking the green “Update” button. 
Now your digital twin is set up with the ability to respond and act as if they were you! This personalization enhances the student experience, making it more authentic and aligned with your unique teaching style

Uploading Trusted Sources

Now that you’ve created your digital twin, it’s time to refine the resources they can use to help answer student questions.
 
From the main toolbar, use the “Agents and Trusted Sources” page to select which of the 28 default tools you wish to disable (if any) for your instance. 

To access your admin dashboard, the method depends on your Pria integration. If Pria is integrated through your Learning Management System (LMS), simply sign in directly through your LMS. However, if you're using Pria as a standalone service, navigate to https://www.hiimpria.ai/login and sign in there.

Screen for "Pria," an AI-powered virtual mentor.

Once you are in your Digital Twin interface, click the house icon to access your admin dashboard.

Administrator profile section in the system.

In your admin dashboard, you have access to:

Histories

Each interaction with your instance is recorded and is made accessible to administrators on the History tab like below:

User activity history screen within the platform.

If you manage multiple instances, use the Instance Selector to display users for a specific instance.

Use the User search input box to search for a specific user by name or email.

Two icon buttons, one green and one red, edit and delete.

Click on the green pencil button on a history record to view the conversation

Detailed view of a conversation between a user and Pria in the activity history.

Use the “View” button to display the interaction.

Popup screen with a secure link to a detailed view of an interaction.

You can copy the secure link to your clipboard to easily share this interaction.

Metrics

In the Conversation History tab above, click on the “Metrics” button to access advanced visualization options.

Area chart displaying on the platform.

You can change the type to Bar, Lines, etc. and extract the raw data used as CSV.

Feedback

See user feedback on the functionality of your Digital Twin.

User agents screen on the platform.

 In addition to these default sources, your digital twin will have access to all content within your Canvas course and any other files you upload. 

Files can be uploaded either from the startup page:

or from the editing page under “RAG and Files”: 

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