We’re excited to announce our latest MirrorTalk release, featuring improvements that make reflection more accessible and personalized for learners across all educational levels.
Personalized Questions Guided by Teachers’ Objectives
We’ve enhanced our AI-generated questions process to create more accurate and relevant prompts for students during reflection. By basing subsequent questions on the first Recall question we ask students, we’re ensuring that the unique reflection experience for each student closely with a teacher’s entered objectives. This personalized approach creates a more tailored and effective reflection process, bridging the gap between teacher intent and student engagement.
Session and Open Login
We’ve introduced a new Session login feature for participants on mobile and web platforms. This update removes barriers to reflection by allowing anyone to complete reflection assignments without creating a MirrorTalk account and streamlines the reflection process, encouraging more frequent practice. For special education or events when you want the simplest setup possible, you can create “Open Groups”, which do not require participants to identify themselves by name. When they start reflecting, MirrorTalk will snap a quick photo of each participant for the Dashboard so teachers can still clearly delineate the data among their participants.
Motivation Assessment and Development
Inspired by Carol Dweck’s research on motivation, we’ve integrated a motivation-focused question during each reflection to further direct the Dashboard insight we provide you on how motivation drives or inhibits learners from challenging themselves. This addition helps both students and educators understand the role that motivation plays in their learning and helps them foster a growth mindset in every learning activity.
Other Improvements
We’ve introduced new grade bands: Early Childhood, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Adult, Team, and Higher Ed. These bands ensure grade-level appropriate question prompts for learners above and below grade level and open up more opportunities to reflect in public spaces like libraries where grade levels might be mixed.
We also made the Greetings step (i.e. “Wave!”) optional, reducing potential awkwardness for adult learners or students who shy away from the performative aspect of greeting themselves when they reflect.
Next Steps
Your feedback continues to drive our improvements, and we’re committed to making MirrorTalk an essential tool for building reflective thinking foundations.
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