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What is Ollama? Ollama is an open-source development environment that allows you to run LLM models locally, directly on your own computer (without the need for a server or internet connection). With Ollama, you can easily install and use models such as Llama 3, Mistral, and many others in a simple and intuitive way. The main benefits for educational settings include: ✅ Guaranteed privacy: no sensitive data leaves your computer. 🌐 Offline access: you don’t need an internet connection to use the model. ⚡ Speed and control: you can customize the model, train it with your own data, or simply use it as a local assistant. Why Use Local LLM Models in the Classroom? LLMs offer several advantages for educational environments: ...

The Project Context Book in Progress AI represents the digital evolution of an established educational project, led by the IISS “E. Majorana” in Brindisi. The platform must handle multilingual content, dynamic personalization of learning styles through the “Genius” mode, and a continuous formative assessment system. These features require a robust, performant, and easily maintainable frontend. Why ReScript for an Educational Project? Type Safety and Code Correctness in a Complex Domain The educational domain involves complex data models: student profiles with learning styles, adaptive content, learning analytics, and multi-dimensional assessment systems. ReScript, with its advanced type system and automatic inference, has allowed me to model these domains precisely and mathematically correctly. ...

Mastery Learning: A Scientifically Grounded Pedagogical Model Mastery learning is a teaching methodology based on the premise that most students can achieve excellent levels of learning, provided that: Continuous feedback is available to monitor progress; Targeted corrective interventions are implemented to address learning difficulties; Enrichment activities are offered to challenge more advanced students. Benjamin Bloom argued that by following this methodology, 90% of students can achieve the same levels of learning traditionally reserved for the top 20% of the class, thanks to targeted support and personalized learning. ...

From Mastery Learning to Digital Personalization Mastery learning, theorized by Benjamin Bloom in the 1960s, posits that every student can reach high levels of learning if given adequate conditions in terms of time, methods, and support. However, the practical implementation of this pedagogical model has always faced significant obstacles in traditional school settings, mainly due to the difficulty of managing large classes with students of diverse cognitive characteristics. Book in Progress AI emerges as an evolution of a well-established educational project, promising to transform the pedagogical utopia of mastery learning into a scalable reality through artificial intelligence. The project is accessible via the official website https://www.bookinprogress.org/, which coordinates the entire national network of participating schools. The project originated from the initiative of the headmaster of the “E. Majorana” institute in Brindisi (Italy), Prof. Salvatore Giuliano. The work is coordinated by Prof. Cosimo Luigi Manes, with support from Professors Rossella Palmizio and Sabrina Tiralongo. ...