Rate My Professor Kate Gray

A highlight of Kate Gray's contributions is her leadership in the Avatar Simulation with AI Feedback project, featured in Curtin University's Assessment 2030 initiative within the Faculty of Health Sciences. Designed for units with under 50 students in a hybrid format emphasizing individual work, this innovative assessment introduces students to 'Michael,' an AI-powered conversational agent simulating a patient with a slightly cranky but fundamentally cooperative personality who desires quick recovery advice following an injury. Students participate in verbal role-play scenarios, practicing critical clinical communication and reasoning skills in a flexible, accessible environment that overcomes limitations of traditional simulation logistics. This approach provides cost-effective, scalable experiences that complement core teaching methods. The project is advancing toward a hybrid evaluation framework, blending AI-generated objective feedback with detailed academic supervision and peer review. Realizing this initiative demanded extensive team planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategic industry partnerships, ultimately delivering transformative learning opportunities that prepare physiotherapy students for real-world practice by seamlessly integrating advanced technology into healthcare education and delivery.