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Towards Dynamic Learner State: Orchestrating AI Agents and Workplace Performance via the Model Context Protocol

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Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Educational Leadership & Workforce Development, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA
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Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Educ. Sci. 2025, 15(8), 1004; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15081004
Submission received: 8 July 2025 / Revised: 1 August 2025 / Accepted: 5 August 2025 / Published: 6 August 2025

Abstract

Current learning and development approaches often struggle to capture dynamic individual capabilities, particularly the skills they acquire informally every day on the job. This dynamic creates a significant gap between what traditional models think people know and their actual performance, leading to an incomplete and often outdated understanding of how ready the workforce truly is, which can hinder organizational adaptability in rapidly evolving environments. This paper proposes a novel dynamic learner-state ecosystem—an AI-driven solution designed to bridge this gap. Our approach leverages specialized AI agents, orchestrated via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), to continuously track and evolve an individual’s multi-dimensional state (e.g., mastery, confidence, context, and decay). The seamless integration of in-workflow performance data will transform daily work activities into granular and actionable data points through AI-powered dynamic xAPI generation into Learning Record Stores (LRSs). This system enables continuous, authentic performance-based assessment, precise skill gap identification, and highly personalized interventions. The significance of this ecosystem lies in its ability to provide a real-time understanding of everyone’s capabilities, enabling more accurate workforce planning for the future and cultivating a workforce that is continuously learning and adapting. It ultimately helps to transform learning from a disconnected, occasional event into an integrated and responsive part of everyday work.
Keywords: learner state; Model Context Protocol (MCP); competency; workplace performance; xAPI; AI; agent learner state; Model Context Protocol (MCP); competency; workplace performance; xAPI; AI; agent

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Yang, M.; Lovett, N.; Li, B.; Hou, Z. Towards Dynamic Learner State: Orchestrating AI Agents and Workplace Performance via the Model Context Protocol. Educ. Sci. 2025, 15, 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15081004

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Yang M, Lovett N, Li B, Hou Z. Towards Dynamic Learner State: Orchestrating AI Agents and Workplace Performance via the Model Context Protocol. Education Sciences. 2025; 15(8):1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15081004

Chicago/Turabian Style

Yang, Mohan, Nolan Lovett, Belle Li, and Zhen Hou. 2025. "Towards Dynamic Learner State: Orchestrating AI Agents and Workplace Performance via the Model Context Protocol" Education Sciences 15, no. 8: 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15081004

APA Style

Yang, M., Lovett, N., Li, B., & Hou, Z. (2025). Towards Dynamic Learner State: Orchestrating AI Agents and Workplace Performance via the Model Context Protocol. Education Sciences, 15(8), 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15081004

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