For Educators
Why LocoEnsayo?
Section titled “Why LocoEnsayo?”LocoEnsayo gives your students something case studies can’t: a conversation. Instead of reading about an organisation, students interact with its people — AI characters who respond, deflect, elaborate, and sometimes contradict each other, just like real stakeholders.
This shifts the learning from passive comprehension to active professional practice.
Privacy and Data Safety
Section titled “Privacy and Data Safety”LocoEnsayo is designed with institutional deployment in mind.
Local Inference
Section titled “Local Inference”All AI processing runs locally via Ollama. No student data, conversations, or queries are sent to external cloud services. This means:
- No student data leaves the institution
- No third-party API keys required (though BYOK options are available for educators who prefer cloud models)
- No usage tracking by external providers
- Full institutional control over the AI infrastructure
BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)
Section titled “BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)”For educators who want to use commercial models (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), LocoEnsayo supports a BYOK configuration. Students or institutions provide their own API keys. This is optional — the default is always local inference.
Mapping to Learning Outcomes
Section titled “Mapping to Learning Outcomes”LocoEnsayo scenarios are designed to align with common unit learning outcomes across multiple disciplines.
Information Systems
Section titled “Information Systems”- Requirements elicitation through stakeholder interviews
- Security audit and risk assessment
- Business process analysis
- Systems analysis and design
Marketing
Section titled “Marketing”- Customer journey mapping through employee interviews
- Brand perception analysis
- Market research (qualitative interview techniques)
Management
Section titled “Management”- Organisational analysis
- Change management assessment
- Stakeholder management
Tourism and Hospitality
Section titled “Tourism and Hospitality”- Service quality evaluation
- Operations analysis
- Customer experience design
Accounting
Section titled “Accounting”- Internal control assessment
- Risk identification through staff interviews
- Compliance evaluation
How to Use in Your Unit
Section titled “How to Use in Your Unit”1. Choose a Scenario
Section titled “1. Choose a Scenario”Select the scenario that best fits your unit. CloudCore Networks is available now for IT and business units. Pinnacles Travel is coming soon for hospitality and tourism.
2. Design the Task
Section titled “2. Design the Task”Frame an assessment task around the scenario. For example:
- “Interview at least three CloudCore employees to identify the top five security risks”
- “Gather requirements for a new customer portal by talking to relevant stakeholders”
- “Conduct a business analysis of CloudCore’s service delivery process”
3. Brief Your Students
Section titled “3. Brief Your Students”Students need to understand that the AI characters are playing a role, not providing answers. The value is in the conversation — asking good questions, following up, cross-referencing what different people say.
4. Assess the Analysis, Not the Transcript
Section titled “4. Assess the Analysis, Not the Transcript”What matters is what students do with the information, not the raw conversations. Assess their analysis, recommendations, and professional judgement.
Disciplines Covered
Section titled “Disciplines Covered”| Discipline | Scenario | Skills Practised |
|---|---|---|
| Information Systems | CloudCore Networks | Requirements gathering, security audits |
| Marketing | CloudCore / Pinnacles | Customer research, brand analysis |
| Management | CloudCore / Pinnacles | Organisational analysis, stakeholder management |
| Tourism | Pinnacles Travel | Service quality, operations |
| Hospitality | Pinnacles Travel | Customer experience, service design |
| Accounting | CloudCore Networks | Internal controls, risk assessment |
Contact
Section titled “Contact”For support integrating LocoEnsayo into your teaching, or to discuss new scenarios for your discipline, contact Michael Borck at Curtin University’s School of Management and Marketing.
LocoEnsayo is a LocoLab project.