Artificial Intelligence in Education Sector

Right from the 1980s, novels, books, and films have dealt with the amazing changes that can arise when computers and robots outsmart the human brain. The day has arrived. In recent times, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and deep learning have developed into applications that can solve complex problems, give answers to huge calculations in seconds and many more. In this article, let us focus on the changes brought about by Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Just take a look around. You will see many of your daily activities revolving around Artificial Intelligence. The best example is of Siri the virtual assistant. Yes, Artificial Intelligence has already made significant changes in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, healthcare, and many more industry sectors. But the best changes have to come in the field of education.

Well, ten years in the future, we may see humanoid robots teaching children in schools. There are already AI chatbots that can help special children (suffering from dyslexia) to learn subjects in an easy way. In this article of Artificial Intelligence in Education, let us look at some of the changes that this new technology will bring about in the sector.

1. Artificial Intelligence Can Help In Grading

Do you know how a major amount of teachers and tutors’ time get spent? It is checking essays, homework and giving grades. This time, they can spend on interaction with students, and work on the personal development of every individual.

Yes, AI is in the nascent stages, but yes, definitely in the future, the application will do the human grading. If only the application is written so that it can check the multiple choices and fill in the blanks, the purpose is achieved.

2. Student Needs

Not all students are the same. Some may be bright, some may be dull. It is the teachers’ responsibility to take care of their learning habits. But, due to the huge number of students in a class, the teacher finds it difficult to give personalized attention to the student who needs it the most. But this can change with the entry of artificial intelligence in education.

There are some special software, games and learning programs designed with the help of AI that can help these sorts of children. These special design applications help students to learn at their own level and pace, thus simplifying a common topic.

3. The improved version of courses

Let us imagine a situation. A mathematics teacher gives a lecture on trigonometry. Only fifty percent of the students understand the concept. The other fifty students keep mum because of fear of the teacher and inferiority complex. In the homework, they can copy and complete the homework. In the tests, because of lack of knowledge, they flunk in a specific problem. A human teacher may overrule the issue, but an AI can take note, and send an alert.

These type of applications make the teachers and school management aware of gaps in the learning process.

4. Additional Support

Let us imagine a situation. You have completed ten years in the workforce. Now, you want to do an additional course to move forward in your career. And lack of time forced you to join the virtual learning course. You have access to a platform, online learning materials and a tutor to clarify your doubts.

But please note, that the tutor at the other end may not be a human, but a deep learning modified robot. Designed to respond effectively to certain situations on its own, by artificial neural networks, the chatbot can respond similarly to a human. In the future, these types of artificial intelligence chatbots may become common.

5. Courses

Two decades ago, in India, joining computer science engineering courses was a dream come true for many students. At that point in time, the industry favored only computers and other related courses. So, even students who are not good at practicals also joined computers. They faced the most difficult of times to pass the final grade.

But now, times have changed. If you have talent, you can become successful. So, a student who is in his/her teen may not know the correct choice of study courses. But an AI can correctly predict their interest and career. In some colleges, the students have to answer a set of questions that are related to their interests. Based on their answers, the AI can then give the perfect source of study to the students.

6. Role of Teachers

In several low-level jobs in Japan, robots have replaced humans. Similar will be the case in the education sector if AI makes an entry. When AI takes over grading tasks, help students with difficult concepts, the role of the teacher will definitely change. It will be related to the coordinator or facilitator.

7. Data Analysis

The most difficult transition phase comes to a student on two occasions. As kids, they have to attend school. Some kids do not like to go to school in the initial phase. AI tool can give the best solution to parents based on a series of experiments done by the child experts. Of course, the treatment will vary.

The second phase comes when the students have to leave school and join college. Now, the entire tradition is different. Some students who suffer from inferiority complex will have trouble adjusting to the environment. There are some students, who take up courses because of the peer pressure. These students will face difficulties. Till now, no tool can sum up the real talent of a teenager for a certain career. But with AI in the forefront, teenagers can take the exams, get to know about their interests and choose career accordingly. In fact, Artificial Intelligence in education can make the transition seem easy for students who are going from college to high school.

8. Artificial Intelligence in Education in Recent Times

Business experts all over the world have termed that AI in education will grow to a staggering 47 percent in the year 2021. The technology will bring about many changes right from kindergarten to multi-degree levels. And Yes, students may have personal AI for a companion. In the future, a student may have a robot as a toy who helps him/her reading and learning techniques.

9. Creation of Content

Can AI create content? You bet. Newspapers of international fame such as Forbes and Washington Post have already embedded AI tools for the creation of content for simple articles. Let us do a case study. A student has difficulty in remembering dates in history subject. Now, the AI tool can make the issue of dates in a simple form. Then the student will face no difficulty in mastering the subject.

It can also make use of videos and PPTs to make complex subjects seem simple.

Conclusion

Let us imagine a case study again. You have done a Masters in Business Management. You work in a company specializing in home care services in Hyderabad. To move up the ladder, you decide to do a course through virtual learning. You pay the fees for a virtual training course. Now, you can read the online content, and pose questions on the platform to get the doubts clarified. Now, the answer to the questions can get completed either by a chatbot or a human. In some virtual learning institutes, it is the chatbots which do most of the simple work. They handle customer care queries. But when faced with a complex one, the call gets routed to a human.

Have you read the article about the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Education sector? The changes are only beneficial. In a decade, artificial intelligence will take over many of the simple jobs in the education sector.