Future of Artificial Intelligence in Education
AI-enabled learning is becoming a trend and is going to be the future. Learn how artificial intelligence plays a role in the e-learning.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing each aspect of our society, and the field of education is no different. In part, that's because AI is now advanced enough to power more complex learning tools, from virtual reality simulations to personalized learning plans.
To understand how AI can help education, we first need to understand a few key terms. As a general rule, AI is used to refer to any piece of software which is designed to mimic human intelligence. These algorithms can typically do similar tasks to those that humans can do but at a larger scale.
An example of this would be plagiarism detection software, which can scan through essays and coursework much more quickly and more effectively than any human being could hope for. On top of processing more essays at a higher speed, an AI algorithm can also examine more sources, including scouring the entirety of the Internet.
The next step up from artificial is machine learning, a sister technology whereby algorithms are designed to "teach" themselves. An AI algorithm might be programmed to recognize pictures of cats, for example, while a machine learning algorithm would be shown thousands of images of cats and would be left to draw its own conclusions.
So now that we know what AI and machine learning are all about, we can move on to looking at how AI and machine learning are being used in education. One of the most prominent examples is the idea of personalization.
Every child is different, and they all have different needs within the classroom. Under existing education systems, we mostly rely on curriculums and syllabuses that do a great job of teaching core skills, but in the future, we'll be able to use AI and machine learning to offer the kids outside that middle 80% much more personalized tuition.
Then there's the fact that AI can power complex simulations. It basically works by making predictions. Self-driving cars don't work by following a pre-programmed set of rules, if only because there are too many variables involved. Instead, they've learned by observing humans and essentially predict what a human driver would do in that situation.
In the classroom, these complex simulations could allow kids to learn in a virtual environment. Imagine taking them on field trips to visit the Mayflower or exploring the universe together, all without having to leave the comfort of the classroom. By combining AI simulations with VR devices, subjects can be made much more engaging – and of course, that makes them more memorable and the lessons easier to learn.AI as a timesaving tool
We've already touched on how AI can save time when it comes to checking papers for plagiarism. Still, it can also save vast amounts of time in other areas, whether that's by grading papers for teachers or whether it's by designing smarter timetables to avoid clashes and to drive teaching efficiencies.
And then there's the fact that it can scan any data that's being created to look for latent insights, such as whether certain students are inadvertently dropping behind. We can then make sure that we're deploying extra teaching resources or even checking in at home to make sure that students aren't having problems with their family life.
AI can also be a powerful tool when it comes to fostering diversity and inclusivity. For example, it can power automated language translation, live subtitling, and more to help students who have hearing difficulties or who speak English as a second language.
Ultimately, all of this comes back to the idea of giving children the best and most comprehensive education possible, and the key to do that is to tailor education for every student out there. The good news is that AI is the perfect tool for delivering personalization on mass, which will become more and more important as more students continue to enter the educational system.Online education marketing
Personalization available with AI is changing e-learning as well.
Online self-directed education is an evolving space now. Traditional teaching methods irreversibly turn upside down. The whole education process and the role of educators need a rethink. People tend to absorb content at home following their professional interests and hobbies.
Students also take advantage of new technologies through digital content.
Online learning becomes one of the most quickly growing markets. E-learning and online course market are rising to new heights and estimated to be worth $325 billion by 2025.
Profit from online course platforms can be enhanced with AI as it offers a whole new set of strategies for improving upcoming trends predictions, customer analysis, and engagement. Marketing new online programs to prospective students remain the top concern about launching a new program among e-learning administrators.
AI-enabled learning management systems can deploy surveys to classify individuals into separate learning buckets (like visual, auditory, text), which can provide useful and targeted content that matches each preferred learning style.
Customer-data capabilities play an essential role in gaining an unbeatable competitive edge. Having it analyzed with machine-learning will help to attract more customers and improve the digital product. Internet-connected products and services can collect data on customers, including their search behaviour, choices of content, social media posts, GPS location, and usage patterns. After machine-learning algorithms analyze this input, a company can automatically adjust to reflect the findings.Conclusion
Technological innovation and disruption have a way of making themselves felt whether we want them to or not. But after all, why not? If tech – and AI in particular – can help us to provide better, more personalized education at a more affordable cost, why shouldn't we take advantage of it?
As for you, the best thing you can do is to stay abreast of the latest developments and to be willing to adopt new AI tools as and when they're available. And the good thing about AI is that you don't need to know it's under the bonnet to take advantage of the tools that it powers. One thing's for certain: the education industry has a bright future.Author BIO
From 2017 as a CTO at Zfort Group, Andrew concentrates on growing the company into the areas of modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence, BigData, and IoT. Being a CTO, Andrew doesn't give up programming himself because it is critical for some of the projects Andrew curates as a CTO.
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Future of AI is definitely going to be brighter not only in education but in many of the areas and it is going to be an integral part of the future mankind and civilisation.