The education sector is vastly laden with legacy systems. Still, a dose of AI tools and technologies can bring a fresh wave of automation and close the knowledge gaps across traditional grade systems. The global market for AI in education is experiencing significant growth and is expected to reach USD 3.7 billion by 2025, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets compared to USD 0.8 billion in 2020, indicating a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 36.0% during the forecast period.
This growth is driven by increasing demand for personalized learning, improved student outcomes, and the adoption of AI-based educational solutions by educational institutions worldwide. As AI technology continues to evolve and become more sophisticated, it has the potential to transform the way students learn and educators teach.Educators must consider strategizing a digital transformation within the scope of their domain to incorporate the right AI applications that produce the expected results.
List of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Grading software
AI-powered grading software combines Machine Learning to create calculating systems after it collects important data on metrics for grading assignments from papers that have been graded by teachers/professors. The tools are designed to understand and replicate the teachers’ human grading process earlier. Teachers’ inputs + AI combination can grade essays, papers and tests in seconds, even in different languages. They can easily integrate them into an existing virtual environment or cloud-based platform. They are handy when the number of papers is significant so that the teachers can be occupied by more value-based work instead of wasting hours in grading.
Admin tasks
To eliminate manual administration work in n schools, colleges and universities such as scheduling, rescheduling classes, marking attendance, grading papers, finance, and accounting and record keeping. This streamlines the regular, mundane tasks that no longer need to be done by the staff. AI tools can perform various functions like
- Ending truancy alerts
- Report cards and other correspondence to the parents automatically
- Plan and schedule meetings
- Automate routine student forms, enrollments, and other paperwork to the correct department
- Shorten the time spent on progress reports
- Streamline any other record-keeping tasks.
It can enable teachers and professors to focus primarily on improving educational quality instead of manual paperwork and reducing work pressure.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants are an engaging and convenient way to bring learning at home while also helping users schedule study calendars, listen to coaching instructions while on the go, and give instant answers to students’ basic questions in class. The benefits of voice assistants in education include:
- Efficient saving of time for students and teachers
- Providing community learning opportunities
- Providing personalized education within seconds
These AI-powered voice assistants can be used in apps on smartphone even if they don’t have smart speakers.
Personalized learning
AI tools can assist learning through tailor-made study schedules and customize learning based on the specific needs of individual learners. They identify the gaps in knowledge, creating instructions, testing and feedback systems for learners from preschool to college. AI-powered software, games and tools can set a strategy for students to learn at their speed, time and requirements for repeated practice. This machine-assisted classroom environment can help teachers customize individual lesson plans based on students’ individual needs and go a long way in differentiated and adaptive learning that can build a solid foundation for all kinds of learners.
For example, a personalized learning system might identify that a student struggles with a particular concept in mathematics. The system would then provide the student with additional resources and support, such as targeted practice problems or videos, to help them master the concept. As the student progresses, the system would continue to adjust the instruction to meet their changing needs.
Smart content
Smart content can range from digital textbooks, guides, instructional snippets, and videos to AI tools that create customized environments for the educational organization based on strategies and goals. Personalization in education is the future global trend that can be accomplished by identifying the areas in which AI tools can play a role. For instance, schools can create AR/VR-based learning environments as well as web-based lessons to accompany them. AI Monitoring and Evaluation tools can streamline content for different learning styles and match pace with diverse learning curves. When many students submit an incorrect answer, AI and ML-powered algorithms can identify the areas that can be improved in the curriculum to fill in the gaps in defective or ineffective content and help teachers correct it.
Intelligent tutoring
Tutoring programs or intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) based on artificial intelligence are equipped to handle personalized feedback and instructions for one-on-one teaching. However, they cannot replace teachers since they are not advanced enough to teach how a human can. They can help in scenarios where human tutors are not available for small lessons that can be taught and evaluated online. It can be an effective tool in e-learning platforms to teach languages, geography, circuits, medical diagnosis, computer programming, mathematics, physics, genetics, chemistry, etc. They are designed to factor in engagement, metrics for grading and comprehension.
Virtual learning environment
Using VR technologies, students can directly connect to their mobile devices or laptops and access content interactively. Virtual learning environments can offer group educational experiences, provide student counseling services, and facilitate an immersive learning experience. VR headsets can help students with ADD/ADHD by blocking out distractions and increasing attention spans. Additionally, learners can also aid learners in soft skill coaching, life skills, and self-development with interactive virtual simulations.
Gamification
AI-powered gamification can make learning more engaging and enjoyable by using game elements such as points, badges, and leaderboards. Gamification can motivate students to learn and help them to develop important skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking.
Gamification can be used in a variety of educational contexts, from K-12 classrooms to higher education and professional training programs. For example, a gamified math program might award points to students for completing practice problems correctly and allow students to progress through levels as they demonstrate mastery of different concepts.
AI tools that educators and students can start off with to explore some of the applications of AI in education:
- Knewton: An adaptive learning platform that can provide personalized course materials to students.
- Dialogflow: A Google-powered chatbot development platform that can help educators create their own chatbots for various educational purposes.
- Carnegie Learning: An AI-powered math education platform that can adapt to individual student needs and provide personalized instruction.
- Open edX Insights: A free, open-source learning analytics platform that can help educators track student progress and engagement.
- Google Cloud Speech-to-Text: A speech recognition API that can be used to develop voice-controlled educational applications.
- Classcraft: A gamified learning management system that can help educators engage students and promote positive behavior.
- OpenCV: An open-source computer vision library that can be used for a variety of educational purposes, such as robotics and digital art.
- Kahoot!: A game-based learning platform that can be used to create quizzes and other educational games.
These are just a few examples of the many free AI tools that educators and students can use to explore the applications of AI in education.
In conclusion, AI has the potential to transform education by providing personalized learning, improving student outcomes, and enabling educators to be more effective. The eight cutting-edge applications of AI in education mentioned above are just the beginning, and as AI technology continues to evolve, we can expect to see even more innovative and exciting applications in the future. As more advances are made in AI and with the introduction of 5G, the future of education is highly bright and promising.
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