Why Artificial Intelligence is interesting and better for Students?
Why Artificial Intelligence is interesting and better for Students?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been playing an important role in every field, including the education sector. AI-based platforms have helped students and teachers in getting a better learning experience. Most students find these quite interesting, exciting, and engaging.
Passing the English language test by a machine demonstrates the success and power of artificial intelligence (AI). When a machine learns things through machine learning (ML) algorithms and gives correct results, it is remarkable. As per the report, an AI passed the English language test and achieved its best-ever scores. The result was a breakthrough and an interesting development in AI technology.
Another breakthrough was the AI-based program AlphaGo defeating humans in the complex board game. AlphaGo makes its moves based on knowledge previously learned through ML techniques. There are so many interesting things happening around AI technology in the education industry. This includes AI-based online classes, enabling personalised learning, helping students get better scores, etc.
This blog covers some common AI-based solutions in education, use cases of AI-based learning platforms, and advantages of AI in the Indian education system.
AI-based solutions in education
There are many AI-based solutions available in the education field. There are great solutions available for school and college students. AI-based systems can evaluate huge quantities of knowledge and give students diverse options, including personalised learning materials.
Personalised learning. This is one of AI’s most critical software allowing to concentrate on the student’s individual needs. There are companies such as Dale Carnegie Training which offer several customized courses. When using the AI technology, individual guidance, testing, and feedback can be generated.
Global Learning. By sitting at home, students can learn various courses with AI technology and get training programs available in various parts of the world. There are many resources accessible from the best tutors across the world, including immersive learning materials. AI also offers opportunities for students who speak different languages or have difficulties with the visual or hearing. There is an AI-based Translator solution that produces real-time subtitles. Students could listen to their native languages, using AI-based speech recognition.
Online classroom. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, online classes have become popular than ever across the globe. A lot of companies have launched online classroom apps where students and teachers can interact through live video streaming, screen sharing, media-interactive presentations, etc. The most common online classroom apps used in schools and colleges which include Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. Zoom has rolled out AI-powered transcripts, note-taking features, facial recognition, and more. Microsoft Teams is another videoconferencing app with a rich set of AI-enabled capabilities. Google Meet is a popular app with AI-based noise cancellation for video calls.
Eyeball tracker. This tool tracks learners’ eye gaze and provides real-time feedback on their gaze patterns during lectures. The main goal is to investigate the attention patterns of students in the classroom and create a better understanding of their interests. It also aims to generate new insights into effective teaching techniques and keep students engaged during lectures.
Emotion recognition. Some schools and colleges have equipped several classrooms with cameras to recognise emotions of students. The systems automatically take attendance and track the activities of students, including reading, writing, or listening. Emotion recognition uses images rather than text as inputs. The images could be static photos of students’ faces taken in real time. Using the system, the college can observe the behaviour of each student and take actions accordingly.
AI-based learning platforms
There are many AI-based platforms available already for learning across the globe. Some features of these platforms include the ability to analyse the knowledge level of a learner, Give backward communication and have an action plan, amongst others.
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Beable. It is an integrated system launched by Achieve3000. It is a remote learning solution for middle school and high school in the US. It is a combination of data science, Automation and AI to deliver a tailored and multi-dimensional solution for students.
Little Dragon. It employs behavioural and emotional aspects of learning. An emotional AI detects states like boredom and frustration and then adjusts content to optimise the experience of learning.
Brainly. It is a solution based on AI which offers customized materials. It is basically a network of social learning to support the students. We will explore homework problems, or learn new information from other students. This framework uses ML to provide a better user experience and help detect spam as well as inappropriate content.
Carnegie Learning. This is also a forum for middle and high school students to learn online. This program aims to provide more personalized instructional content, making the learning process more convenient. It offers real-time teaching, analyzes the keystrokes of the users and allows the teacher to see the progress of the students.
Third Space Learning. Every week, AI is used to track classes, pair students with their ideal classes, and pay attention to tutors as well as the way they teach. The program can suggest ways to improve the teaching techniques. For example, the system sends a warning if the instructor is speaking too fast or too slow.
Advantages for students
Learn at any time. Many AI-based apps for learning are available online. These apps enable students to learn lessons on the go or study in their free time. Moreover, Students will get real-time input from the tutors.
Flexible options. AI-based solutions are available depending on students’ level of knowledge, topics, and choices. For example, the system lets students take an initial test before using the app. The app analyses the test result and offers the right assignments and courses.
Virtual mentors. Platforms focused on AI provide virtual mentors to monitor the progress of the students. It is useful to get immediate feedback from the virtual instructor before the real progress can be measured by the human teachers.
Advantages for teachers
Quick assessment. Different AI-based online courses allow teachers to quickly assess a student’s knowledge. For example, if most of the students gave wrong answers to a particular question in an online test, the teacher can pay more attention to that particular topic.
Better engagement. Teachers often find it difficult to create a productive engagement within the class. Many modern technologies such as VR classrooms help students to get involved in the education process, making them more interactive. With VR technology, students become more engaged, talk about their experiences, and feel more motivated to learn. It also helps teachers to keep their students engaged in the courses.
Personalisation. Different AI-enabled algorithms will evaluate the desires of students and deliver more personalized suggestions and training programs.
AI in Indian education space
The government has set up a task force to boost the AI sector, including AI in education and research industries. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), in collaboration with government’s Niti Aayog, has launched an AI-based module for students of Indian schools.
Many Indian institutes are utilising AI to enhance their learning processes and provide quality education to students. Apart from homegrown video-conferencing apps such as JioMeet and Say Namaste, there are many AI-based learning platforms launched by Indian startups. Some of the use cases launched by Indian companies are:
Thinkster Maths. It is an AI-based math learning platform that combines a world-class curriculum with personalisation. The system tracks and visualises how a student thinks while he or she works on a problem. This helps teachers to quickly spot problem areas of the student. It was founded by alumni from IIT and BITS.
BYJU’S. It is one of the popular online classes in India, providing educational content mainly to school students from classes one to twelve. It employs AI, ML, computer vision, cloud-based analytics, as well as augmented and virtual reality. BYJU’S features include personalised and interactive learning and in-depth analysis. It was founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran.
VideoKen. It is an AI-based platform that makes informational videos richer, consumable, and engaging. It works on cutting edge technologies involving Big Data analytics, AI, and ML. It offers an online video-based social learning platform. Users can search and curate educational video content based on the required topic, quickly search the part of the video they require based on phrases, store them as a private note, and share it with others. It was founded in January 2016 by Manish Gupta.
Utter. It is a chatbot-based application available on an Android device for learning English. The product is offered for businesses and individuals. It allows users to learn English with the help of chatbots or tutors. The platform was launched in August 2017 by Ninad Vengurlekar and Amit Bhadbhade.
Speedlabs. It is AI-based online learning and practicing platform. Speedlabs uses AI and ML technologies to provide customised and highly engaging practice platform and learning resources. It was founded by IIT and IIM alumni.