How AI will be changing the education industry

If you carefully watch the journey of technological advancements in the educational sector, the technology has taken a wide shape from an overhead projector to the iPad technology.

1900 – 1930: Radio and overhead projectors were widely used in the education industry.

1930 -1960: The chalkboard had transformed into whiteboard and headphones were being popular in school language labs.

1960 – 1990: Laptops, desktops, and smartboards were introduced in schools and colleges.

1990 – 2014: Internet technology, iPad and smartphone technology were ruling the education industry.

2014 – Present: AI will definitely change the kaleidoscope of the education sector.

AI Is a Game Changer

AI and cognitive solutions have introduced globally and it has forecast to achieve the target of USD 57.6 billion in 2021.  AI is capable to augment the human capabilities through constant learning and adapting over time. The innovations of AI have touched all the dimensions of the education sector. In a survey, nearly 75% of USA teachers appreciated the idea to implement AI technology in educational sectors. The global education sector has transformed in various ways from automation to digitization by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. The inception of new technology has efficiently changed our daily activities and it gave positive messages to society. So, when AI has introduced into the education industry, the masses have appreciated and adopted innovative technology. 

AI: The Real Game Changer

A Gateway of Personalized Learning

The curriculum is unable to cater to the 100% efficiencies to all the pupils. In fact, it is lying in the mid of 70 – 80% ratio. The rest 10% of the pupil will be unable to uplift themselves due to a lack of sound system. But, AI has the ability to learn and adapt the human behaviors and augment your system in an enhanced way. Now, teachers are able to give personalized recommendations to each pupil. In this way, AI has ensured each pupil will get the best assistance like class assignments, mid-term examinations and final examinations. AI-powered apps have really paved the way to give the targeted and customized responses to the students. Some of the AI technology is in the inception stage, but once it will take the shape of a full-fledged the system, the idea of digital teachers will soon be a reality.   

AI: The Gateway of Personalized Education

Enhanced Access of Voice Assistants

Gone are the days when students got printed materials for assignments or various web-links to explore and to nail down. The voice assistants like Apple Siri, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Microsoft Cortana, are on the surging demand in the education sector. This will certainly ease the teachers to give various kinds of tasks on voice assistants. Recently, Arizona State University has introduced Amazon Alexa for their freshmen for various campus needs. They are competent enough to give a customized answer to an individual student. This will greatly lessen the burden of printing of bulky college handbooks for various needs. 

AI: The Churning Base of Voice Assistants

A Shift from Traditional Job Market

The education sector will need expert personnel to implement AI technologies in various schools, colleges, and universities. Soon, many organizational and administrative tasks will be replaced by AI-empowered technology. According to PwC, 7.2million new jobs will be generated by 2037.  Hybrid teams will emerge as the pioneer job market where human and AI capabilities will be assimilated to give a hybrid outcome. Here, AI strengths like accuracy, speed, and computation will be merged with human strengths like cognition, empathy, and judgment to give an enhanced hybrid outcome. Big data is the primary need of AI technology before implementing it in any sector. Henceforth, big data scientists are in high demand when AI will be implemented in every sector.

AI: The Leading Catalyst of Emerging Job Opportunities

 

The Final Words

  The trending AI technologies have witnessed the drastic changes in every sector of education from pre-primary to universities. The education sector will be taken a new shape and dimension on the implementation of AI technology. The job market has also seen a drastic shift and it will give great opportunities for the young generation to make a career in AI technology.