Ways in which AI can lead to disruption of the EdTech sector

TOI-Online / Dec 17, 2022, 20:13 IST

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the buzzword today in the digital technological domain. AI, the intelligence that can be exhibited by machines, performs various tasks by perceiving minutely its environment and taking actions that enhance the possibilities of achieving the required goals. These attributes can be of great help in the education sector too and have huge potential to disrupt the already existing EdTech tools.

Ways in which AI can lead to disruption of the EdTech sector

Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the buzzword today in the digital technological domain. AI, the intelligence that can be exhibited by machines, performs various tasks by perceiving minutely its environment and taking actions that enhance the possibilities of achieving the required goals. These attributes can be of great help in the education sector too and have huge potential to disrupt the already existing EdTech tools.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the buzzword today in the digital technological domain. AI, the intelligence that can be exhibited by machines, performs various tasks by perceiving minutely its environment and taking actions that enhance the possibilities of achieving the required goals. These attributes can be of great help in the education sector too and have huge potential to disrupt the already existing EdTech tools.It will reorient and transform the way students and teachers have been operating in the learning process. A research market engine has even predicted the use of A.I. to grow annually in education by 45%.
A look at the major ways in which AI can disrupt the existing EdTech sector:
Automation of routine activities performed by teacher:

Currently, teachers have to spend an enormous amount of time evaluating and assessing homework, assignments and exam papers
A.I. can be extremely useful at this point by automating such activities and giving productive tips and inputs to the educator to ease their tasks
It can act as a virtual live-assistant for the teachers and provide real-time input to for choosing the right approach for the students
This will provide teachers with much more time to devote to teaching, clearing doubts and simplifying concepts and helping out students

Customised solutions for every student:

Lack of personalised attention and approach has always been a persisting problem in a huge class as it's time-consuming and impractical for any teacher
AI’s high processing power can prove to be a boon in such a scenario and adjust the learning needs of the students by building student profiles, reading expressions and modifying ongoing lessons accordingly
It can further help in recognising and differentiating the weaknesses and strengths of the students by the following features:
By synchronising to an individual's level of knowledge and pace of learning
By adapting to other details like goals and learning histories of the students
Approaching studies with such AI-based customised solutions can enable children to follow a learning path that suits them best rather than trying to fit in others’ shoes

Provide a self-learning platform:

AI can increase the engagement and interest of the students in their studies and the learning process by acquainting them accurately with their learning parameters
It can make them self-aware and increase motivation in learning and encourage them to carry out learning even in the absence or less involvement of the educators
This can ensure in the long term lesser dropout rates

Instrumental for physically-different students:

AI research is being carried out for providing communication solutions through chatbots, real-time language translation apps and plug-ins for the hearing impaired and those facing issues in language

The AI’s potential for disruption can be evinced by the fact that this technology is designed and created to perform reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, learning, natural language processing, perception, and the ability to move and manipulate objects. In everyday life AI is popularly used in the form of voice assistant, image recognition and face unlock in Android phones, natural language processing and ML-based financial fraud detection. Currently, research is also being conducted on improving student-teacher compatibility or improving the understanding between teachers and students.

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