Artificial Intelligence is a powerful technology whose impact can be witnessed in every industry vertical across the globe. The education industry is not an exception to this. AI in education is being used by many schools and universities in the country and worldwide. The use of AI in education is transforming learning, and giving a completely new perspective to the learners, teachers, parents, and educational institutions.
Here are some statistics about AI in education and its future.
- The Global AI in education market is projected to reach USD 21.52 billion by 2028. (Verified Market Research)
- The AI in education market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 40% between 2021 and 2027. (Global Market Insights)
- The AI in education market worldwide is expected to reach USD 3.68 billion by 2023. (Markets and Markets)
Real-world applications of AI in education sector
The use of artificial intelligence in schools has brought about a significant revolution in the education industry, right from digitization of content (books) to customized learning interfaces.
Producing interactive content
- One of the main applications of AI in education is to create interactive and smart content.
- Interactive content makes learning fun and easy. It breaks down the complex topics given in the textbook to small activities which are quite simple to understand.
- Be it students belonging to any age group, everyone loves smart content, where they can actually see what is being taught to them in the real-world in front of their eyes.
- Interactive content provides an altogether unique learning experience to the learners.
- It also increases curiosity and promotes creativity amongst the learners.
Universal access to everyone
- One of the challenges in the education industry is the language barrier.
- With AI in education, it is possible to overcome this barrier easily.
- AI solutions make it possible to translate the learning material into almost any language.
- This offers great benefits for students who stay in different states as well as foreign students as they can opt for courses that are not available in their location without any language barrier.
- Universal accessibility of content is not only beneficial to students who speak different languages, but also to those with special needs.
Interactive learning environment
- AI in the education sector offers a virtual and interactive learning environment for the learners.
- The interactive learning environment used while teaching has helped students to gain access to several resources and interact with them, which could not have been possible in a physical classroom.
- A virtual learning environment will make concepts and lessons much more fun and happening for the learners.
How does the use of AI in education help teachers and learners?
Automation of several administrative tasks
Are you aware?
A teacher spends less than 50 percent of the time in teaching, and the rest in lesson planning, performing administrative activities, and evaluation of test papers and worksheets.
- By adopting AI in education, automation of administrative and repetitive tasks like attendance, paper checking, and evaluation of answer sheets can be easily automated.
- With the use of AI in education, teachers will have time to focus on making the class more interactive and the learning process more efficient for the students.
No geographical constraints
- The use of artificial intelligence in schools helps overcome geographical barriers and enables students from remote areas as well to learn with the help of the best teachers.
- It doesn’t matter where a student is located, with AI in education, he/she can attend classes, take exams, and submit assignments without any hassles.
Personalized learning
- There is a lot of buzz going around the media that the use of artificial intelligence in schools will soon replace the teachers. However, this is not true.
- The objective behind the application of AI in education is not to replace the teachers, but offer them assistance to understand the strengths and limitations of every student.
- The mind of every student is different. After understanding the needs of each student, a personalized learning approach and tailor-made lesson plans can be designed for him/her.
24*7 support outside the class
If the student is having any difficulty in solving a mathematical problem or preparing for a test, or even with the homework, AI powered chatbots can help to clarify all the doubts which the student may have in mind.
Artificial Intelligence is transforming education at a fast pace. However, not all schools have embraced it yet. The power of AI in education is yet to reach its maximum potential. Both artificial intelligence and machine learning in education are the future. The implementation of AI in the education sector is revolutionizing the way students and teachers interact with each other, and also the learning environment.
