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Artificial Intelligence assignment

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Artificial Intelligence in Education
Artificial intelligence is growing rapidly with the potential to change the face of the education
sector massively.
Technological advancement is driving changes in many industries. The internet and mobile
phones are two interconnected technologies that affect our daily lives. While there’s an active
debate among psychologists, educators, and parents on the amount of screen time children
should be limited to. There’s another technology growing rapidly with the potential to change the
face of the education sector massively.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an entirely new technology or subject to discuss. Many
novelists from the past and science fiction movies have predicted its rise to popularity. While it
hasn’t gone as they’ve expected – yet- the technology itself is here and is driving changes in all
industries. It is not often that technology is introduced that impacts all industries, including
education. But this is what artificial intelligence is about.
In recent years, experts have predicted that between 2017 and 2021, the use of artificial
intelligence in education in the US will grow by 47.5 percent. This is according to a report on the
Artificial Intelligence Market in the education sector in the US. Although many education
experts believe that teachers’ presence can’t be taken away by this technology, they agree that it
will change how they go about their jobs and the educational best practices to apply.
It is not just transforming the way teachers can do their job. It is also revolutionizing the way
students learn. This growth isn’t restricted to the US alone. According to the market research
engine, global AI usage in education is estimated to have an annual growth rate of 45 percent and
is predicted to reach $5.80 billion by 2025.
We are done seeing this technology play out brilliantly in sci-fi movies. We’re now seeing it
manifesting in our lives every day, and it has brought about a lot of possibilities in the education
sector as well. Here are some of the leading roles that artificial intelligence is playing/will play in
education.
1. Task Automation
AI has been used in different industries to automate tasks, and it will come in handy the same
way in the education sector. Professors and teachers usually have to manage the classroom
environment alongside numerous organizational and administrative tasks. According to a report

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in research paper writing services, teachers don’t just teach. They also spend time grading tests,
evaluating homework, filing the necessary paperwork, making a progress report, organizing
resources and materials for lectures, managing teaching materials, etc. It’s a lot of work
involved.
In the end, they spend a lot of time on non-teaching tasks, and it overwhelms them. Artificial
Intelligence will automate these tasks to have more time to do their primary work of teaching
without being bothered with administrative tasks.
2. Personalized learning
AI can ensure that educational software is personalized for individuals. There are already
adaptive learning software, games, and programs for students. This use of AI is probably one of
its most significant in education as learning is more comfortable and smoother and cut across
personal knowledge.
This system emphasizes each student’s needs, highlighting specific topics students are weak in
and repeating subjects they haven’t mastered.
This will create custom-tailored education through AI. Teachers will only be there to offer
support and help when students need it.
3. Universal access
Educational classrooms can become globally available to all students through AI tools, even
those that have hearing or visual impairment or speak different languages. With a PowerPoint
plugin such as Presentation Translator, students have real-time subtitles for everything the
teacher says. This opens up new possibilities for students who need to learn at different levels,
who want to learn a subject unavailable in their school, or are sick and absent from schools. AI
can break down the silos between traditional grade levels and schools.
4. Smart content creation
AI can help teachers create smart content that makes teaching and learning more comfortable for
them and the students, respectively. According to Paul Barry, lab report writer at assignment
writing service, AI can help teachers create different content types.
 Digital lessons
AI can help generate bite-sized learning, study guides, digital textbooks, all within the
framework of digital learning.
 Information visualization

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Simulation, visualization, and web-based study environments are different ways to perceive
information that AI can power.
 Learning content updates
Learning content can be generated and updated regularly with AI. This ensures that information
is up-to-date.
5. Teaching the teacher
One thing that is important in education is for the teacher to not rely on their old, residual
knowledge. There are more facts that they need to know and teach the students as well. Not to
mention the fact that they study and teach within a limited scope and there are many other things
that they can still learn.
With AI, teachers have comprehensive information available to them at their fingertips. This
allows them to keep themselves educated in things that they didn’t know or improve on their past
knowledge. With this, they will be better-rounded and have a more in-depth and broader
knowledge base to sea with the 21st-century students.
6. Identify classroom weakness
The primary fear of introducing AI into an industry is that it will replace the industry workers,
and people will lose their jobs. This isn’t entirely true, though. In fact, in education, AI is not
meant to replace teachers. It’s meant to complement them.
AI can complement the teacher’s work in a classroom to identify some of the weaknesses within
the classroom. For example, AI will be able to identify when some students miss specific
questions. By alerting the teachers, they know they have to reteach the material because the
students don’t understand it yet. This will make the teachers more accountable and make them
adhere to the best teaching practices.
7. 24/7 Assistance
It’s not just teachers that have access to a flurry of information through AI. Students do too. This
means that they can get help on any topic at any time of the day with AI bots.
Traditionally, students only get solutions to their problems when they meet with their teachers or
professors and have the chance to ask them questions in the classroom. Thankfully, they will not
have to wait that long anymore.

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Several AI-powered catboats are specifically built for education as a sector. They work as
students’ assistants round the clock to provide answers to their queries at any time. So, they don’t
have to wait to see the prof in their office or the classroom.
8 AI Benefits for Educators
Most teachers and faculty aren’t afraid to admit they struggle with time management, which is
understandable given the number of tasks on their daily to-do lists. Educators want to spend more time
educating students one-on-one, diving into research and continuing their own education, but don’t have
the availability to do so. AI can help free up educators’ time by automating tasks, analyzing student
performance and closing the educational gap. Here’s how:

 Personalization: Just as AI can personalize students’ learning courses, it can do the same for
educators. By analyzing the students’ learning abilities and history, AI can give teachers a clear
picture of which subjects and lessons need to be reevaluated. This analysis allows teachers to create
the best learning program for all students. By analyzing each student's specific needs, teachers and
professors can adjust their courses to address the most common knowledge gaps or challenge areas
before a student falls too far behind.
 Answering questions: With access to a school’s entire knowledge base, AI-powered chatbots can
answer a variety of generic and repetitive questions students typically ask without involving a
faculty member. In bypassing the educator, AI leaves more time for them to focus on lesson
planning, curriculum research or improving student engagement. 
 Task automation: The power of AI can automate the most mundane of tasks, including
administrative work, grading papers, assessing learning patterns, replying to general questions and
more. According to a Telegraph survey, teachers spend 31% of their time planning lessons, grading
tests and doing administrative work. However, with support automation tools, teachers can
automate manual processes, leaving more time to focus on teaching core competencies.
From online textbooks to fully remote lectures, the advancements in edtech are ten-fold. Today, AI plays
a role in helping students and teachers optimize and automate both learning and teaching tasks. As the AI
industry expands, and innovation is at the forefront, we’ll see improved learning outcomes for all students
and educators.

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Conclusion
Anyone who’s informed about global trends across different industries will know that
personalization is top of the list. This is due to the advent of artificial intelligence, which is an
advantage for the education sector. AI helps teachers up their game, providing them all the
information that they need. It also allows teachers to create content that suits their students best
while ensuring personalized learning. It automates tasks, so teachers have more time to do more
teaching and impact the students better.
 

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