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5 Ways AI is Reshaping the Education Sector

Needless to say, most major sectors around the world came under AI’s influence (in a positive way). Redundant tasks are managed by AI-powered bots and tools are available to share our burden. In a short time, AI has become a backbone in many industries.

The education sector is no exception in this case. Putting an irreplaceable dent in traditional learning methods, AI has introduced various features that help students, teachers, and institutions alike.

In this article, we’re going to shed light on how the overall education sector is being revamped by AI. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or admin staff, you’ll find plenty of helpful things you may not know of. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

  1. Ease in Tasks
  2. Virtual Classrooms
  3. Learning Pace
  4. Smart Courses and Content
  5. Keeping a Check on Student’s Performance
  6. Bottom Line

 

Ease in Tasks

Grading exams, maintaining attendance, assessing students’ work, and more, such tasks must be done by an educator. Besides being redundant in nature, these tasks can take a lot of time, which otherwise teachers can spend on something else.

Creating ease for teachers, they can now find numerous AI tools at their disposal. Creating and sharing assignments, checking, and sending them back can be done in a few clicks. AI software is available that can be modified according to teacher’s needs. Not only this, teachers can record lectures in their leisure time, and share them with students who can access them from anywhere.

Virtual Classrooms

Once a classroom was thought to be the only learning place for a student. Imagining a student taking classes while sitting comfortably on a couch was almost impossible. However, we’re well aware of tools that have enabled us to change such distant dreams into reality.

Software like Zoom, Google Meet, and more are available and are advantageous for students and teachers alike. If, for any reason, a student isn’t able to join his peers in the classroom, they can still be a part of the learning environment. This way, students can productively maximize their learning.

As for teachers, they can teach students from anywhere around the world. Plus, they have the liberty to share recorded lectures with students that they can access anytime, anywhere they want.

However, for both students and teachers, if they’re willing to opt for an online medium of education, it’s best to equip themselves with a brisk internet connection, like Xfinity. Simply because to make learning hassle-free, a swift connection won’t create hurdles like low video quality, constant lags, frequent outages, or disconnections.

Xfinity is offering a variety of plans to choose from, with speeds varying from 150 Mbps to 1.2 Gbps. On top of that, you get access to millions of free hotspot zones in around 41 states around the country. This way, students can learn and teachers can teach on the go. Connect to Xfinity en español today and find out what plan suits you best.

Learning Pace

A classroom setting may still be widely used to teach students. However, AI-backed tools and apps are quickly becoming every student’s first choice.

Why?

Apart from the app’s easygoing features that provide a comfortable environment of learning, most learning tools are self-paced. A self-paced learning environment is best for students who find it a bit difficult to comprehend daily lessons.

One of the major advantages it poses is the flexibility that a student gets. There’s no need for students to rush when taking lectures. Students have the freedom to take lectures at their own pace and rewatch lessons that they don’t understand.

Smart Courses and Content

Especially for educationists who are responsible for designing academic courses, AI tools come in very handy. In many educational institutions, a knowledge gap exists between the lectures and study material. To help bridge it, educationists can work on constructive suggestions that they can get from AI tools.

Famous platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and Byju’s are working on such a line of action. You may see a lot of courses on these platforms specially designed to deliver what students need. This way, students get to learn what matters the most to them.

Keeping a Check on Student’s Performance

Gone are the days when teachers needed to keep student’s parents in the loop. Education institutes can now get help from AI software that can monitor student’s progress and share it with the parents.

Apart from taking over redundant tasks, AI tools allow the teachers and admin staff to spend productive time on important tasks at hand. Plus, such a tool can also highlight the areas of improvement for students that parents must know of.

Bottom Line

AI is transforming the world by the day. With it, the education sector is rising too. Posing unmatched benefits, AI has the power to bring a positive change in how students learn in education institutes while providing much-needed comfort for teachers and admin staff alike.

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