Unleashing the Potential of AI in Classrooms

Year: 2024 | Issue: 81 | pg. 34 - pg. 42

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Published on: 30/04/2024
Unleashing the Potential of AI in Classrooms

Abstract:

The integration of Artificial Intelligence into classrooms has opened the way for a new era in education, transforming traditional learning environments into dynamic, adaptive spaces. This article tackles the evolution and impact of AI-powered classrooms, highlighting the potential benefits, challenges and ethical considerations associated with the use of AI in education. AI has the potential to become a teacher’s co-worker, as long as the teacher filters and reviews AI’s products. What is important to understand is that while AI can put together the structure of an educational paradigm, it is the teacher’s task to fill in the missing components. AI-powered classrooms represent a transformative shift in education, offering unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning, efficient administrative processes and enhanced content creation.

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challenges, opportunities, technology, impact, revolution

As teachers, little did we realize in the last few years that Artificial Intelligence would soon become our co-worker. To put in a chronological order, it all started with the invention of the personal computer in the early 1970’s with the Kenbak-1, designed and invented by John Blackenbacker of Kenbak Corporation. At that time, the technology of the personal computer was both immersive and addictive and it was there to stay. Then, no longer than two decades ago, we were introduced to two breakthroughs in technology: one was the Internet and the other was the mobile phone. Only few people realized the significant impact of the new technology represented by the internet and the personal computer. Some people simply got a hint of what was just around the corner later on, with the expansion of the internet and technology.