Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education: Challenges & Possibilities

Abstract

The paper examined the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Education: Challenges and Possibilities. It is a known fact that, the current technological explosion affecting all faceted of human endeavor does not exempted the education sector, hence, owing to this reality, different forms of technologies are currently in used in order to improve on the pedagogical or operational skills of both teachers and students with the hope of bringing improvement in teaching and learning process. Therefore, the adoption of emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligent (AI) in education system becomes imperative. Interestingly to note was that, AI has been in the education technology space for a while, but its adoption has been greatly slow. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual learning forced the industry to shift and the technology helps streamline the student education process by offering access to suitable courses, bettering communication among students with their tutors thereby bridging the gaps of learning shortage occasioned by the pandemics. It was in line with this development that, this review paper discussed the sub-field of Artificial Intelligence applications and these were: Machine learning; Speech recognition; Expert system; Natural language processing; Robotics; Vision and planning. Moreso, the paper explained Artificial Intelligence and its application in education owing to its significance to educational development in this 21st Century. It further highlighted the broad classifications of Artificial Intelligence for Educational Adoption and these are: Students focus, Teacher’s focus and Institutional focus. Additionally, Educational advantages of its adoption are identified and they include:  It makes it possible for easy collaborations between the teachers and the students in or outside the classroom setting and It has the capability of providing real-time data and algorithm of any kinds depending on the request of the user. Major challenges which include Difficulties in using AI in an enable classroom to address the digital divide and avoid exacerbating existing inequalities that already in existence and Lack of adequate infrastructure, such as reliable internet connectivity, electricity, and devices, that are essential for the delivery and use of AI-based educational solutions. Lastly, Conclusion are made as regard the discussed around the adoption of AI in education.