As digitalisation rapidly expands, the convergence of educational systems and Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an essential revolution. The convergence has reimagined the educational landscape that is characterised by individual learning paths tailored to each student’s tendencies.
Through AI empowered adaptive platforms, students now can navigate unique learning trajectories, exploiting tailored teaching and learning resources at a pace aligned with their intrinsic strengths and weaknesses.
Educators, particularly teachers and lecturers, find an opportunity within AI’s potentiality to streamline myriad administrative tasks. This in turn, grants them more time for personal assistance and mentorship in supporting weaker students to learn better.
Moreover, the AI bridges accessibility gaps by providing tools such as language translation and text-to-speech services, ensuring inclusivity for students with diverse learning methods and needs.
Nonetheless, ethical teaching remains imperative amidst the AI era. Educators should combine teaching and learning associated with AI ethics and responsibility into courses, promoting critical thinking in data privacy, algorithmic bias, and ethical implications related to AI systems.
The AI transformative era not only redefines the traditional roles of educators, but also enables them to serve as facilitators capable of guiding and mentoring students in harnessing the benefits of AI, thereby spurring the evolution in pedagogical teaching and learning.
In addition, AI eliminates geographical barriers, empowering students worldwide to access high-quality education online. This transcends the limitations of location as encountered before.
Through the rapid transformation of the educational ecosystem, the integration of AI into the educational system presents boundless opportunities for enhancing students’ learning outcomes. However, the vibrancy of AI entails continual adaptation by all educational institutions, mandating flexibility in teaching and learning methodologies.
As educators adopt this transformative juncture, they must navigate a well-balanced approach to technological innovations that foster a human-centric approach. This ensures that AI's integration fully empowers students without having to conceal the invaluable essence of holistic education in the era of AI.
By Lim Jun Wei and Ho Yeek Chia, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Boredi Silas Chidi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
