"Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning in higher education"

by Popenici, Stefan A D; Kerr, Sharon (2017)

Abstract

This paper explores the phenomena of the emergence of the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning in higher education. It investigates educational implications of emerging technologies on the way students learn and how institutions teach and evolve. Recent technological advancements and the increasing speed of adopting new technologies in higher education are explored in order to predict the future nature of higher education in a world where artificial intelligence is part of the fabric of our universities. We pinpoint some challenges for institutions of higher education and student learning in the adoption of these technologies for teaching, learning, student support, and administration and explore further directions for research.

Key Passage

Artificial intelligence is currently progressing at an accelerated pace, and this already impacts on the profound nature of services within higher education. For example, universities already use an incipient form of artificial intelligence, IBM’s supercomputer Watson. This solution provides student advice for Deakin University in Australia at any time of day throughout 365 days of the year (Deakin University 2014). Even if it is based on algorithms suitable to fulfill repetitive and relatively predictable tasks, Watson’s use is an example of the future impact of AI on the administrative workforce profile in higher education. This is changing the structure for the quality of services, the dynamic of time within the university, and the structure of its workforce. (p.2)

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, Machine Learning, Teacherbots, Teaching

Themes

AI and Education

Links to Reference

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41039-017-0062-8
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30595727
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294271
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41039-017-0062-8

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