AI tools and solutions are changing education at all levels.
One example of this is the rise of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). These are AI tools that simulate 1-on-1 tutoring by working with learners, understanding their needs, and helping them work through problems.
An ITS differs from a chatbot like ChatGPT or Gemini because the chatbot will generally give the answer to a question/problem, where the ITS will behave more like a human tutor and encourage the learner to figure out the answer themselves.
These AI tutors are popular with STEM topics and language learning, but they will likely expand to all areas over time.
Some examples of ITS’s are -
To be fair, you can create your own AI tutor using a chatbot with the right prompting, but it will take some trial and error.
AI tutors have a lot of the same downsides as AI chatbots, like hallucinations (making up information), but human tutors make mistakes, too.
There are many benefits to AI tutors, like -
- 24/7 availability
- Unlimited patience
- Access to large amounts of information
- Ability to explain things in many different ways
- Able to adapt to the learner
- Personalized learning environments
- Etc
Learners of all ages can benefit from AI tutoring.
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