Personalized learning with the AI: towards a school tailored to each student

Studying has always been the same for everyone?

Those who grew up in the classroom knows: lectures, exercises the same for all, standard inspections, and the votes often not representative of individual path. For decades, we have considered this educational model as inevitable. But the reality is that every student is different. There are those who learn faster by listening to, people who need to write, who to touch, those who need more time. Yet, so far, the system has treated everyone the same way. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, something is changing. For the first time, the school has the tools to adapt to the learner, and not the other way around.

The idea that every student can have a path to measure is not new, but it always seemed unattainable. Too long, too many variables, too many classes crowded. But with the AI, this vision becomes possible. We are at the dawn of an education that is personalized, dynamic, sensitive to the real needs of the learner. But how does it really work?

What is personalized learning with AI

When we talk about personalized learning with the AI refers to the use of artificial intelligence to create learning paths that adapt to the rhythm, to the interests, capacities and difficulties of each student. The AI analyzes the data collected during the study – from the answers to the quiz, the time spent on a page, up to the tone used in the questions – and constructs a cognitive profile of the student. From here, you can suggest content to rephrase explanations, offer alternative examples, or slow down if it detects trouble.

In essence, it is like having a tutor is always present, but in digital. One that never gets tired, who learns constantly from the student, and who tries to help him to learn in the most efficient way possible.

How TO make learning more humane

It may seem a paradox: a machine that makes the statement more personal. But there it is. Because thanks to the TO the we can give attention to those who, in a traditional classroom, is likely to be invisible. Students with special education needs, those who learn in a way atypical, the ones that hang on the basics, or that instead of going too fast and are bored. The AI does not judge, does not compare, do not humiliate him. It fits.

The customization is done in real-time. If a student does not understand the explanation, the AI can riformularla. If you answer incorrectly, it can propose a simplified exercise or an interactive game. If you notice a decline in attention, you can insert a pause active. All this is possible thanks to the techniques of machine learning and natural language processingalready today used in platforms such as Khan Academy or Coursera.

Concrete examples already active

The applications are many. Some high schools in Europe and the United States are already using AI systems to support teachers ' continuous assessment. The teacher is not replaced, but receives valuable guidance on how it is going to each student, with tips to recover or enhance certain topics.

In the university context, AI is used to track the engagement of students in online courses, suggesting content based on the interests expressed or difficulties. In some elementary schools experienced assistants voice intelligent dialogue with children to help them develop language in a playful way, and progressive.

In our blog we told you as the AI is transforming education, showing that the technology, if properly integrated, can improve the educational experience and adapt to the needs of students and teachers.

All gold that glitters?

No. As always, the enthusiasm of technology must go hand in hand with an ethical reflection and pedagogical. Artificial intelligence alone cannot, understand emotions, family situations, social dynamics. Can support, not replace.

In addition, the use of AI in the field of education raises delicate questions: who is managing the data of the students? How do you protect my privacy? What are the criteria with which the algorithm decides that a student has “understood” the concept? And especially: how to avoid that customization becomes a form of labeling or tracking?

These are central questions for a future european regulation of AI, which shall include the field of education between those with sensitive and high-impact.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

The AI can replace teachers?
No. You can support them, but not to replace it. The educational relationship remains paramount.

It is really effective for all students?
It depends. The AI is a powerful tool, but its effectiveness depends on how it is integrated in the educational context.

There are risks to privacy?
Yes, and should be handled with caution. Serve platforms, transparent, secure and compliant with the GDPR.

The AI makes the education more human?
If it is used with human intelligence, yes. Because it allows you to listen better to each item.

To a school that listens

The idea of a school that fits each student is no longer a dream. It is a concrete plan that we can build a day-to-day, with intelligent tools and an awareness of pedagogical. The ai does not have TO make education a cold, automatic, impersonal. On the contrary: it must become the instrument with which we put the student – his voice, his rhythm, his potential is really in the middle.

Personalised learning with AI is one of the challenges of the most beautiful of our time. Because it's the future, but the present. With regard to our children, our students, and all of us. Regards the possibility to learn better, and maybe even to teach in a way more authentic, more equitable, more human.