Computer programmes designed for machines to perform certain tasks that require human intelligence has shown an increase in teaching and learning. I disagree that artificial intelligence will soon replace teachers in the classroom because some aspects of teaching require supervision which computer programmes may not be able to completely perform.
In classrooms at all levels, feedbacks are very helpful to improve the teaching and learning experience. One of the ways good feedback is obtained is by direct supervision. For example in the nursery school, children may learn how to recite the letters of the alphabets from computer programmes that aid learning but different children have unique challenges in writing certain alphabets and require the presence of a teacher to supervise their writing tasks to ensure they use the right approach and do their tasks correctly. The supervision of the teacher may go to the extent of holding the hand of the child to write, a task which artificial intelligence may be unable to perform. Higher forms of learning may however use more of artificial intelligence but that would also depend on the kind of course taught. Though in medical schools there is telemedicine and there are virtual sessions in topics such as dissection, clinical teaching on hospital wards cannot be completely replaced by computerised programmes using aspects of human intelligence.
Apart from the method of student – teacher interaction in person which is a well recognised way of teaching and learning, virtual teaching is another method. This involves a student using a computerised devise for example a phone, laptop, desktop and connecting via the internet to a teacher who may be in any part of the world. This method of learning has been used by many institutions to offer an alternative for online courses, which is very flexible for most students. At all levels of education, institutions have online classroom sessions which are either live or pre recorded videos. Thus from the comfort of one’s home, vehicle, office, many individuals could be taught via the internet with as much productivity as would have been obtained during a face-to face teaching session. For example during the whole of 2020, online teaching became the more preferred way of teaching as part of measures of social distancing to help fight the spread of SARS Co-V. More institutions resorted to on-line methods for learning in order to help continue their course work in spite of the challenge of no social gatherings. Many people were able to connect to classroom sessions and had fruitful teaching and learning sessions.
To conclude, artificial intelligence is a helpful tool to be used in the classroom but the need for supervised work at certain levels of teaching and learning would still require the help of teachers in the classroom. Therefore teachers may not be replaced soon by artificial intelligence. Virtual learning has also become an acceptable option to teaching and learning, replacing the traditional personal interaction between student and teacher.
Computer
programmes
designed for machines to perform certain
tasks
that
require
human
intelligence
has shown an increase in
teaching
and
learning
. I disagree that artificial
intelligence
will
soon
replace
teachers
in the classroom
because
some
aspects of
teaching
require
supervision which computer
programmes
may not be able to completely perform.
In classrooms at all levels, feedbacks are
very
helpful to
improve
the
teaching
and
learning
experience. One of the ways
good
feedback
is obtained
is by direct supervision.
For example
in the nursery school, children may learn how to recite the letters of the alphabets from computer
programmes
that aid
learning
but
different
children have unique challenges in writing certain alphabets and
require
the presence of a
teacher
to supervise their writing
tasks
to ensure they
use
the right approach and do their
tasks
correctly
. The supervision of the
teacher
may go to the extent of holding the hand of the child to write, a
task
which artificial
intelligence
may be unable to perform. Higher forms of
learning
may
however
use
more of artificial
intelligence
but
that would
also
depend on the kind
of course
taught. Though in medical schools there is telemedicine and there are virtual
sessions
in topics such as dissection, clinical
teaching
on hospital wards cannot be completely replaced by
computerised
programmes
using aspects of human intelligence.
Apart from the
method
of
student
–
teacher
interaction in person which is a well
recognised
way of
teaching
and
learning
, virtual
teaching
is another
method
. This involves a
student
using a
computerised
devise
for example
a phone, laptop, desktop and connecting via the internet to a
teacher
who may be in any part of the world. This
method
of
learning
has been
used
by
many
institutions to offer an alternative for
online
courses, which is
very
flexible for most
students
. At all levels of education, institutions have
online
classroom
sessions
which are either
live
or
pre recorded
videos.
Thus
from the comfort of one’s home, vehicle, office,
many
individuals could
be taught
via the internet with as much productivity as would have
been obtained
during a face-to face
teaching
session
.
For example
during the whole of 2020,
online
teaching
became the more preferred way of
teaching
as part of measures of social distancing to
help
fight the spread of SARS Co-V. More institutions resorted to
on-line
methods
for
learning
in order to
help
continue their course work
in spite of
the challenge of no social gatherings.
Many
people
were able to connect to classroom
sessions
and had fruitful
teaching
and
learning
sessions.
To conclude
, artificial
intelligence
is a helpful tool to be
used
in the classroom
but
the need for supervised work at certain levels of
teaching
and
learning
would
still
require
the
help
of
teachers
in the classroom.
Therefore
teachers
may not
be replaced
soon
by artificial
intelligence
. Virtual
learning
has
also
become an acceptable option to
teaching
and
learning
, replacing the traditional personal interaction between
student
and
teacher
.