Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms have transformed education. Naturally, the discussion has turned to the role of teachers in this new climate.
Online and digital learning geared toward a generation of digital natives might cause alarm for teachers. “Will we be replaced?”, “Can we be replaced?”, “How will I navigate this new technology as a teacher?”
The short answer is no. Don’t pack up your desk just yet. Artificial intelligence and robotics are not going to take your job away anytime soon.
While artificial intelligence helps with instant feedback and may even, in some cases teach new things to students, good teachers will never become obsolete. They’re essential players in the classroom. Teachers will always know and understand their students better than technology. A teacher’s balanced and educated feedback is essential for progress.
Although technology can automate and streamline several education-related tasks, humans are still superior in many important tasks. The main reason is relationships. Being an educator is based on relationships. Teacher-student relationships are at the heart of education. This includes peer relationships, but most importantly, the learning that comes via the student-teacher relationship. But, when you combine human relationships, empathy and understanding with digitally driven learning analytics, you have a winning combination!
Therefore, AI-enhanced learning analytics and teachers make a perfect 21st-century team. If teachers can work synergistically with the AI, magic happens. Eduten helps teachers make this magic. Automatically assessed exercises that provide immediate feedback, enable students to learn from their mistakes and try again. If a student can work problems independently, the teacher can focus on the students who need more specialized help.
Eduten is very easy to learn and it fits teachers’ existing workflows. Insightful learning analytics, effortless differentiation, effective gamification, lesson planning support and easy curriculum customisation all support teachers in what they do best — help their students learn. It’s not a ‘set and forget’ type of technology. Eduten’s analytics are constantly working under the watchful eye of the teacher.
Are you brave enough to step into this new world of human and AI driven education? Do you want to see better learning results and grades, effortless differentiation and easy tracking of student progress with a digital learning tool from Finland?
Eduten is Finland’s number #1 digital learning platform helps teachers work with AI. To set up a free four week trial of the program in your classroom today, contact us here.
Hey, did you know that we also have a podcast about Finnish Education Perspectives? All of our guests are the best experts in Finnish education. Listen to it through your preferred podcast channel here.
