IndiGlobal Bureau
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is collaborating with the Tamil Nadu school education department that would benefit 90 lakh children in the use of artificial intelligence.
Researchers will use artificial intelligence and data science to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students by building a learning management system to be deployed in 6,000 government schools with high-tech laboratories. The researchers will use their expertise in artificial intelligence and data science to improve assessment framework.
At present, the school education department uses education management information system. The researchers will include assessment, performance evaluation, fraud detection and dashboards to monitor students’ progress at the school and district-level.
The Robert Bosch Centre of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBCDSAI) under Nandan Sudarsanam will lead the initiative. AI can power the education sector by providing 24×7 universal education, personalised mentoring to students depending on their weak areas, assisting the administration in grading papers and assessing learning patterns.
The first of the three-phase initiative will focus on content management and assessment; the second will work on delivery and feedback for the educational material; and the third phase will emphasise data analysis, dashboards and reporting system, according to the researchers.
School education commissioner K Nanthakumar said the department hoped to make personalised learning pathways and targeted improvement in teaching and learning practices for students and teachers. The initiative is open to private schools as well, he said.
