{"id":47501,"date":"2019-04-15T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=47501"},"modified":"2019-04-15T11:09:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T18:09:37","slug":"what-robots-and-ai-may-mean-for-university-lecturers-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/what-robots-and-ai-may-mean-for-university-lecturers-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"What robots and AI may mean for university lecturers and students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe number of robots around the world is increasing rapidly. And it\u2019s said that automation will threatening\u00a0more than 800m jobs worldwide by 2030<\/a>. In the UK, it\u2019s claimed robots will replace 3.6m workers by this date, which means\u00a0one in five British jobs<\/a>\u00a0would be performed by an intelligent machine.<\/p>\n

Jobs in higher education are no exception \u2013 with\u00a0recent studies<\/a>\u00a0showing a rapid advancement in the use of\u00a0these technologies in universities<\/a>. The full potential of these disruptive technologies is yet to be discovered, but their impact on teaching and learning is expected to be huge. This means that higher education might be affected by these technologies earlier than other sectors.<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence is set to have a significant impact. And not just on teaching and learning, but also on the whole student experience \u2013 innovation infused with\u00a0traditional academic processes<\/a>. This will change the classroom experience and how universities communicate with students, with lectures and marking potentially done by robots.<\/p>\n

Robot teachers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For academics, this rise in artificial intelligence, robotics and intelligent tutoring systems, may well mean that having the required experience and teaching skills are no longer enough.\u00a0And the already apparent lack of digital skills<\/a>\u00a0among some academics may make it easier for universities to look to robots as an alternative.<\/p>\n

\u201cYuki\u201d,\u00a0the first robot lecturer<\/a>, was introduced in Germany in 2019 and has already started delivering lectures to university students at The Philipps University of Marburg. The robot acts as a teaching assistant during lectures. He can get a sense of how students are doing academically, and what kind of support they need. He can also have them take tests. Some students have found Yuki useful \u2013 despite the fact he still requires some significant improvements to be fully functional.<\/p>\n