This was one of the first examples of a new generation of classrooms that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies.

Thus, according to the prestigious university, an experiential language learning experience similar to studying abroad is provided, without the need to travel.

And here we are, even without a language teacher, students can learn Chinese quickly and well. And maybe even having more fun than sitting on the bench.

MIT has devoted millions of dollars to faculty research on artificial intelligence.

One of MIT’s projects – called RAISE, for Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education – will support the way people from diverse backgrounds learn about AI and human learning in general.

The example just given to learn Chinese is unmatched.

It is as if I want to learn how to make a cake and I am sitting in the classroom while a chef shows me how to do it and explains it to me verbally.

If, on the other hand, they put me in a virtual kitchen – where I can’t get my hands dirty or set the oven on fire – and I cook as in reality: I put the ingredients there myself and in the quantity I decide.

And everything is prepared as if I were really doing it with my own hands, with errors and uncertainties. But in the end from an experience like this it is more likely that a cook will be born from a pupil.

“In the case of the immersive environment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, students have the feeling of being in the midst of various scenes generated by the algorithm.”

For example, a restaurant or a street market, similar to those you might encounter in China.

The technological skills are also able to recognize the gestures of the children so as to interact naturally with the characters in these scenes.

The room is able to communicate with the students. Gives immediate feedback on their non-native speaking Chinese speech and pronunciation. And he even criticizes their linguistic ability.

I find it sensational!

DO YOU KNOW THE INVERTED CLASSROOMS?

The so-called inverted classrooms have already been a first step towards what I am explaining in this article. They are very far from what artificial intelligence can do today.

But they make us understand that the old role played by the professor has shrunk.

How does inverted teaching work and what it is:

– Students take lessons at home. They do this individually and no longer in the classroom by studying the material provided by the teacher which is usually video.

– In the classroom, the lesson is replaced by a collaborative activity: they do homework, for example, diversified activities and cooperate with each other, and they do authentic homework. And there are no more questions.

This is defined by many experts and teachers as an innovative teaching method.

So as you can already see the video lessons had taken the place of hours of explanations in front of a professor.

A well-programmed artificial intelligence can be even better than a teacher.

THIS IS THE MORE EFFICIENT TEACHING