FINALIST SOLUTION
Beginner Awards: Disruptive technology
IAILE: Interactive AI Learning Ecosystem
Solution summary
IAILE is a groundbreaking educational ecosystem that blends data-driven adaptive learning with customisable AI-powered tutoring. This ecosystem is designed to bridge the digital divide in schools across Europe by offering personalised learning experiences that cater to the needs of every learner.
IAILE aims to make a significant impact on education through the empowerment of both teachers and students, and aims at addressing outdated teaching methods, reducing dropout rates, enhancing student engagement and streamlining administrative tasks.
The platform includes also some innovative features: the use of learning analytics to create personalised learning pathways for students, the support of dynamic group learning and individualised instruction or the reduction of administrative burdens for teachers such as grading and meetings.
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Solution details
IAILE is a revoultionary educational ecosystem which combines the power of data-driven adaptive learning with a customizable AI powered tutor bot. Designed to revolutionize school systems in Europe by blending technology with teacher facilitated human-centric learning, IAILE offers a genuine opportunity to bridge the digital divide, providing transformative education to students regardless of their socio-economic background. Scalable and transferable because education is a right, not a luxury.
Tweet / Slogan
🚀 IAILE: Transforming education! 🎓 Personalized learning, streamlined management, and global scalability. Bridging the digital gap in schools and beyond. 🌐 #EdTechRevolution #IAILE
Context
In an era demanding digital literacy, IAILE addresses outdated teaching methods. It aligns with the need for transformative education, bridging the gaps for schools using basic tools and preparing students for a digital future.
To address overcrowding in European schools, high dropout rates, and outdated curricular approaches by introducing an AI-powered, personalized learning management system.
The challenge of overcrowded classrooms in Europe, leads to 10%-16% of students leaving school early, which results in significant costs per early school leaver and a significant loss of potential in the workforce.
Educational Disparities: The digital divide is adding to the disparity already facing students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, impacting their access to quality education. AI advancements can with widen or reduce this gap, while the two tiered system of private and public education sees certain groups access more dynamic and
innovative pedagogical practices.
Who Benefits?
Primary and secondary schools without advanced LMS, Google Classroom users, with a focus on reducing the
digital divide and encouraging inclusivity for students from varied geographical and
socio-economic backgrounds.
Future expansion into higher education, vocational training, and corporate learning.
Impact
IAILE aims to reduce dropout rates, enhance student engagement and streamline administrative tasks. Beyond Europe, it envisions a global impact by revolutionizing education in diverse sectors, fostering a generation prepared for the digital age.
A. Educational Impact
Reducing Dropout Rates: IAILE addresses key factors contributing to high dropout rates, such as engagement and relevance in education. Its personalized learning approach keeps students motivated and less likely to drop out.
Enhanced Learning Experiences: By providing tailored educational content and supporting the flipped classroom model, IAILE ensures that students have a more interactive and effective learning experience, catering to different learning styles and paces.
Teacher Empowerment: IAILE reduces administrative burdens on teachers, allowing them to focus on enriching student learning and developing critical skills like creativity and problem-solving.
B. Economic Benefits
Workforce Development: By reducing early school leaving, IAILE contributes to developing a more educated and skilled workforce, which is crucial for Europe's economic growth and competitiveness.
Cost Savings: Keeping students engaged and enrolled in school translates to long-term economic benefits, including savings on the costs associated with school dropouts, estimated at 1 to 2 million Euros per individual over a lifetime.
Resource Allocation: IAILE’s ability to decrease the administrative load on teachers allows educational institutions to reallocate resources, investing more in educational enhancements and student support services.
Team work
Team leader:
Daire Maria Ni Uanachain
Team members:
Jihen Kafsi
Nathaniel Awuku
Mykyta Anikieiev
Innovativeness
IAILE's fusion of VEA and ALMS, tailored for schools lacking advanced LMS, sets it apart. The scalability vision to higher ed and beyond marks its innovative approach to revolutionizing education.
Innovative Features:
Data-Driven Personalization: Uses learning analytics to create personalized learning pathways so that students are always learning something new. Useful for both those who struggle and those who get bored. Every student will always have access to material which is suitable for their levels.
Flipped Classroom and a new form of pedagogy: IAILE supports dynamic group learning and individualized instruction. Classroom time is freed up to make room for developing the soft-skills of the future, such as imagination and creativity, which currently don’t see the time of day.
Teacher Empowerment: IAILE reduces administrative burdens such as grading and meetings. ALMS provides grades which give a far clearer picture of each student’s learning journey than any text can, while analysing the kind information usually discussed in said meetings. This means that teachers no longer need to spend time sharing observations on individual students, and ALMS can highlight students who are at risk or struggling far sooner than even the most observant teachers. VEA can enable teachers to concentrate on facilitating learning and fostering critical soft skills, and bring about genuine pedagogical change.
Transferability
IAILE's dynamic solutions have unrivaled potential to scale globally and extend to higher education, vocational training and corporate learning, as the tools are completely customizable. This showcases it transferability. It's not just a solution; it's a transformative force adaptable to diverse educational contexts.
Curricular Diversity: European education systems are diverse and require a solution that is adaptable to various national curricula. IAILE offers customization to each country's specific educational standards and needs.
Language Variability: With numerous languages spoken across Europe, IAILE’s machine learning and training will ensure multilingual capabilities to make it a suitable choice for the European market.
Global Educational Standards: While IAILE initially targets the European education market, its core functionalities are aligned with global educational standards, facilitating its adoption in schools worldwide.
Teacher Training and Support: IAILE includes resources for teacher training and support, ensuring that educators can effectively implement and utilize the system in diverse educational environments.
Policy Compliance: IAILE’s design takes into account various international data privacy and security standards, making it transferable to regions with strict data protection laws.
Sustainability
IAILE fosters sustainability by reducing dropout rates, optimizing resources, and aligning with the evolving needs of education. Its adaptability ensures continued relevance in a dynamic educational landscape.
IAILE is built on a robust cloud infrastructure, ensuring high scalability, reliability, and accessibility. It utilizes distributed computing to manage large data volumes and user requests efficiently.
IAILE is designed to be accessible across various devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
IAILE integrates seamlessly with popular educational platforms and tools such as Google Classroom, Moodle, and Microsoft Teams, enhancing and extending their functionalities.
In the future, IAILE will offer a set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that allow schools and educational institutions to integrate it with their existing systems, such as student information systems (SIS) and learningmanagement systems (LMS).