Specific Application Scenarios of AIGC in the Education Sector
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The development and application of AIGC technology are based on deep learning models such as GAN (2014) and Transformer (2017). Integrating AIGC into adaptive learning software significantly enhances the recommendation accuracy of adaptive systems, thereby providing learning resources and paths that better align with students' needs. Additionally, AIGC possesses the capability to intelligently generate digital teaching resources, which can be combined with various educational scenarios to empower education in three aspects: efficient generation, high-frequency interaction, and high immersion.
- Efficient Generation
Meaning: Efficient generation refers to the ability of AIGC technology to help teachers quickly generate diverse teaching materials, such as lesson plans and test questions, based on specific input instructions (e.g., prompts in ChatGPT), thereby greatly improving teachers' work efficiency. Students can also generate practice exercises, essay outlines, and other auxiliary learning materials based on their own learning needs to achieve personalized learning. More importantly, AIGC technology can also create new data samples by referencing existing data patterns, which can be used to generate digital educational materials that do not exist in the market but better meet the needs of teachers and students.
Specific Application Example: Generating Lesson Plans
Research shows that educational institutions at home and abroad have begun experimenting with applying AIGC tools like ChatGPT to teachers' lesson preparation. The depth of its involvement in this process far exceeds that of traditional AI. For example, in English teaching, teachers only need to input student characteristics, knowledge points, teaching segments, and lesson preparation frameworks as prompts into ChatGPT to obtain a detailed lesson plan. This can be applied to any subject and can also be combined with existing AI applications like similar question recommendations.Related: "2023-2028 China Smart Education Industry Market In-Depth Comprehensive Research and Investment Prospect Analysis Report"
Generating In-Class Exercises
For example, in an English class, teachers can input students' cognitive levels, knowledge points (even specifying cross-knowledge points), and question types as prompts into ChatGPT to obtain test questions that meet the requirements. The details of the questions (format, quantity, options, etc.) can also be adjusted as needed.- High-Frequency Interaction
Meaning: High-frequency interaction is a key feature of AIGC applications, as they possess contextual semantic understanding and logical capabilities. AIGC applications can continuously learn and adjust their outputs based on input changes, enabling activities like debates and discussions with students in the classroom. This increases the frequency of human-computer interaction and stimulates students' learning enthusiasm. Outside the classroom, AIGC applications can provide one-on-one personalized Q&A, homework grading, and learning assessments, alleviating the shortage of teacher resources and promoting scalable personalized education practices.
Specific Application Example: Debate Opponent
For example, on the topic of "Pros and Cons of AI," users can input the debate topic, ChatGPT's stance, and other debate details (e.g., types of arguments) as prompts into the dialog box. ChatGPT will then generate arguments and evidence for its stance and provide persuasive rebuttals based on the opposing views.1v1 Personalized Q&A
ChatGPT-like models enable after-class one-on-one Q&A through text interaction. They receive student questions and help resolve doubts by providing answers, explaining related concepts and skills, demonstrating examples, and offering relevant resources. This alleviates the shortage of teacher resources for after-class Q&A. Unlike apps that directly provide standard answers (e.g., photo-based question searches), ChatGPT-like models guide students step-by-step to solve problems and encourage further questions. For example, Khan Academy's Khanmigo (based on GPT-4) offers after-class one-on-one Q&A services. When students ask for answers directly, Khanmigo encourages them to solve problems independently and provides guidance. Parents and teachers can also review the conversation content to monitor students' learning progress. Additionally, Duolingo's new Duolingo Max subscription service includes the "Explain My Answer" feature. After exercises, users can converse with Duo (based on GPT-4) to receive explanations for incorrect answers and request examples or further clarifications.- High Immersion
Meaning: High immersion refers to AIGC technology's ability to significantly reduce the time required to create 3D models in educational metaverse virtual worlds. Combined with VR/AR and related technologies, teachers can conduct simulated lectures and create vivid teaching aids, such as virtual historical figures and celestial models, to enhance classroom engagement and stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning. In the educational metaverse, students can participate in interactive experiences like oral conversation practice, simulated speeches, and simulated social interactions. Additionally, AIGC technology can help teachers and students create their own avatars for immersive teaching experiences in remote virtual classrooms and virtual experiments. The educational metaverse generally refers to a virtual educational space built using VR/AR technologies, where students and teachers can create, learn, interact, and share knowledge together. Traditional methods of building virtual worlds rely on scanning and reconstructing models, which are time-consuming and labor-intensive. AIGC technology enables the rapid generation of high-quality virtual world content, providing a more efficient solution for metaverse construction.
Specific Application Example: Remote Virtual Classroom
Using AIGC technology, virtual classroom spaces, avatars, and teaching materials can be generated. Students participate in classes through AR/VR devices, enhancing the interactivity and immersion of remote online education while using diverse virtual teaching aids to boost learning interest. For example, the U.S. educational institution Optima Classical Academy offers remote virtual courses where students can complete lessons in math, literature, science, and art at home using virtual reality devices. Teachers provide various virtual teaching aids, such as virtual space environments, atomic structure models, plant and animal structure models, and historical scenes, to enhance students' interest and learning experience. Additionally, students can engage in social activities like "metaverse recess" and "metaverse student council" to improve interpersonal skills.Virtual Laboratory
AIGC technology can generate laboratory environments and equipment for any subject. Students and teachers can enter the virtual environment via VR devices to conduct experiments, achieving safe, low-cost, and effective results. Compared to traditional experiments, teachers in virtual laboratories can monitor students' operations in real time to better analyze teaching issues. For example, "Smart Palace" is a virtual simulation laboratory training and evaluation system for middle schools developed by Greal Technology. It simulates physics, chemistry, and biology experiment scenarios, offering standardized content and flexible interaction methods. Students can conduct experiments safely using VR devices, while teachers can monitor their operations in real time through a backend system.