When synthetic intelligence (AI) may help you retrieve literature, help your analysis, and even act as a “super assistant”, college schooling is present process a profound transformation.
On 9 September, XJTLU’s Centre for Knowledge and Information (CKI) hosted its third AI Learning Day, themed “AI-Empowered, Ecosystem-Co-created”. The occasion showcased the most recent milestones of the University’s “Education + AI” technique and provided in-depth discussions on the function of AI in increased schooling.
In her opening remarks, Professor Qiuling Chao, Vice President of XJTLU, stated: “AI offers us an opportunity to rethink education, helping us create a learning environment that is fairer, more efficient and more personalised. I hope today’s event will inspire everyone to explore how AI technologies can be applied in your own practice.”
Professor Qiuling Chao
In his keynote speech, Professor Youmin Xi, Executive President of XJTLU, elaborated on the University’s imaginative and prescient for future universities. He pressured that future universities would evolve into human-AI symbiotic ecosystems, the place studying can be centred on project-based co-creation and human-AI collaboration. The function of educators, he famous, would shift from transmitters of information to mentors for each studying and life.
Professor Youmin Xi
At the occasion, Professor Xi’s digital twin, created by the XJTLU Virtual Engineering Centre in collaboration with the staff led by Qilei Sun from the Academy of Artificial Intelligence, delivered Teachers’ Day greetings to all workers.
(Teachers’ Day message from President Xi’s digital twin)
“Education + AI” in numerous eventualities
This occasion additionally highlighted 4 case research from totally different areas of the University. Dr Ling Xia from the Global Cultures and Languages Hub recommended that within the AI period, curricula ought to bear de-skilling (assigning repetitive duties to AI), re-skilling, and up-skilling, thereby enabling college students to deal with in-depth studying in crucial considering and analysis methodologies.
Dr Xiangyun Lu from International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) demonstrated how AI educating assistants and the University’s Junmou AI platform can provide college students a personalized and extremely interactive studying expertise, significantly for these dealing with challenges similar to data overload and language obstacles.
Dr Juan Li from the School of Science shared the idea of the “AI amplifier” for analysis. She defined that the “double amplifier” impact works in two levels: AI first amplifies college students’ effectivity by automating duties like literature searches and coding. These empowered college students then turn into the second amplifier, releasing mentors from routine work to allow them to deal with high-level technique. This human-AI partnership permits a small analysis staff to attain the output of a a lot bigger one.
Jing Wang, Deputy Director of the XJTLU Learning Mall, confirmed how AI brokers are already getting used to help scheduling, assembly bookings, information updates and different administrative and studying duties. She additionally introduced that from this semester, all college students would have entry to the XIPU AI Agent platform.
Students and lecturers are having a dialogue at one of many cubicles
AI schooling system co-created by workers and college students
The occasion’s AI interactive zone additionally drew vital consideration from college students and workers. From the Junmou AI platform to the E
-Support chatbot, and from AI-assisted inventive design to 3D printing, 10 exhibition cubicles demonstrated the combination of AI throughout campus life.
These revolutionary functions sparked full of life discussions and considerate reflections amongst members. In an interview, Thomas Durham from IBSS famous that, though he had hardly ever used AI earlier than, the occasion was extremely inspiring and motivated him to discover its use in each skilled and private life. He additionally shared his perspective on AI’s function in studying, stating: “My expectation for the future of AI in education is that it should help students think critically. My worry is that AI’s convenience and efficiency might make students’ understanding too superficial, since AI does much of the hard work for them. Hopefully, critical thinking will still be preserved.”
Year One scholar Zifei Xu was significantly impressed by the interdisciplinary collaboration on show on the occasion, remarking that it provided her a glimpse of a extra holistic and future-focused schooling.
Dr Xin Bi, XJTLU’s Chief Officer of Data and Director of the CKI, famous that, supported by sturdy digital infrastructure such because the Junmou AI platform, greater than 26,000 college students and 2,400 workers are already utilizing the University’s AI platforms. XJTLU’s digital transformation is advancing from informatisation and digitisation in direction of intelligentisation, with AI anticipated to empower educating, analysis and administration, and to assist workers and college students leap from information to knowledge.
Dr Xin Bi
“Looking ahead, we will continue to advance the deep integration of AI in education, research, administration and services, building a data-driven intelligent operations centre and fostering a sustainable AI learning ecosystem,” stated Dr Xin Bi.
By Qinru Liu
Edited by Patricia Pieterse
Translated by Xiangyin Han