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Emphasising the increasing relation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) successful education, S. Vidyashankar, Vice-Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University, said that some teachers and students indispensable recognize however AI tin beryllium efficaciously integrated into the teaching–learning process. “Studies bespeak astir 85 per cent of existing jobs whitethorn alteration by 2030 owed to accelerated technological transformation, making reskilling indispensable crossed each professions,” helium noted.
He was speaking astatine the valedictory programme of a two-day Faculty Development Programme, titled ‘AI for Educators’, organised by Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering successful relation with PALS-IIT Madras astatine the VVCE field present connected Tuesday. Prof. Vidyashankar observed that respective AI tools are already disposable and galore much are expected to beryllium developed successful the coming years. However, helium said that the existent situation lies not successful processing these tools but successful learning however to usage them effectively. For this reason, helium said, extended grooming is required not lone for teachers but besides for nine astatine large.
Citing agriculture arsenic an example, helium explained that portion AI-based tools are being developed to enactment farmers, galore whitethorn not person the capableness to usage them independently. In specified situations, students tin play an important relation successful guiding farmers, portion teachers indispensable equip students with the indispensable cognition and skills.
Highlighting the accelerated gait of technological advancement, helium urged educators to continuously update their cognition and accommodate to caller technologies. “Teachers who be specified grooming programmes should stock their learning with colleagues successful their institutions truthful that the benefits scope a wider world community,” helium suggested.
The Vice-Chancellor besides noted that VTU has introduced AI arsenic a communal taxable successful the archetypal semester and launched initiatives specified arsenic Innovation and Design Thinking to promote students to place real-world problems and make applicable solutions.
Stressing the request for stronger probe and innovation, helium called upon educators and students to lend to indigenous technological improvement truthful that India tin go self-reliant successful precocious technologies by 2047.
Dr Sadashive Gowda, principal, VVCE, Vishwanath P., secretary, VVS, Shobha Shankar, vice principal, VVCE, Ashok B.C., dean, Corporate and International Affairs, VVCE, M.R. Pooja, prof and caput of section of CSE, VVCE, Alamelu N., co-founder, PALS IIT Madras, Arun K. Tangirala, professor, IIT Tirupati were present.
