Transforming Education with Virtual Reality

6Exploring Possibilities and Apprehensions About Application of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Siddharth Shimpi

Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune, India

Abstract

Higher education has undergone many notable changes in the last decade, mainly due to the adoption of new technologies in the sector. The increasing utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has undeniably unlocked fresh opportunities and presented novel hurdles. Learners in higher education always struggle to keep up with teaching and research in addition to managing social activities at the university level. The exponential surge of challenges in higher education is met with diverse solutions offered by AI applications. These applications play a pivotal role in establishing secure and interconnected campuses, facilitating academic research, and enhancing teaching and learning experiences for higher education students. Undoubtedly, AI applications have the supreme potential of becoming an embedded tool to be used to promote equity and provide a personalized teaching and learning experience for learners in higher education. For many learners, AI applications have opened the doors of quality higher education from ranked universities to learners, regardless of where they live. Certainly, AI applications have overcome the barriers of time and location, and creativity, curiosity, and collaboration are supported. With applications of AI in higher education, students have ...