Virtual assistants like Alexa should be used in schools to help shy children who avoid putting their hand up in class, said Chris King, chairman of the HMC group of private schools, at its this year conference. The technology could also be used to help further the learning of gifted children. King is also head of Leicester Grammar School, which is trialling a system whereby a computer analyses test results and suggests the next area of learning for a child. However, more than 80% of sixth formers surveyed before the conference thought a human is a better teacher than a robot.
Virtual assistants like Alexa should be used in schools to help shy children who avoid putting their hand up in class, said Chris King, chairman of the HMC group of private schools, at its spring conference. The technology could also be used to help further the learning of gifted children. King is also head of Leicester Grammar School, which is trialling a system whereby a computer analyses test results and suggests the next area of learning for a child. However, more than 80% of sixth formers surveyed before the conference thought a human is a better teacher than a robot.