Will Your New Tutor Be Digital?

Advances in education technology have broken down barriers to personalized learning for students like never before. With AI, augmented reality, and global peer-to-peer learning tools available to millions of students, there is a real possibility that it may impact traditional school tutoring.

Our experts have been monitoring technological advances in the education space for years and are ready to ask a bold question: are school tutors going to go extinct?

There are a few developments that we say point to this very real possibility. 

1. STUDENTS ARE MORE TECH SAVVY THAN EVER

Students today are digital natives are more likely to have had a tablet in their hands as toddlers than a pencil. They are looking for tools that match their digital lifestyles and are not afraid to be early adopters.

2. TEACHERS SEE THE BENEFITS OF TECH IN THE CLASSROOM

It makes their jobs easier. Hands down. Rather than focusing on the more mundane aspects of managing a classroom, teachers can put their energies and expertise into creating better, more personalized lessons and outsourcing the rote parts of the job.

3. ONLINE LEARNING IS TAKING A BITE OUT OF TUTORING

Why wait to sit down with a tutor to get the answers you need when there are millions of people with this information available 24/7? We offer access to fellow students, subject matter experts, and education professionals anytime to help students understand their lessons. 

4. THE TECH IS JUST THAT GOOD

The gains in AI and augmented reality learning over the last few years have been exponential and it won’t take long for those tools to be good enough and ubiquitous enough to make a real dent.