DUBAI: Technological advancements are transforming the way young people in the Middle East are taught as traditional educational systems adapt to new tools, techniques and teaching arrangements. Remote and hybrid forms of learning became commonplace during the COVID 19 pandemic to help maintain uninterrupted schooling. Now, such arrangements are considered the future of education. In fact, many schools have taken digital learning beyond the combined physical and online teaching model by introducing classes through artificial intelligence. Private tutoring and online tutor banks are likewise adopting the latest technologies in AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, robotics and blockchain.“School students have started using AI. Its usage is a certainty and its capability to tackle complex numerical problems in physics, chemistry and math is appreciable,” Imbesat Ahmad, CEO and co founder of Filo, an instant tutoring app, told Arab News. While AI adoption in schools in the Middle East is still in its infancy, Ahmad believes the technology has significant advantages when used as an assistive tool. According to a recent report, titled “Middle East and Africa EdTech and Smart Classroom Market Forecast to 2027,” published by ReportLinker, the market for these tools in the MEA region is expected to grow from about $3.5 billion in 2019 to more than $7.6 billion by 2027. In Saudi Arabia alone, the e learning market reached $1.6 billion in 2021, with forecasts suggesting it will more than double in size by 2027. Another report, “Saudi Arabia E Learning Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022 2027,” compiled by IMARC Group, says the sector will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.05 percent during the same period. “Traditional classrooms in many ways have undergone a sea change,” said Ahmad. “They are no longer bound by a whiteboard and 2D figures and teachers are using videos to explain certain topics better.” Indicative of this trend is the launch this year of KITMEK, the Middle East’s first interactive digital school taught by an AI teacher. Operating exclusively in a game based metaverse, it offers students a global curriculum from kindergarten to grade 5 for just $1 a month.

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DUBAI: Technological advancements are transforming the way young people in the Middle East are taught as traditional educational systems adapt to new tools, techniques and teaching arrangements. Remote and hybrid forms of learning became commonplace during the COVID 19 pandemic to help maintain uninterrupted schooling. Now, such arrangements are considered the future of education. In fact, many schools have taken digital learning beyond the combined physical and online teaching model by introducing classes through artificial intelligence. Private tutoring and online tutor banks are likewise adopting the latest technologies in AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, robotics and blockchain.“School students have started using AI. Its usage is a certainty and its capability to tackle complex numerical problems in physics, chemistry and math is appreciable,” Imbesat Ahmad, CEO and co founder of Filo, an instant tutoring app, told Arab News. While AI adoption in schools in the Middle East is still in its infancy, Ahmad believes the technology has significant advantages when used as an assistive tool. According to a recent report, titled “Middle East and Africa EdTech and Smart Classroom Market Forecast to 2027,” published by ReportLinker, the market for these tools in the MEA region is expected to grow from about $3.5 billion in 2019 to more than $7.6 billion by 2027. In Saudi Arabia alone, the e learning market reached $1.6 billion in 2021, with forecasts suggesting it will more than double in size by 2027. Another report, “Saudi Arabia E Learning Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022 2027,” compiled by IMARC Group, says the sector will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.05 percent during the same period. “Traditional classrooms in many ways have undergone a sea change,” said Ahmad. “They are no longer bound by a whiteboard and 2D figures and teachers are using videos to explain certain topics better.” Indicative of this trend is the launch this year of KITMEK, the Middle East’s first interactive digital school taught by an AI teacher. Operating exclusively in a game based metaverse, it offers students a global curriculum from kindergarten to grade 5 for just $1 a month.