Intelligent Learning Environments: Design, Usage and Analytics for Future Schools

Abstract

This chapter reviews the field broadly referred to as Intelligent Learning Environments (ILE), capturing the state-of-the-art in both Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) and Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). After a brief historical account, we report design architectures and implementation approaches exemplified by a recent example. We then shift our attention to classroom implementation and blended learning strategies that take into account the challenges of using ILE in the classroom. We present Learning Analytics tools as a way to support teachers addressing these challenges, to increase their awareness and ultimately to support students directly. We conclude with a summary of efficacy studies and open issues while advocating that these systems should not be seen as displacing teachers but augmenting the human aspects of teaching.