Companies Using AI To Enable Personalised Learning In Africa

From real estate to healthcare, travel and finance, artificial intelligence is continually influencing overall productivity and the way operations are carried out globally.

Within the past decade, the implementation of artificial intelligence in solving routine and complex tasks has become invaluable, especially within the education sector. One of the major applications of AI in education is the generation of hyper-personalised learning and on-demand content for individual learners.

Companies like Singapore-based Noodle Factory, winner of the Best Edtech Startup of 2022 at the Global Startup Awards, offer an automated AI tutor that supports the teacher and provides students with an adaptive, personalised and engaging learning experience.

In Africa, learning has also been disrupted by the magic of artificial intelligence. This is, arguably, going to make education more accessible, feasible, and streamlined than before through personalized teaching, special content tailoring, and instant, round-the-clock support to students. With advancements in technology and education, conversational AIs have been proven to be better at delivering results than humans.

This week, we shine a light on African startups enabling more personalised learning using artificial intelligence.

Gradely

Gradely is a Nigerian-based edtech startup harnessing the power of data and artificial intelligence to help schools and parents intervene in real-time on children’s learning gaps.

Gradely, makes use of artificial intelligence to customize learning content and practice exercises for students and recommends learning materials from the data obtained from regular assessments. The platform analyzes the performance of students in their weekly assignments and provides information regarding their learning progress and the challenges that have been identified. This enables parents and teachers to intervene early enough to ensure that the academic performance of a student does not continue to decline. The platform also incorporates some elements of gamification to further increase student engagement.

M-Shule

M-Shule is an AI-powered SMS-based edtech startup, in Nairobi, Kenya. The startup is leveraging the use of artificial intelligence to analyze the individual performance of students, their academic strengths and weaknesses, and then deliver personalized learning content that meets the individual needs of students and aid improvements in the competence and academic strength of each learner.

M-Shule also provides analytics and insights on the progress and performance of students to the schools, teachers and parents of the students. This enables close monitoring and evaluation of the performance of students and the provision of learning assistance. The adaptive learning platform is easily accessible by students in Africa as it works offline and only requires the use of SMS shortcodes.