What is the value of human beings in the development of online learning?

With the COVID19 craze, online learning services have increased dramatically in Japan.
Thanks to this, many children have become familiar with online learning and can engage in studies at their own convenience.

Video lessons and AI-based adaptive learning have also developed, and are becoming increasingly manpower-saving.

In such an era, what is the value of teachers?

Studycoorde believes that the "ability to read" is the superiority that humans possess.

It is only human beings who can accurately read the problems and concerns of students and solve them.

Studycoorde conducts online interviews after each class. Teachers ask students various questions and have them answer them. By observing the students' responses in detail, the teacher is able to recognize the students' problems. Then, the teacher can suggest ways to solve the problems.

It is currently difficult for a machine to detect a student's problems by observing the student's facial expressions, volume of voice, eye contact, and so on. Studycoorde differentiates itself from its competitors by putting at the core of its service what only humans can do. And it has been able to improve students' grades.

There is one more thing that only human beings can do, and that is "thinking together. In Japan, most university admissions in the past involved only paper tests, but recently the percentage of examinations that incorporate personality assessment has been increasing. In entering universities, students must be able to present what they will learn at the university and what they can offer to society.

It is possible to do some research on the Internet to find out what social issues exist in the world and through what kind of study you can solve those issues. However, it is difficult for high school students to connect their interests, studies, and social issues, and to decide on a path forward.

Studycoorde believes that the "ability to read" is the superiority that humans possess.

At that point, they will need someone who can think together with them, rather than just giving them answers and knowledge. It is necessary to have someone who understands the student's background and considers a variety of options together with the student, taking into account his or her aptitudes. The dialogue with others should be very meaningful to the student.

Thus, it is the teacher, who is still a human being, who can read the students' feelings, push them, and walk beside them. If the teachers themselves are aware of their own value and role in interacting with their students, while leaving to the machines what they can, they will not lose their jobs to machines.

The teachers at Studycoorde are proud to be doing what only they can do, and they continue to interact with their students today.