Authors: Bhagwati Gaikwad, Rachana Babar
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the field of education, offering unprecedented opportunities to personalize learning, automate administrative tasks, and provide intelligent feedback to students. This paper presents a comprehensive review of AI applications in education, exploring the opportunities they create, the challenges they pose, and the future directions for research and practice. We examine key AI technologies including machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, and their deployment in intelligent tutoring systems, automated assessment, student engagement monitoring, and educational chatbots. To demonstrate a practical application, we present EduSense, an AI-powered real-time student engagement monitoring system that integrates webcam-based visual analysis with an adaptive education-only chatbot. EduSense uses OpenCV Haar Cascade classifiers to detect face presence, eye status, and head pose, computing a live attention score. When attention drops below 60%, an NLP-based chatbot automatically triggers re-engagement quiz questions. Results show that EduSense effectively detects distraction and re-engages students in real time. We conclude by discussing ethical considerations, implementation challenges, and future research opportunities in AI-driven education.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20133498
