Giving Compass' Take:

• Education Dive reports on a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that uses Artificial Intelligence to help college students gain a more immersive experience in learning Mandarin.

• How can AI be put to use in other language learning settings? Among the pros: technology can free up instructors' time to interact one-on-one with students. Among the cons: privacy concerns.

• Check out these 32 ways AI is improving education.

Another college course is being taught using artificial intelligence — this time a foreign language. Mandarin, a difficult language to learn but one that is sought after in the global economy, will be offered through a joint venture by IBM Research and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

They are using AI to teach the class in the Cognitive and Immersive Lab that they say allows them to provide not just language lessons, but also an immersive experience that includes ordering Chinese food, exploring a Chinese garden and taking Tai Chi lessons.

RPI reported that the program in the 360-degree immersive lab was tested in an introductory Chinese class last fall and will be expanded. The lab is increasingly used for other instruction and programs on campus.

Read the full article about AI teaching Mandarin by James Paterson at Education Dive.