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Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past two decades, Sierra Leone has faced a series of shocks: a civil war, landslides, Ebola, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These shocks have aggravated the learning crisis that the country’s education system faces—and dramatically increased the pressure on teachers to deliver high-quality support to children. In this context, the Ministry of Basic and […]

Effective school leadership and ongoing teacher capacity-building are essential aspects of school reform and improving educational outcomes for students in developing countries. This paper examines a Timor-Leste curriculum reform and associated school leader capacity-building and the implementation processes for building sustainability, within the context of research literature regarding effective professional development and successful foreign aid principles. The Timor-Leste leadership...

Summary: EdTech in Cambodia - A Rapid Scan

Thinley, S., Hayat, A., Thang, S., & Mazari, H. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This document is a summary of a country scan on XYZ produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK SAGE programme. EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. This includes policies, government leadership, private-sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure for education. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but are by no means exhaustive; nonetheless, we hope they will serve as a useful starting point for more in-depth...

Individuals' reluctance to take precautions before the disasters happen is one of the most critical concerns of the disaster management area. The disaster education given through schools is a critical process in addressing this problem. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the teacher training program model and the implementation practices of Turkey's School-Based Disaster Education Project. In Turkey, there are few studies regarding the planning, development, implementation, and...

Teknolojia na maendeleo ya taaluma ya walimu nchini Tanzania: Zana za utafiti [Research Instruments and Tools / Zana za utafiti]

Koomar, S., Massam, W., Jacob, W., … Mwakabungu, F. - 2023 - EdTech Hub

Kifurushi hiki kina zana za utafiti zilizotengenezwa na EdTech Hub, Aga Khan University, na Taasisi ya Elimu Tanzania kwa ajili ya utafiti unaochunguza athari za programu ya maendeleo ya kitaaluma ya walimu kwenye matokeo ya masomo ya ngazi ya msingi. Zana zimetengenezwa na kufanyiwa majaribio makubwa katika warsha, pamoja na shuleni. Zana hizi zimetengenezwa kwa kuzingatia mifano mizuri kama vile zana ya Benki ya Dunia ya TEACH ya uchunguzi wa darasani, pamoja na miradi mingine ya utafiti...

Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 5: Final report [Technical Report]

Groeneveld, C., Michels, G., & Kaye, T. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

In 2021, the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been...

This research aimed to know the problems and the implementation of the training as the solution and evaluation of digital training that can increase the English teachers’ professionalism at SMP Negeri 13 Bengkulu, Indonesia. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with the number of trainees were 10 English teachers. The procedures of collecting data were observation, documentation and interview. Then, the data analysis were done by comparing the result of the interview from the...

Embracing EdTech: four critical questions answered through a rapid prototype programme on teachers’ professional development (TPD)

Sabbab, S., Shakil, A. A., & Alam, F. - 2021, July 14 - EdTech Hub

Seventy-one teachers participating in the ‘Onneshon’ prototype were flooding the WhatsApp group with messages about the challenges and hiccups they were experiencing, either with watching the video content or with taking a quiz in the first two weeks. Problems were pouring in and so were solutions being innovated and offered through diverse channels. In the space of two weeks, the…

Inequalities in Girls’ Learning Opportunities via EdTech: Addressing the Challenge of Covid-19 (Working Paper No. 31)

Crompton, H., Chigona, A., Jordan, Katy, J., & Myers, C. - 2021 - EdTech Hub

An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org

Online Examinations in Emergency Contexts: Can Proctoring and Other Technologies Be Feasible Alternatives for Facilitating Inclusive School Exams for All in Emergency Contexts? (Helpdesk Response No. 41)

AlSheikh Theeb, T., Sahin, A., Abdelrahman, S., … Shequem, Y. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide that education practitioners working in emergency contexts can use to assess the feasibility of implementing online examinations and using proctoring technologies. The implementation of online high-stakes examinations in Syria and other emergency contexts will require significant investments in achieving the prerequisites needed for feasibility and credibility. Prerequisites include electricity, internet, and devices, as well as the...

Bangladesh Back-to-School Campaign (EdTech Hub Helpdesk Response No. 12B)

Kaye, T., Chuang, R., Moss Coflan, C., & Haßler, B. - 2020 - EdTech Hub

The EdTech Hub received a request from the FCDO Bangladesh team to provide a topic brief identifying best practices from previous back-to-school campaigns following disruptions. Key themes of effective school re-openings are examined in the context of modalities used to deliver distance learning (e.g., radio, television).

Your Questions Answered: Using Technology to Support Gender Equity, Social Inclusion and Out-Of-School Learning (Helpdesk Response No. 14)

Allier-Gagneur, Z., & Moss Coflan, C. - 2020 - EdTech Hub

EdTech Hub participated in a Girls’ Education Challenge webinar in May 2020, which welcomed stakeholders from countries including the UK, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Nepal. The session focused on issues regarding gender and social inclusion during the Covid-19 crisis. This document provides answers to a list of 10 questions received from stakeholders.

Artificial Intelligence in Education Across Bangladesh: Findings from a rapid scan and key informant interviews (Helpdesk Response No. 217)

Honda, D., Ahmed, S., & Ramesh Vasudevan, S. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

This Helpdesk Report was developed in response to a request from the UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Bangladesh for a rapid scan on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Bangladesh’s education system. The report aims to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of best practices in specific areas of EdTech, in this case, the AI landscape in Bangladesh. Using a combination of desk research and key informant interviews, the scan...

L’utilisation des preuves pour renforcer la formation pédagogique à travers les technologies à Madagascar [Blog post]

Koomar, S., Moss Coflan, C., & Rasolohéry, H. - 2021, April 23

An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org

Usawa na maamuzi katika Mafunzo Endelevu ya Walimu Kazini yanayowezeshwa na Teknolojia nchini Tanzania: Zana za utafiti [Research Instruments and Tools]

Chachage, K., Swai, C., Rwambali, I., … Mtenzi, F. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

Kifurushi hiki kina zana za utafiti zilizotengenezwa na EdTech Hub, Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma, Chuo Kikuu cha Aga Khan, na Taasisi ya Elimu Tanzania kwa ajili ya utafiti unaochunguza upanuzi na mabadiliko ya kuendana na mahitaji ya walimu na mazingira ya shule katika utekelezaji wa Mafunzo Endelevu ya Walimu Kazini (MEWAKA) unaojumuisha matumizi ya teknolojia. Katika kuandaa zana hizi, tumetumia zana zilizochapishwa katika awamu ya kwanza ya utafiti huu na mifano kutoka sehemu mbalimbali, kwa...

Rapid Evidence Review on Remote Teaching and Learning [Rapid Evidence Review]

Pacitto, J., Hayat, A., Hinks, J., … Rabi, A. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to teaching practices and pedagogies for emergency remote learning. The main aim of this review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others) with a clear understanding of the available global evidence on effective practices in teaching when students are educated remotely during emergencies, and to assess the relevance of this evidence for low- and middle-income contexts. The...

A Theory of Change for a Technology-Enhanced Education System in Bangladesh (Working Paper No. 30)

Clark-Wilson, A., Bashir, A., & Kaye, T. - 2021 - EdTech Hub

The first of a trilogy of Theories of Change (TOCs) that focuses on learners as the main beneficiaries of an increasingly technology-enhanced education system in Bangladesh. Initially created with stakeholders to support the monitoring and evaluation of programmes designed to offer distance learning during the 2020 Covid-19 school closures, the TOC describes how access to educational activities of different modalities (TV, Radio, Smartphone, online platforms etc.) should lead to improved...