The Impact of Climate Change on Education and What to Do about It - Marin, Sergio Venegas; Schwarz, Lara; Sabarwal, Schwetlena (The World Bank, 2024)
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Forced migration or displacement data - Migration Data Portal (Migration Data Portal, 2024)
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About the MBSSE - Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Government of Sierra Leone, 2024)
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About the Ministry – Ministry of Communication, Technology & Innovation - Ministry of Communication, Technology & Innovation (Ministry of Communication, Technology & Innovation, Government of Sierra Leone, 2024)
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Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) Ukraine 2024-2026 - Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; Education Cannot Wait (2024)
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Transforming Education through Technology: Masterplan 2030 - Ministry of Education, Singapore (2024)
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Summary: EdTech for Girls’ Education - A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Mitchell, Joel; Hinks, Jessica; D'Rozario, Jonny; Thinley, Sangay (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This document is a summary of a Rapid Evidence Review on EdTech for Girls' Education produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and how to improve their access to education with technology. All the RERs are available at https://edtechhub.org/. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities: A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Mitchell, Joel; Thang, Sarah; Zhao, Annette; Hinks, Jessica; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Zazai, Rozina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Barnes, Katrina; D’Rozario, Jonny; Afzal, Nimra (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This publication is one part of a series of Rapid Evidence Reviews (RERs) that has been produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The programme aims to enhance foundational learning opportunities for all by breaking down barriers that hinder the educational achievements of girls and marginalised learners. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and how to improve their access to education with technology. All the RERs are available at https://edtechhub.org/. This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides an overview of existing literature on the use of educational technology (EdTech) for the education of learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Southeast Asian region, specifically those with cognitive and learning disabilities. It summarises how EdTech is currently being used with these learners, explores how effective these implementations are, and highlights the benefits and challenges of EdTech in this context. The following countries are included in the review’s scope: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. We discuss the nature of EdTech for learners living with cognitive and learning disabilities, the effectiveness of these initiatives, and barriers for accessing EdTech. The RER aims neither to advocate nor discourage the use of technology to support education for learners with coginitive and learning disabilities, but rather to provide an accessible summary of existing evidence on the topic so that educators, policymakers and donors might make informed decisions about the potential role of technology in delivering education for learners with SEND. Keywords: SEND; RER; cognitive disabilities; learning disabilities; EdTech; Southeast Asia An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Summary: EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities - A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Mitchell, Joel; Thang, Sarah; Zhao, Annette; Hinks, Jessica; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Zazai, Rozina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Barnes, Katrina; D’Rozario, Jonny; Nimra, Afzal (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This document is a summary of a rapid evidence review on EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and how to improve their access to education with technology. All the RERs are available at https://edtechhub.org/. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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AI Revolution in Education: What you need to know - Molina, E.; Cobo, C.; Pineda, J.; Rovner, H. (World Bank, 2024)
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GEC Guidance on Coordinated Anticipatory Action in Education - Monserez, Mackenzie; Hodgkin, Marian (Global Education Cluster, 2024)
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NCAOOSCE - National Commission for Almajiri Education and Out-of-School Children (2024)
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Industry Statistics - National Communications Commission (2024)
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Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (2024–2027) - National Information Technology Development Agency (2024)
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Cohort Learning Handbook - Nicholson, Bryony (EdTech Hub, 2024)
The Cohort Learning Handbook captures EdTech Hub’s approach to building cohorts on its Evidence-Led Entrepreneurship Course. The course aims to help entrepreneurs adopt and utilise evidence to learn and to scale their products and services. The Handbook is for individuals and organisations who support EdTech entrepreneurs (e.g., accelerators, entrepreneurship programmes, and funders). Building a cohort supports entrepreneurs to learn quickly and more confidently as a result of learning with, from, and alongside peers sharing the same experience. By ensuring that the learning journey is the most effective it can be, we ensure our work has the greatest impact. By facilitating a cohort journey for EdTech entrepreneurs, you can: - Leverage the unique power of a cohort to improve the learning experience and learning outcomes. - Diversify the support on offer. - Streamline and improve technical support that we often offer ventures. The handbook includes a list of resources and templates for you to use and covers a range of topics and practical suggestions from key principles and onboarding to graduation and supporting alumni. Keywords: cohort; community; learning; collective; incubators; accelerators An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Strengthening Foundational Learning in the Asean Region: A Review of Promising Practices - Nietschke, Yung; Monty, Adeola; Dabrowski, Anna; Goundar, Payal; Ahmed, Syeda Kashfee; Wong, Debbie; Spink, Jeaniene (Australian Council for Educational Research, 2024)
In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, there is a learning crisis. Children from the most marginalised groups face insurmountable barriers to accessing a quality education, while many of those who are in school are not learning. Foundational learning is often described as the essential skills and knowledge that serve as the basis for further learning and development, and includes basic literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy (mathematics), and more recently, a focus on critical thinking, problem-solving, and socioemotional skills. In collaboration, ASEAN and the United Kingdom have established the Supporting the Advancement of Girls' Education (SAGE) Programme under their ASEAN-UK partnership. This initiative is designed to narrow the development gap between the first six ASEAN members and the four newer member countries (Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR and Viet Nam) and Timor-Leste, by addressing their education priorities within the ASEAN region, specifically focusing on challenges faced by girls and marginalised groups. The SAGE program aims to understand early-grade students' challenges in the ASEAN region, identify effective practices to address these issues and provide practical recommendations to empower students with essential foundational skills for lifelong learning. This report, part of a three-part series, focuses on supporting foundational learning in primary school settings in ASEAN countries. Its objective is to comprehend the challenges faced by the region in promoting foundational learning.
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Digital Competency Development Manual: For teachers and educational personnel - Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) (Government of Thailand, 2024)
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Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky: 25th International Conference, AIED 2024, Recife, Brazil, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part II - Olney, Andrew M.; Chounta, Irene-Angelica; Liu, Zitao; Santos, Olga C.; Bittencourt, Ig Ibert (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024)
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Generative AI in Education: Educator and expert views - Open Innovation Team; Department for Education (Government of the United Kingdom, 2024)
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Financing refugee inclusion in national education systems: What we don’t know - Pacifico, Arianna (2024)
Given the growing commitment to refugee inclusion and limited evidence on what works, it is a critical moment to question assumptions about how to finance refugee-inclusive education systems to ensure future investments meet both immediate and long-term needs of all learners.
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How Can Decision-Makers Assess EdTech Interventions for Cost-Effectiveness to Enable Better Investments? - Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at how decision-makers should consider cost-effectiveness when contemplating investing in EdTech programmes. Cost-effectiveness is a critically important consideration for anyone planning investments in EdTech, but it is also a complex one, which requires understanding the total cost of an intervention and comparing it against the likely impact on education. We draw on work from EdTech Hub and other prominent researchers to distil key practical insights for decision-makers on how to apply cost-effectiveness analysis to their decision-making. Practical considerations include recommendations on gathering the right data for analysis; ensuring cost calculations are holistic; leveraging existing frameworks and tools for cost and impact calculations; and ensuring that comparisons are made against non-tech interventions as well as the broader resource envelope available for education to determine affordability in a given context. Finally, we explore areas where additional work is needed, including an increased understanding of the challenges faced by decision-makers in considering cost-effectiveness and the need for greater transparency and accountability in cost-effectiveness analysis in the sector. Keywords Cost-effectiveness; EdTech; education policy; total cost of implementation; affordability; Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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How Can Implementers Apply Digital Personalised Learning in Schools? - Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at digital personalised learning (DPL), a promising EdTech approach to improving learning outcomes, and consider how to implement this approach in school settings. We draw on work from EdTech Hub and other prominent researchers to first unpack the ‘basics’ of DPL implementation. These include the importance of teaching at the right level as a driver of DPL’s impact, and how DPL tools are applied in schools as supplementary learning and / or integrated into existing curricula. We also consider some of DPL’s technical requirements and achievements in improving learning outcomes. We then explore emerging insights about effective DPL implementation in schools, including the role of teachers as facilitators, the evidence behind student-device ratios, and the importance of coordinating DPL implementation with broader education system actors. Lastly, we look at areas that require further research, noting issues that we at EdTech Hub are still grappling with in our own work, and include lists of resources relevant to DPL application in education systems. Keywords: digital personalised learning; DPL; implementation research; teaching at the right level; learning outcomes; education policy An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Lao PDR Network Readiness Index 2023 - Portulans Institute (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Principles for Digital Development - Principles for Digital Development Working Group (Principles for Digital Development, 2024)
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Working Towards Education Success Using Data: A review of Ghana's journey towards improved learning outcomes using data - Radford, Kate; Ampofo, Rudolph (EdTech Hub, 2024)
The sub-Saharan Africa region is trapped in a learning crisis with devastating implications for children. The Covid-19 pandemic further exacerbated the situation, with children losing an estimated equivalent of an additional year’s learning. Not addressing the regional learning crisis will have a detrimental impact on economic development and well-being and risks restricting future national and regional economic growth and productivity and fuelling social unrest. Education research has shown that good quality education system data, when judiciously used, can support improved learning outcomes among a host of other positive impacts on national education systems. This case study is the first in a series documenting the journey of Ghana’s Ministry of Education towards the effective use of data to guide its decision-making for policy and practice. Keywords: data for decision making; data governance; data management; Ghana; education data systems; evidence-based policy An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Evidence Coaching Handbook - Rahman, Asad (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This handbook captures EdTech Hub's approach to providing evidence coaching on the EdTech Hub Evidence-Led Entrepreneurship Course. Individuals and organisations who support EdTech entrepreneurs to scale their products impactfully (e.g., accelerators, entrepreneurship programmes, funders) can all provide evidence coaching to entrepreneurs. This Handbook is for anyone working within an EdTech startup, or an entrepreneur who wants to better apply evidence to key decisions. By sharing EdTech Hub’s approach and process for evidence coaching, we hope to nurture a more evidence-led EdTech entrepreneurship ecosystem, leading to more EdTech products that scale sustainably, and help children to read, write, and count. The Handbook contains EdTech Hub’s five-step process for generating and applying evidence as a startup, with specific tools we used along the way. The process is a guide for others to adapt and tailor to their unique context and challenges. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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EdTech in Nigeria: A Rapid Scan. An overview of EdTech policies and interventions in Nigeria with a focus on northern Nigeria - Ramesh Vasudevan, Sharanya; Oyedele, Oluwatomisin (EdTech Hub, 2024)
Commissioned as a Helpdesk request from the FCDO-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) project, this EdTech Hub rapid scan provides an overview of the EdTech landscape in Nigeria. Given the PLANE programme’s focus on northern Nigeria, this rapid scan also assesses state-level policies and infrastructural challenges in three northern Nigerian states — Jigawa, Kaduna, and Kano. Furthermore, this rapid scan builds on the evidence presented in the previous EdTech Hub rapid scan from 2020, which focused on all states and the situation before the Covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: EdTech; policies; interventions; northern Nigeria; Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Re-learn - Re-learn (2024)
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EdTech in Malawi: A Rapid Scan - Rui, Yang (Tingting) (EdTech Hub, 2024)
EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These include policies, government leadership, private-sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure for education. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but not exhaustive. Nonetheless, we hope they will serve as a useful starting point for more in-depth discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries, in this case, Malawi. Keywords: Malawi, EdTech, Policy, ICT An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Education | Sierra Leone | Save the Children - Save the Children (2024)
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Being a Teacher with Disabilities: Perspectives, practices and opportunities - Singal, Nidhi; Kwok, Patricia; Wijesinghe, Thilanka (British Council, 2024)
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Keywords: Disability; FOS: Educational sciences; Inclusion

Vietnam: employment rate by gender 2022 - Statista (2024)
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the female employment rate was at around 61.1 percent while the male employment rate was at around 73.1 percent.
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Vietnam: households with electricity access 2022 - Statista (2024)
In 2022, almost all households in urban areas in Vietnam had electricity, while the share of households living in rural areas with access to electricity was slightly lower, albeit still relatively high, at 99.5 percent.
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“Mature enough to handle it?”: Gendered parental interventions in and adolescents’ reactions to technology use during the pandemic - Steinberg, Hillary; Mollborn, Stefanie; Pace, Jennifer (Journal of Family Issues, 2024)
This study investigated how teenagers reacted to parental regulation of technology. Using longitudinal dyadic interviews with 24 teenagers and their 21 parents in two predominantly white middle-class communities, we explored how teenagers used technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and the differential consequences parental interventions had for teens’ well-being and confidence with technology. Parents’ narratives and actions about technology use were deeply gendered. Boys felt confident about their self-regulation of technology, and parents did not substantially limit boys’ technology use during the pandemic. Girls were less confident about their ability to self-regulate and either worked with their mothers to manage technology, distrusted parents who monitored them, or lacked access to virtual hangout spaces such as video games and social media. The findings illustrate how parent-teen dynamics around adolescent technology use can produce short-term gendered inequalities in teenagers’ well-being and result in long-term disadvantages for girls.
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BEFIT and Sun King roll out solar tech to primary schools in Malawi - Sun King (Sun King, 2024)
Building on its commitment to enhance primary education, the Malawian government's BEFIT initiative is set to transform the country’s learning landscape.
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Teacher-AI Collaboration in Content Recommendation for Digital Personalised Learning among Pre-primary Learners in Kenya - Sun, Chen; Major, Louis; Daltry, Rebecca; Moustafa, Nariman; Friedberg, Aidan (Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 2024)
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Learner Agency in Personalised Content Recommendation: Investigating Its Impact in Kenyan Pre-primary Education - Sun, Chen; Major, Louis; Moustafa, Nariman; Daltry, Rebecca; Friedberg, Aidan (Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky, 2024)
Series Title: Communications in Computer and Information Science KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-031-64312-5_25 2405685:IYFT5P4N

The impact of different personalisation algorithms on literacy and numeracy in Kenyan pre-primary education: A comparative study of summative and formative assessments results - Sun, Chen; Major, Louis; Moustafa, Nariman; Daltry, Rebecca; Lazar, Obradovic; Friedberg, Aidan (Companion Proceedings 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK24), 2024)
Digital personalisation has demonstrated potential to enhance learning. However, there is limited evidence on the comparative impact of different content personalisation algorithms on early-year numeracy and literacy outcomes, especially in low- and middleincome countries (LMIC). This paper reports an A/B/C test conducted over three weeks via a digital personalised learning tool used by 6479 Kenyan pre-primary learners. Two personalisation algorithms were implemented (maximising learner engagement or score), while expert-curated sequence was used as a control. Learners from 1509 classes were randomly divided across the three partitions. Learning in numeracy and literacy was compared across three metrics: summative assessment, curriculum progress, and formative assessment. Results showed no difference between partitions in the summative assessment. Different partitions tended to progress through the digital curriculum at a different pace. Significant differences between partitions were found in formative assessment scores, with the impact of each algorithmic approach varying according to different learning strands. Findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how different algorithms impact pre-primary education in LMIC contexts, with implications for designing personalised learning approaches tailored to specific learning content and learner profiles. Keywords: Digital personalised learning, pre-primary, low- and middle-income country, literacy, numeracy
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Blended and online learning: what works and why in primary and secondary schools. Evidence from Northern Ireland - Taggart, Samuel; Skinner, Barbara; Roulston, Stephen; Austin, Roger (Pedagogy and Education, 2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

EdTech in Cambodia: A Rapid Scan - Thinley, Sangay; Hayat, Amal; Thang, Sarah; Mazari, Haani (EdTech Hub, 2024)
EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These include 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 discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries, in this case, Cambodia. This report was originally written in January 2024. It is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert — an Education Specialist with the UNICEF Cambodia office. Keywords: out-of-school populations; girls and gender; Southeast Asia; learners with special educational needs and disabilities; primary education; secondary education An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Summary: EdTech in Cambodia - A Rapid Scan - Thinley, Sangay; Hayat, Amal; Thang, Sarah; Mazari, Haani (EdTech Hub, 2024)
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 discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries and, in this case, Cambodia. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Language data for Nigeria - Translators without borders (2024)
Open-source language data and maps about languages spoken in Nigeria can improve how we communicate with communities in crisis.
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AI Competency Framework for Teachers - UNESCO (2024)
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Benin | Technology | Education Profiles - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
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Cabo Verde | Technology | Education Profiles - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
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Mali | Technologie | Education Profiles - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
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Niger | Technologie | Education Profiles - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
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UNESCO to implement new phase of Actions of ASEAN Declaration for Out-of-School Children and Youth - UNESCO (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Use of AI in education: Deciding on the future we want - UNESCO (2024)
Artificial intelligence tools are being deployed rapidly in education systems across the globe. As much as they offer immense opportunities to enhance and expand learning, their rapid roll out also presents risks: They are being used in the absence of regulatory frameworks needed to protect learners and teachers, and ensure a human-centered approach to using these technologies in education. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, shares her insights on the various implications of AI in education.
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Global Report on Teachers: Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession. - UNESCO & International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (Paris: UNESCO., 2024)
Teachers are central to unlocking every learner's potential and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 of inclusive, equitable and quality education for all. Regrettably, worldwide teacher shortages have been endangering the future of education. New data collected for the Global Report on Teachers indicates that 44 million additional teachers are needed to achieve universal primary and secondary education by 2030. Shortages are widespread, with sub-Saharan Africa needing 15 million more teachers, while higher-income countries face retention challenges, resulting in teachers massively leaving the profession. Echoing calls from the International Commission on the Futures of Education and the 2022 Transforming Education Summit, this report advocates for dignifying, diversifying, and valorizing the teaching profession. It emphasizes the importance of improved working conditions, enhanced professional development, and increased teacher involvement in decision-making to bridge the gap. This report is a tool to mobilize international and country efforts to empower, recruit, train, and support teachers within resilient education systems for a collaborative, innovative, and cohesive teaching profession. It is a roadmap, aiming to elevate the status of the teaching profession and ensure quality education for all learners, urging immediate action
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Figures at a glance - UNHCR (UNHCR UK, 2024)
At least 122.6 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of June 2024. View the latest statistics and graphs of the number of refugees and other people forced to flee.
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Lebanon: Needs at a Glance – 2024 - UNHCR (2024)
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Innovative finance reshaping cyclone resilience and child-responsive disaster management in Madagascar - UNICEF Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (2024)
In Madagascar, severe cyclones have become an integral part of children’s lives. Between 2000 and 2024, more than 50 tropical storms and cyclones have impacted over six million boys, girls and adults. Given that nearly 60 percent of Madagascar’s population (31 million) is under the age of 25, children and young people bear a disproportionate burden.*This case study shows how UNICEF, the Government of Madagascar and civil society are working together to pilot a ground-breaking, innovative finance solution that includes a child-responsive, parametric risk transfer product for tropical cyclones. The Today & Tomorrow approach aims to reduce child exposure and vulnerability to future shocks and hazards, engage children and young people in solutions and strengthen the essential social systems and services they rely on most. In Madagascar, Cyclones Cheneso, Freddy and Gamane and Tropical Storm Alvaro affected nearly 200,000 students. The case study highlights UNICEF Madagascar and government efforts in the education sector to support these students and build disaster resilience in affected communities.*ACAPS, Madagascar, Cyclone Exposure and Vulnerabilities and UNICEF, Child Climate Risk Index (CCRI).
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Teachers’ digital literacy in the East Asia and pacific region: Spotlight on Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - UNICEF EAPRO (UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, 2024)
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Investing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education to Build Africa’s Resilience Against Climate Change - United Nations (United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, 2024)
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Human Development Report 2023/2024 - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, 2024)
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Data collection and visualisation tools in the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia - Vijil, Alejandra; El-Serafy, Yomna; Adam, Taskeen; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This report provides a landscape analysis of available data collection and visualisation tools in the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Digital data collection has the potential to facilitate cost-effective, adaptable, timely and reliable data to inform decision-making. The value proposition of these tools, as opposed to paper-based data collection, is that they have the potential to save valuable time and resources, minimise errors, and facilitate the sharing of results. To develop this report, we reviewed 50 available tools, of which we reviewed four in depth, considering their uses, features, and challenges. This report offers key takeaways on the potential advantages and limitations of using digital data collection tools in the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Key words: data collection, data visualisation, education, sub-saharan africa, south asia, landscape analysis An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Cost Analysis Guidance for USAID Funded Education Activities, third edition - Walls, Elena; Tulloch, Caitlin; Keuren, Christine Harris Van (United States Agency for International Development, 2024)
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Artificial intelligence in education: A systematic literature review - Wang, Shan; Wang, Fang; Zhu, Zhen; Wang, Jingxuan; Tran, Tam; Du, Zhao (Expert Systems with Applications, 2024)
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Confronting the Learning Crisis: Lessons from World Bank Support for Basic Education, 2012–22: An independent evaluation - World Bank (2024)
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Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project - World Bank (2024)
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Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) – Lao PDR, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines - World Bank (2024)
Free and open access to global development data
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Lao PDR | Data - World Bank (2024)
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Lao PDR Public Expenditure and Institutional Review: Financial Management in Education Analysis 2023 - World Bank (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

World Bank in Cambodia - World Bank (2024)
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World Bank Open Data - World Bank (2024)
Free and open access to global development data
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Laos Population 2024 (live) - World Population Review (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Linguistic Diversity Index by Country 2024 - World Population Review (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Phnom Penh Population - World Population Review (2024)
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EdTech for Learners With Hearing and Visual Impairments: A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Zhao, Annette; Hinks, Jessica; Thang, Sarah; Mitchell, Joel; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Zazai, Rozina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Barnes, Katrina; D'Rozario, Jonny (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This publication is one part of a series of Rapid Evidence Reviews (RERs) that has been produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The programme aims to enhance foundational learning opportunities for all by breaking down barriers that hinder the educational achievements of girls and marginalised learners. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and how to improve their access to education with technology. All the RERs are available at https://edtechhub.org/. This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides an overview of existing literature on the use of educational technology (EdTech) for the education of learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Southeast Asian region, specifically those with hearing and visual impairments. It summarises how EdTech is currently being used with these learners, explores how effective these implementations are, and highlights the benefits and challenges of EdTech in this context. The following countries are included in the review’s scope: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The RER aims neither to advocate nor discourage the use of technology to support education forlearners with hearing and visual impairments, but rather to provide an accessible summary of existing evidence on the topic so that educators, policymakers and donors might make informed decisions about the potential role of technology in delivering education for learners with SEND. Keywords: SEND; RER; visual impairments; hearing impairments; EdTech; Southeast Asia An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Summary: EdTech for Learners With Hearing and Visual Impairments - A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Zhao, Annette; Hinks, Jessica; Thang, Sarah; Mitchell, Joel; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Zazai, Rozina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Barnes, Katrina; D’Rozario, Jonny (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This document is a summary of a rapid evidence review on EdTech for Learners With Hearing and Visual Impairments produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and how to improve their access to education with technology. All the RERs are available at https://edtechhub.org/.An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/ An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Minoritised Languages, Education, and Technology: Current practices and future directions in low- and middle-income countries - Zhao, Annette; Mitchell, Joel; Gasanabandi, Gentille; Ullah, Noor; Barnes, Katrina; Koomar, Saalim (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This article explores the current status and future directions of mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MTB MLE) and the use of technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on the use of minoritised mother tongues. An initial literature review of available academic sources in multiple languages reveals a lack of evidence on the use of technology in MTB MLE across different countries, especially multilingual contexts with greater linguistic diversity. To understand the issue in greater detail and to offer recommendations informed by current practice, interviews and a collaborative workshop with four organisations with relevant educational technology (EdTech) initiatives were conducted. The analysis covers facilitating and limiting factors these organisations have encountered, and the potential positive impact on learners and society generally. We conclude by identifying practical, policy, and research priorities for multilingual education and educational technology in general.
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Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5–12 years: An evidence review - Brown, Felicity L.; Lee, Catherine; Servili, Chiara; Willhoite, Ann; Ommeren, Mark Van; Hijazi, Zeinab; Kieselbach, Berit; Skeen, Sarah (Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2024)
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), children and families face a multitude of risk factors for mental health and well-being. These risks are even further exacerbated in humanitarian emergencies. However, access to effective mental health services in such settings is severely limited, leading to a large mental health treatment gap. Middle childhood (5–12 years) is a crucial period for human development during which symptoms of emotional distress often emerge, with one in three mental disorders developing prior to age 14. However, there is little evidence of effective psychological interventions for children in this developmental stage, and suitable for implementation within LMICs and humanitarian emergencies. We conducted this evidence review to inform the development of a new intervention package based on existing best practice for this age group, drawing insights from both global and LMIC resources. Our review synthesizes the findings of 52 intervention studies from LMICs and humanitarian settings; 53 existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses covering both LMICs and high-income countries, and 15 technical guidelines. Overall, there is limited high-quality evidence from which to draw recommendations for this age group; however, some promising intervention approaches were identified for children experiencing externalizing and internalizing symptoms, traumatic stress and a combination of difficulties. Several effective interventions utilize cognitive-behavioral techniques for children, in either group or individual format, and incorporate caregiver skills training into treatment, although the findings are mixed. Most evaluated interventions use specialists as delivery agents and are lengthy, which poses challenges for scale-up in settings where financial and human resources are scarce. These findings will inform the development of new psychological interventions for children in this age group with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1017/gmh.2024.57 2405685:JPZQM2WD
Keywords: child and adolescent; literature review; low- and middle-income countries; mental health; psychological interventions

Ghana Country Brief - International Institute of Capacity Building in Africa, UNESCO (2024)
This brief provides data and references to the literature on issues that matter for education in Ghana. It is part of a series that provides a brief introduction to the state of education systems in Africa. The work was prepared for country pages on IICBA’s website and a digital repository of resources at the country, sub-regional, and continental level. The brief series also informs work conducted in the context of (i) the European Union’s Africa Regional Teachers’ Initiative and (ii) the KIX (Knowledge and Innovation eXchange) Africa 19 Hub for anglophone countries that promotes the use of evidence for policy making and benefits from funding from the Global Partnership for Education and Canada’s International Development Research Center. This brief and its associated webpage are meant to be updated as new information becomes available, at least on a yearly basis.
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Timor-Leste Country Brief - World Food Programme (2024)
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Helping families help themselves: The (Un)intended impacts of a digital parenting program - Amaral, Sofia; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Dominguez, Patricio; Perez-Vincent, Santiago M. (Journal of Development Economics, 2024)
Parenting practices play a crucial role in child development. We evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention designed to improve caregiver’s mental health and positive caregiver–child interactions in El Salvador. Drawing on the prior success of in-person interventions, we study the effects of digital intervention delivery and examine differential treatment effects by caregiver’s sex. Using an individual-level experiment, we find that the intervention increased stress and anxiety and lowered caregiver–child interactions among male caregivers. In contrast, among female caregivers, we did not detect changes in mental health and observed a decrease in the use of physical violence against children. We also find that family structure and the severity of economic deprivation greatly moderated the intervention’s impact, especially among male caregivers. Our findings indicate that one-size-fits-all digital parenting interventions may not serve all caregivers effectively, emphasizing the need for thorough evaluations prior to extensive implementation.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103181 2339240:NAASZWJX 2405685:V5FU4M64
Keywords: Child maltreatment; Mental health; Parental stress; Positive parenting

ijmarshall/robotreviewer - Marshall, Iain (2024)
Automatic synthesis of RCTs
original-date: 2016-07-21T19:23:35Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:PQL34IN7 2486141:K5QNVJ2N
Keywords: bias; clinical-trials; cochrane; icasr; rcts; systematic-reviews; trial

Understanding the pricing of the ChatGPT API - API (OpenAI Developer Forum, 2024)
Greetings, if our institution opts for the Tier 3 plan for the ChatGPT API, allowing students to utilize our API, and the usage either surpasses or falls below the predefined limits of Tier 3, how does it influence the monthly pricing? To clarify, if usage exceeds the Tier 3 limits, will our monthly payment remain fixed at $1000, or will the pricing be adapted according to our actual usage? You can refer to the link provided for details on the tier plans: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/...
Section: API KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:WK8YCRCC 2486141:YJVMBKUH

Scopus AI Beta: functional analysis and cases - Aguilera Cora, Elisenda; Lopezosa, Carlos; Codina, Lluís (2024)
Academic databases are a fundamental source for identifying relevant literature in a field of study. Scopus contains more than 90 million records and indexes around 12,000 documents per day. However, this context and the cumulative nature of science itself make it difficult to selectively identify information. In addition, academic database search tools are not very intuitive, and require an iterative and relatively slow process of searching and evaluation. In response to these challenges, Elsevier has launched Scopus AI, currently in its Beta version. As the product is still under development, the current user experience is not representative of the final product. Scopus AI is an artificial intelligence that generates short synthesis of the documents indexed in the database, based on instructions or prompts. This study examines the interface and the main functions of this tool and explores it on the basis of three case studies. The functional analysis shows that the Scopus AI Beta interface is intuitive and easy to use. Elsevier's AI tool allows the researcher to obtain an overview of a problem, as well as to identify authors and approaches, in a more agile search session than conventional search. Scopus AI Beta is not a substitute for conventional search in all cases, but it is an accelerator of academic processes. It is a valuable tool for literature reviews, construction of theoretical frameworks and verification of relationships between variables, among other applications that are actually impossible to delimit.
Accepted: 2024-01-09T15:30:03Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:ELXBVWUQ 2486141:2DKDU6LF
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Designing for Social Justice: A Decolonial Exploration of How to Develop EdTech for Refugees - Barnes, Katrina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Mazari, Haani; Moustafa, Nariman; Thakrar, Jayshree; Zhao, Annette; Koomar, Saalim (Education Sciences, 2024)
This paper reflects on the lived experiences of young refugees located in Pakistan and Rwanda when interacting with education technology (EdTech) during and following displacement. We offer a broad decolonial commentary on issues related to the design and development of EdTech initiatives for refugees, noting some of the historical trends prevalent in the education and emergencies sector. We are guided by questions such as: Why EdTech to start with? Who designs the products? Where are they designed? How are they designed? And, which power dynamics are at play during the design process? From this, we draw on qualitative data generated through three focus groups, where we explore young refugees’ experiences of EdTech. The focus group included a creative element inviting participants to imagine what a liberatory EdTech practice would look like. We aim to illustrate the practical implications of design choices taken by EdTech developers and, from this, recommend a set of justice-centred design principles for developers of EdTech in refugee contexts. These insights relate specifically to the experiences of refugees in Rwanda and Pakistan, though we also discuss the implications of these learnings for other contexts.
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Advancing technology for learning in Chad - GPE KIX (GPE KIX, 2024)
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UNESCO to implement new phase of Actions of ASEAN Declaration for Out-of-School Children and Youth - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
With the financial support of POSCO 1% Foundation, UNESCO will facilitate access to vocational and transferable skills for out-of-school children and youth in Viet Nam.
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Perspectives of teachers on the employ of educational artificial intelligence tools in education: The case of the Gaza Strip, Palestine - Abdelmoneim, Rania; Jebreen, Kamel; Radwan, Eqbal; Kammoun-Rebai, Wafa (Human Arenas, 2024)
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Algorithmic design in EdTech: Investigating adaptivity for learners and teachers in a digital personalised learning tool in Kenya - Moustafa, Nariman; Daltry, Rebecca; Major, Louis; Sun, Chen (EdTechHub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Introduction to Gilgit-Baltistan: Geographical, Cultural, and Historical overview – North Times - Aziz, Baqir (2024)
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Sierra Leone: Price for 1GB mobile data 2023 - Galal, Saifaddin (Statista, 2024)
One gigabyte of mobile internet in Sierra Leone cost, on average, 0.67 U.S.
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Country Office Annual Report 2023: Vietnam - UNICEF Viet Nam (2024)
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Are LLMs useful in the poorest schools? TheTeacher.AI in Sierra Leone - Choi, Jun Ho; Garrod, Oliver; Atherton, Paul; Joyce-Gibbons, Andrew; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Björkegren, Daniel (arXiv, 2024)
Education systems in developing countries have few resources to serve large, poor populations. How might generative AI integrate into classrooms? This paper introduces an AI chatbot designed to assist teachers in Sierra Leone with professional development to improve their instruction. We describe initial findings from early implementation across 122 schools and 193 teachers, and analyze its use with qualitative observations and by analyzing queries. Teachers use the system for lesson planning, classroom management, and subject matter. Usage is sustained over the school year, and a subset of teachers use the system more regularly. We draw conclusions from these findings about how generative AI systems can be integrated into school systems in low income countries.
arXiv:2310.02982 [cs] version: 2 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.02982 2405685:WTRDUD84
Keywords: Computer Science - Computers and Society

Can Using ChatGPT for Lesson Planning Cut Teacher Workload? - Education Endowment Foundation (Education Endowment Foundation, 2024)
New EEF trial to see if generative AI can reduce workload and maintain lesson quality
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Children’s personal data and compliance with Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: Not a Child’s Play - Nanda, Akshay S. (ETGovernment.com, 2024)
Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 Children: The digital personal data protection legislation places a strong emphasis on protecting the privacy and rights of children in the digital landscape. Adhering to these compliances is not only a legal requirement but also a moral obligation.
Section: blog KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:P9NK3FTB

Tailoring education with GenAI: A new horizon in lesson planning - Karpouzis, Kostas; Pantazatos, Dimitris; Taouki, Joanna; Meli, Kalliopi (arXiv, 2024)
The advent of Generative AI (GenAI) in education presents a transformative approach to traditional teaching methodologies, which often overlook the diverse needs of individual students. This study introduces a GenAI tool, based on advanced natural language processing, designed as a digital assistant for educators, enabling the creation of customized lesson plans. The tool utilizes an innovative feature termed 'interactive mega-prompt,' a comprehensive query system that allows educators to input detailed classroom specifics such as student demographics, learning objectives, and preferred teaching styles. This input is then processed by the GenAI to generate tailored lesson plans. To evaluate the tool's effectiveness, a comprehensive methodology incorporating both quantitative (i.e., % of time savings) and qualitative (i.e., user satisfaction) criteria was implemented, spanning various subjects and educational levels, with continuous feedback collected from educators through a structured evaluation form. Preliminary results show that educators find the GenAI-generated lesson plans effective, significantly reducing lesson planning time and enhancing the learning experience by accommodating diverse student needs. This AI-driven approach signifies a paradigm shift in education, suggesting its potential applicability in broader educational contexts, including special education needs (SEN), where individualized attention and specific learning aids are paramount
arXiv:2403.12071 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.12071 2339240:HPBKA7JW 2405685:6A5CLBVW
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Computers and Society

Laos – Trade Agreements - International Trade Administration (2024)
Describes trade agreements this country is a party to. Includes resources where U.S. companies can get information on how to take advantage of these agreements.
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Learning Loss and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Evidence - Dela Cruz, Nina Ashley; Adona, Ann Jillian; Molato-Gayares, Rhea; Park, Albert (Asian Development Bank, 2024)
This systematic review covers 56 studies that measure the effects of school closures on learning outcomes during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and 20 studies that evaluate the impact of measures to reduce learning loss. It restricts attention to evaluations with credible control groups and provides the first meta-analysis of learning losses that covers more developing countries (21) than developed ones (15). We find that a year of school closure is associated with learning loss equivalent to 1.1 years’ worth of learning and that school reopening mitigates these losses down to 0.5 years. With regard to measures to reduce learning loss, we find that tutoring delivered either in-person or through mobile phones has positive, statistically significant effects on mitigating learning loss.
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Employment rate in Vietnam 2019-2022, by gender - Nguyen, Minh-Ngoc (Statista, 2024)
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the female employment rate was at around 61.1 percent while the male employment rate was at around 73.1 percent.
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Human Development Summary- Cambodia - UNDP (2024)
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Learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding and addressing increased learning disparities - Alejo, Anna; Jenkins, Robert; Yao, Haogen (Future in Educational Research, 2024)
Abstract A growing body of evidence has revealed the negative effects of COVID-19-induced school closures on learning, with the largest losses often observed among the most vulnerable children. Learning disparities widened due to six potential reasons related to marginalized children, who (a) were already behind even before the pandemic, (b) were more likely to experience longer school closures, (c) had limited access to and support on remote learning, (d) were less likely to receive supervision and learning support at home, (e) face greater obstacles to return to school, and (f) return to school systems that are less able to provide for their needs. To ensure all children?especially the most vulnerable?can catch up on missed learning, five urgent actions are needed for a RAPID learning recovery and acceleration: (a) Reach every child and keep them in school, (b) Assess learning levels regularly, (c) Prioritize teaching the fundamentals, (d) Increase the efficiency of instruction, and (e) Develop psychosocial health and wellbeing. Implementation of RAPID actions must be strengthened and supported by enabling systems to address the widening disparities in learning.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1002/fer3.21 2339240:86NCUMAX 2405685:9T6USH3H
Keywords: COVID-19; education; learning recovery; policy; school reopening

World Bank Gender Data Portal - World Bank (2024)
Gender indicators for Lao PDR
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Teachers' perspectives on artificial intelligence in education - Uygun, Derya (Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 2024)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various aspects of society, including education. Understanding teachers' perspectives on this disruptive technology is essential, given its potential to revolutionize the teaching and learning process. A comprehensive study involving 74 educators utilized the Opinion Scale on Artificial Intelligence in Education to gather valuable insights. The research outcomes reveal a predominantly favourable view of AI in education, albeit accompanied by significant apprehensions regarding ethical and privacy-related issues. This study contributes significantly to the ongoing discourse on the role of AI in education, emphasizing the necessity for a balanced approach that maximizes the benefits of AI while ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of all stakeholders.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.25082/AMLER.2024.01.005 2339240:AZR5I6MM 2405685:7KLHUQ97

Why has the government issued an AI advisory? - Deep, Aroon (The Hindu, 2024)
What does the March 1 advisory on Artificial Intelligence signal to tech firms? Will they need to seek government permission before putting out ‘under-tested’ Artificial Intelligence models? Why do some in the industry feel this move will hinder innovation?
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:TUKD9EQE
Keywords: Advisory on Artificial Intelligence; ChatGPT; Google Gemini; Government permission for Artificial Intelligence models; “Is Modi a fascist?” query to Gemini

Reforming data regulation to advance AI governance in Africa - Okolo, Chinasa T. (Brookings, 2024)
Chinasa Okolo explains how data protection is foundational to robust regulation of artificial intelligence in Africa.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:BGPNHFPH

The content analysis of the lesson plans created by ChatGPT and Google Gemini - Baytak, Ahmet (Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024)
Following the emergence of chatbots, especially ChatGPT, researchers have begun to examine their capabilities, credibility, and reliability in educational context. In this study, ChatGPT and Google Bard are used as technological tools to create 7th-grade lesson plans for mathematics, science, literature, and social studies classes. Using prompts, these chatbots were asked to create lesson plans for the desired course, subject, and level. The data source of this study is the content produced by these chatbots. We analyzed 18 lesson plans to identify patterns and variations within the context of learning theories and models by using the Taguette qualitative analysis program. The results show that the lesson plans created by both chatbots are strongly resemblance to human-written educational content such as sentence structures, lesson activities, and assessments. Although the activities in all lesson plans defined teachers as facilitators and offered partially constructive lesson plans, it was found that the technology-integrated activities were very limited. The findings of this study provide a practical implication of chatbots for teachers and highlights educational considerations when integrating these tools into lessons.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.46303/ressat.2024.19 2339240:JXRB5YP2 2405685:KS3P8MYU

‘Digital Her’ conference calls time on the gender-gap in Sierra Leone’s digital boom - Forna, Memuna (2024)
The tech sector is growing faster in Africa than any other region. The Digital Her Conference (21 March 2024) asks how can we ensure Sierra Leonean women share fully in the opportunities facilitated by the digital economy as creators, consumers and beneficiaries? Sierra Leone is on the brink of a tr
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AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions - Bosch, Hilmer; Gupta, Joyeeta; Vliet, Luc van (The Conversation, 2024)
Artificial intelligence promises revolutionary solutions to global challenges, but the water costs to produce and power AI hardware and infrastructure may exceed the benefits.
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AI in education: Enhancing learning experiences and student outcomes - Xu, Zhiyi (Applied and Computational Engineering, 2024)
This research article makes an attempt to investigate the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing the learning experiences, as well as student outcomes. As a result, it has developed a study that will be able to understand how the different AI tools, including machine learning, data learning, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), automation, and so forth can be used to develop learning experiences and outcomes. Subsequently, a case study involving a mathematics classroom was used to collect data and confirm whether indeed AI led to improved learning experiences and study outcomes. The study confirms that AI resulted in positive outcome with positive performance measure sin academic performance, motivation and engagement, learning progression, and so forth.
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Teacher Professional Development in Africa: A Critical Synthesis of African Research Evidence - Mitchell, Rafael; Ayinselya, Roger A.; Barrett, Angeline M.; Cortez, Artemio; David, Opanga; Imaniriho, Dan; Nwako, Zibah; Reda, Nigusse Weldemariam; Singh, Marcina (Zenodo, 2024)
This study is an original synthesis of African research evidence on teacher professional development (TPD) provision in the sub-Saharan region. It provides a critical appraisal of the evidence base and identifies patterns in the actors and agendas involved in TPD initiatives; the modes and modalities of provision; and teachers’ experiences and outcomes. The study takes the form of a critical interpretive synthesis (CIS) and is informed by theoretical work on decolonising education (Ndlovu-Gatsheni 2013) and promoting Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI). It draws primarily on publications by African-based researchers, where our research team is largely based. The findings point to the prevalence of one-size-fits-all provision can which often undermine, rather than strengthen, the situated professional knowledge and agency of teachers. Additionally, despite the emphasis given to inclusive education and gender-responsive pedagogy as a substantive focus of TPD initiatives, we find that dominant modalities of TPD provision continue to exclude historically marginalised groups, and largely reproduce existing social inequalities along the lines of gender, rurality, dis/ability and other dimensions. Alongside these negative findings, the study also finds fertile ground for more inclusive, generative and empowering TPD in the region.
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Keywords: Educational sciences

Case study: Building strong institutional capacity and expertise in data for decision-making through developing a unified data management system. - Ampofo, Rudolph; Simiyu, Genevieve; Ayinga, Ussif (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis: Understanding quality characteristics of EdTech interventions and implementation for disadvantaged pupils - Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Klune, Christopher; Huntington, Bethany; Bhutoria, Aditi (Open Development & Education, 2024)
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EGates Knowledge Pack - Moustafa, Nariman (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Brief on the Implementation of System-Wide Policies in the Education Sector - Federal Ministry of Education (2024)
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How to maintain education during wars? An integrative approach to ensure the right to education - Tlili, Ahmed; Salha, Soheil; Shehata, Boulus; Zhang, Xiangling; Endris, Awol; Arar, Khalid; Mishra, Sanjaya; Jemni, Mohamed (Open Praxis, 2024)
It is widely acknowledged that the relationship between education, security, and stability is bidirectional. In times of war, access to quality education becomes compromised, and conversely, the absence of proper education constrains individuals to a life under constant threat, disrupting education provision. War, viewed as a "lifetime and life-wide status," evolves into a self-fulfilling prophecy, both at an individual and collective level, making it challenging to break free from, particularly within the broader context of education provision. Although, scant information exists about how education is maintained during wars, hindering the right to education in such contexts. This study therefore addresses this gap by synthesizing the literature to identify and present 14 educational scenarios and teaching strategies on how education was maintained from different war contexts over time. The findings reveal that education during wars can be digital-based (i.e., facilitated by technology) and non-digital based (without technology). Additionally, various teaching strategies are applied during wars, including inspirational, hands-on and practical, fun-based, among others. Finally, teaching during wars is not limited to teachers only, but it could also involve parents, neighbors, etc. The findings of the literature can help to ensure the right to education in crises like wars and reveal the importance of open education in such crises. They can also contribute to enriching the ongoing theoretical and practical debate on how to maintain education in crises like wars. This can help to better be prepared for future education in crises, which is the focus of several international organizations.
Publisher: International Council for Open and Distance Education KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3316/informit.T2024041000014090856799422 2339240:ZGVPDHG5 2405685:D68RANSP
Keywords: Education–Curricula–Evaluation; Human rights–Study and teaching–Activity programs; Open plan schools–Planning; War–Causes

Electrification in post-conflict Timor-Leste: Opportunities for energy services to enhance rural agricultural development - Heynen, Anthony P.; MacGinley, Tamara J.; Aguilar, Luis E. (Energy Research & Social Science, 2024)
Timor-Leste, in Southeast Asia, emerged from decades of conflict in the late 20th century to become an independent nation in 2002. A key focus for the new nation has been to improve energy access via the rapid roll-out of an electricity network. However, Timor-Leste has seen little improvement in its (predominantly subsistence) agricultural sector, and its food security situation remains precarious. This Perspective paper aims to elucidate the influence of Timor-Leste's improvements in electricity access on its national development outcomes and how these may be enhanced, with a particular focus on rural agricultural development. Semi-structured interviews with key institutional stakeholders revealed that the electrification program was implemented through a ‘top-down’ approach, focussed on improving social cohesion rather than engaging rural landholders to modernise agricultural practices. Using the Energy Services Cascade framework, several mechanisms have been recommended to enhance energy services used in irrigation, agricultural mechanisation and post-harvest processing. These include the establishment of village energy committees; providing lending and subsidies for agricultural equipment; and supporting women's involvement in agriculture and energy services. In addition, the wider use of the Multi-Tier Framework should be considered to better understand the community-level energy access situation. More broadly, the findings emphasise that electrification programs in post-conflict reconstruction should have strong community engagement to fulfil the potential of electrification to enhance development outcomes.
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Keywords: Agriculture; Development; Electrification; Energy services; Post-conflict; SDG 7; Timor-Leste

Ministry’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Workshop to Attract 120 Experts from Across the World - Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (2024)
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Titre du rapport - Traore, Moussa (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Assisting in Writing Wikipedia-like Articles From Scratch with Large Language Models - Shao, Yijia; Jiang, Yucheng; Kanell, Theodore A.; Xu, Peter; Khattab, Omar; Lam, Monica S. (arXiv, 2024)
We study how to apply large language models to write grounded and organized long-form articles from scratch, with comparable breadth and depth to Wikipedia pages. This underexplored problem poses new challenges at the pre-writing stage, including how to research the topic and prepare an outline prior to writing. We propose STORM, a writing system for the Synthesis of Topic Outlines through Retrieval and Multi-perspective Question Asking. STORM models the pre-writing stage by (1) discovering diverse perspectives in researching the given topic, (2) simulating conversations where writers carrying different perspectives pose questions to a topic expert grounded on trusted Internet sources, (3) curating the collected information to create an outline. For evaluation, we curate FreshWiki, a dataset of recent high-quality Wikipedia articles, and formulate outline assessments to evaluate the pre-writing stage. We further gather feedback from experienced Wikipedia editors. Compared to articles generated by an outline-driven retrieval-augmented baseline, more of STORM's articles are deemed to be organized (by a 25% absolute increase) and broad in coverage (by 10%). The expert feedback also helps identify new challenges for generating grounded long articles, such as source bias transfer and over-association of unrelated facts.
arXiv:2402.14207 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.14207 2405685:TYQUGGVR
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Computation and Language

Introducing Meta Llama 3: The most capable openly available LLM to date - Meta (Meta AI, 2024)
Today, we’re introducing Meta Llama 3, the next generation of our state-of-the-art open source large language model. In the coming months, we expect to share new capabilities, additional model sizes, and more.
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The World Bank in Vietnam - World Bank (World Bank, 2024)
Vietnam’s shift from a centrally planned to a market economy has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world into a lower middle-income country. Vietnam now is one of the most dynamic emerging countries in East Asia region.
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Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank (2024)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the inclusion of refugee students in Greek schools: Pre-service teachers’ views about distance learning - Samsari, Eleni; Palaiologou, Nektaria; Nikolaou, Georgios (Societies, 2024)
Over the last two years, the prolonged massive school closure due to COVID-19 has provoked significant constraints for refugee children. The present study aimed to investigate the perceptions of Greek pre-service teachers on refugee education during the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was addressed to 32 native university students (n = 32) who attended Education Departments in Western Macedonia in Greece. The results showed that the prevalence of distance education affected pre-service teachers’ perceptions. The access to devices with internet capability as well as the cultural barriers was considered to be crucial factors for the school attendance of refugee children. Participants’ perceptions of the level of teacher preparation in a distance learning environment were related to their level of self-efficacy for supporting refugee students. The findings suggest that in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, the international community should make efforts to ensure the school attendance of all refugee students.
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Towards cool cities and communities: Preparing for an increasingly hot future by the development of heat-resilient infrastructure and urban heat management plan - Cui, Yi; Yin, Mingqiang; Cheng, Xiang; Tang, Junqing; He, Bao-Jie (Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2024)
Planning for extreme heat challenges is an urgent task for urban planners, designers, and managers because urban heat is a new normal climate-related challenge for many cities. However, how to integrate existing scientific outcomes and achieve the transformation from research to practice is a critical question. This study aims to frame a heat-resilient infrastructure system and an urban heat management plan (UHMP) to better promote heat solution implementation. This study analyses heat-related challenges, with China as a typical nation with highly urbanized and urbanizing cities, to demonstrate the urgency of preparing for an extreme heat era. This study then elucidates the fundamentals and methods for heat-resilient infrastructure and UHMP development, with a structure of prevention, preparation, mitigation, adaptation, and co-benefits approaches. Heat–resilient infrastructure was framed to ensure that society withstands, responds to, and recovers from heat–related impacts through actions of planning, design, construction, and operation, considering structural measures, non–structural measures, and a co-benefits approach. Furthermore, a UHMP framework was developed by determining the key mission, critical components, and associated agencies. Overall, this study provides planners, designers, and managers with theoretical and methodological frameworks to comprehensively understand heat solutions and increase their implementation capacity.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.eti.2024.103568 2339240:RXVRKFX2 2405685:VB3C5JJS
Keywords: Challenges and opportunities; Heat-resilient infrastructure; Information technology and telecommunication; Preparation; mitigation and adaptation; Structural and non-structural measures; Urban heat management

Kaduna State Government, Google, DSN Launch First Hausa-Language AI Learning Series – Independent Newspaper Nigeria - Adejumoh, Justus (2024)
Independent.ng - Nigeria News - Top Nigerian newspapers - Breaking news - Top news headlines from Nigeria and World.
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Effective and scalable math support: Evidence on the impact of an AI-Tutor on math Achievement in Ghana - Henkel, Owen; Horne-Robinson, Hannah; Kozhakhmetova, Nessie; Lee, Amanda (arXiv, 2024)
This study evaluates the impact of Rori, an AI powered conversational math tutor accessible via WhatsApp, on the math performance of approximately 1,000 students in grades 3-9 across 11 schools in Ghana. Each school was assigned to a treatment group or control group; the students in the control group continued their regular math instruction, while students in the treatment group engaged with Rori, for two 30-minute sessions per week over 8 months in addition to regular math instruction. We find that the math growth scores were substantially higher for the treatment group with an effect size of 0.37, and that the results were statistically significant (p < 0.001). The fact that Rori works with basic mobile devices on low-bandwidth data networks gives the intervention strong potential to support personalized learning on other low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), where laptop ownership and high-speed internet - prerequisite for many video-centered learning platforms - remain extremely limited. While the results should be interpreted judiciously, as they only report on year 1 of the intervention, and future research is necessary to better understand which conditions are necessary for successful implementation, they do suggest that chat-based tutoring solutions leveraging artificial intelligence could offer a costeffective approach to enhancing learning outcomes for millions of students globally.
arXiv:2402.09809 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.09809 2405685:L2LGL5QE
Keywords: Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction

Unlocking Literacy: Navigating Parental Engagement with Worldreader’s BookSmart in Kenya - Smith, Wendy; Nicolai, Susan; Kartha, Ashwati; Kimani, Olivia (EdTech Hub, 2024)
Globally, just one-third of 10-year-olds can read and understand basic written stories. Can EdTech and parental engagement change this? Read on to learn more.
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Disclosable Version of the ISR - Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project - P165557 - Sequence No : 08 - Ackwerh, Eunice (World Bank, 2024)
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OpenAI x International Rescue Committee: Leveraging AI to Scale Ed-Tech in Crisis Affected Settings | International Rescue Committee (IRC) - International Rescue Committee (2024)
Ahead of the AI for Good Summit, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is announcing a new humanitarian partnership with OpenAI leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to improve learning outcomes and reduce disruptions in learning for children in crisis-affected communities.
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EdTech in Lao People's Democratic Republic: A Rapid Scan - Afzal, Nimra; Thang, Sarah; Tulivuori, Jukka; Thinley, Sangay; Mazari, Haani (EdTech Hub, 2024)
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 discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries, and in this case, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). This report was originally written in February 2024. It is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert based at the Australian Council for Educational Research. Keywords: Ministry of Education and Sports; digital skills; training programmes; government expenditure; learning outcomes; disparities An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Unlocking Futures: A global overview of education in emergencies financing - Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies (2024)
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AI Literacy: A Framework to Understand, Evaluate, and Use Emerging Technology - Mills, Kelly; Ruiz, Pati; Lee, Keun-woo; Coenraad, Merijke; Fusco, Judi; Roschelle, Jeremy; Weisgrau, Josh (Digital Promise, 2024)
To enable all who participate in educational settings to leverage AI tools for powerful learning, this paper describes a framework and strategies for educational leaders to design and implement a clear approach to AI literacy for their specific audiences (e.g. learners, teachers, or others) that are safe and effective. The first part of the paper describes a framework that identifies essential components of AI literacy and connects them to existing initiatives that districts have been implementing for decades. The second part of the paper identifies strategies and illustrative examples as guidance for educational leaders to integrate AI literacy in PK–12 education and adapt to their unique contexts.
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Radically transforming education systems: What signals can we pay attention to? - Salzano, Carmela; Perrier, Janne Kjaersgaard (Global Partnership for Education, 2024)
As countries embark on, accelerate or scale up their strategies for education system transformation, certain behaviors and actions may signal a profound shift in countries’ efforts to radically improve learning outcomes for all.
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African higher education network forms interdisciplinary action group to maximize ethical use of AI - Honoris United Universities (2024)
Honoris United Universities recently concluded its two-day Annual Academic Summit for 2024 in Tunis,
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Nigeria Learning Passport Reaches One Million Subscribers: A Milestone in Educational Access - UNICEF (2024)
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Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flooding Update #7 (19 June 2024) - OCHA (2024)
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Brazil’s Data Protection Authority opens public consultation on data processing for children and adolescents - Fernandes, Angélica (Mattos Filho, 2024)
The consultation will be open until July 17, 2024, aiming to gather input for future regulatory actions by the authority
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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters - UN News (UN News, 2024)
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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters | UN News - UNESCO (UN News, 2024)
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Low-cost educational messaging in West Africa: evidence on cost-effectiveness - Mitchell, Joel; Mukankusi, Aimée; D'Rozario, Jonny (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Universal Design for Learning and Artificial Intelligence in the digital era: Fostering inclusion and autonomous learning - Saborío-Taylor, Silvia; Rojas-Ramírez, Fabián (International Journal of Professional Development, Learners and Learning, 2024)
In the digital era, the convergence of universal design for learning (UDL) principles and artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a transformative force shaping education. This article explores their intersection, emphasizing their combined impact on fostering inclusion and autonomous learning through the lens of UDL’s multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. UDL, committed to inclusivity by providing various ways for students to access, engage with, and demonstrate understanding of content, synergizes with AI’s transformative capabilities. The article presents three practical applications illustrating how the integration of UDL and AI, employing multiple means, enhances autonomous learning, eliminates barriers, and cultivates inclusive educational spaces. This collaboration not only addresses immediate challenges but also serves as a catalyst for systemic change, paving the way for a more just and equitable educational landscape in the digital era. Continuous reflection, ethical considerations, and purposeful integration of UDL principles and AI are essential for refining these approaches and ensuring a responsive educational system that promotes inclusion and autonomy.
Publisher: Bastas KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.30935/ijpdll/14694 2339240:4458SAWT 2405685:ZEH5MPYZ

Unlocking Educational Opportunities : The Role of EdTech in Enhancing Access to Education for Rohingya Refugee Children - Ehlers, Henning (University of Twente, 2024)
The impact of ICT and especially EdTech within the Rohingya refugee camps remains poorly understood. The study investigates whether EdTech can serve as a scalable solution for mass education in the camps, considering current limitations. The ongoing conflict and the resulting humanitarian crisis have forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee, resulting in extremely limited educational opportunities for the children affected. Limited infrastructure hinders effective deployment of technological devices, exacerbated by unreliable power and internet access. Due to their stateless status, the Rohingya lack legal rights and protections, exposing them to exploitation, including human trafficking, child labor, child marriage and gender-based violence. The research is based on a combination of content analysis, a comparative case study analysis and an expert interview. Particular attention is paid to the factors that influence the successful use of EdTech, including infrastructure, culture and sustainability of initiatives. The work identifies both the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of EdTech in refugee camps. This study contributes to the current debate on innovative education strategies in humanitarian crises and offers recommendations to improving access to education for some of the world's most disadvantaged children.
Publisher: University of Twente KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:LD4WIWAV 2405685:3TAITHI6

Sierra Leone: Historic bill to end child marriage passed - sustained efforts to raise community awareness must now follow - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome this historic law banning child marriage in Sierra Leone. This legislation, in criminalizing marriage for anyone under the age […]
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Concept Paper on AI prepared for first time in Nepal - Rastriya Samachar Samiti (The Himalayan Times, 2024)
The government has for the first time prepared a Concept Paper on the use and practice of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Internet usage in Vietnam - Statista (2024)
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Teacher agency in the age of generative AI: Towards a framework of hybrid intelligence for learning design - Frøsig, Thomas B.; Romero, Margarida (arXiv, 2024)
Generative AI (genAI) is being used in education for different purposes. From the teachers' perspective, genAI can support activities such as learning design. However, there is a need to study the impact of genAI on the teachers' agency. While GenAI can support certain processes of idea generation and co-creation, GenAI has the potential to negatively affect professional agency due to teachers' limited power to (i) act, (ii) affect matters, and (iii) make decisions or choices, as well as the possibility to (iv) take a stance. Agency is identified in the learning sciences studies as being one of the factors in teachers' ability to trust AI. This paper aims to introduce a dual perspective. First, educational technology, as opposed to other computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools, has two distinctly different user groups and different user needs, in the form of learners and teachers, to cater for. Second, the design of educational technology often prioritises learner agency and engagement, thereby limiting the opportunities for teachers to influence the technology and take action. This study aims to analyse the way GenAI is influencing teachers' agency. After identifying the current limits of GenAI, a solution based on the combination of human intelligence and artificial intelligence through a hybrid intelligence approach is proposed. This combination opens up the discussion of a collaboration between teacher and genAI being able to open up new practices in learning design in which they HI support the extension of the teachers' activity.
arXiv:2407.06655 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.06655 2339240:YT72CHXD 2405685:H9XQHRH3
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Computers and Society

Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale - Joyner, David; Kim, Min Kyu; Wang, Xu; Xia, Meng (Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 2024)
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Generative AI Can Harm Learning - Bastani, Hamsa; Bastani, Osbert; Sungu, Alp; Ge, Haosen; Kabakcı, Özge; Mariman, Rei (Social Science Research Network, 2024)
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize how humans work, and has already demonstrated promise in significantly improving human productivity. However, a key remaining question is how generative AI affects learning, namely, how humans acquire new skills as they perform tasks. This kind of skill learning is critical to long-term productivity gains, especially in domains where generative AI is fallible and human experts must check its outputs. We study the impact of generative AI, specifically OpenAI's GPT-4, on human learning in the context of math classes at a high school. In a field experiment involving nearly a thousand students, we have deployed and evaluated two GPT based tutors, one that mimics a standard ChatGPT interface (called GPT Base) and one with prompts designed to safeguard learning (called GPT Tutor). These tutors comprise about 15% of the curriculum in each of three grades. Consistent with prior work, our results show that access to GPT-4 significantly improves performance (48% improvement for GPT Base and 127% for GPT Tutor). However, we additionally find that when access is subsequently taken away, students actually perform worse than those who never had access (17% reduction for GPT Base). That is, access to GPT-4 can harm educational outcomes. These negative learning effects are largely mitigated by the safeguards included in GPT Tutor. Our results suggest that students attempt to use GPT-4 as a "crutch" during practice problem sessions, and when successful, perform worse on their own. Thus, to maintain long-term productivity, we must be cautious when deploying generative AI to ensure humans continue to learn critical skills. * HB, OB, and AS contributed equally
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Keywords: Education; Generative AI; Human Capital Development; Human-AI Collaboration; Large Language Models

Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report - World Health Organization (2024)
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies.
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Vietnam - Unemployment rate 2023 - Statista (2024)
In 2023, the unemployment rate in Vietnam increased by 0.1 percentage points (+6.54 percent) since 2022.
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Educating in the context of ‘Dispersal’: Rural schools and refugee-background students - Brown, Jennifer L. (International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024)
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Vietnam - Britannica (Britannica, 2024)
Vietnam, country occupying the eastern portion of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a long coastline, much of which fronts on the South China Sea to the east and south. The country is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, Cambodia and Laos to the west, and China to the north. Its capital is Hanoi.
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Teachers’ use of data from digital learning platforms for instructional design: A systematic review - Hase, Alina; Kuhl, Poldi (Educational technology research and development, 2024)
Data-based decision-making is a well-established field of research in education. In particular, the potential of data use for addressing heterogeneous learning needs is emphasized. With data collected during the learning process of students, teachers gain insight into the performance, strengths, and weaknesses of their students and are potentially able to adjust their teaching accordingly. Digital media are becoming increasingly important for the use of learning data. Students can use digital learning platforms to work on exercises and receive direct feedback, while teachers gain data on the students’ learning processes. Although both data-based decision-making and the use of digital media in schools are already widely studied, there is little evidence on the combination of the two issues. This systematic review aims to answer to what extent the connection between data-based decision-making and the use of digital learning platforms has already been researched in terms of using digital learning data for further instructional design. The analysis of n = 11 studies revealed that the use of data from digital learning platforms for instructional design has so far been researched exploratively. Nevertheless, we gained initial insights into which digital learning platforms teachers use, which data they can obtain from them, and how they further use these data.
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Keywords: Data-based decision-making; Digital Education and Educational Technology; Digital learning platforms; Instructional design; K-12-Teachers; Systematic review

The Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Equity and Inclusion in Education - OECD (2024)
Series: OECD Artificial Intelligence Papers Volume: 23 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1787/15df715b-en 2339240:UJMT6222 2405685:QLNZMBT5

Who on Earth Is Using Generative AI ? - Liu, Yan; Wang, He (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2024)
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.
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Summary: Out-of-School Children and Youth - A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region - Afzal, Nimra; Barnes, Katrina; Mazari, Haani; Mitchell, Joel; Hayat, Amal; Zhao, Annette; Ullah, Noor; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; D’Rozario, Jonny; Hinks, Jessica; Thinley, Sangay (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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OpenAI says usage has doubled in the last year - Fried, Ina (Axios, 2024)
ChatGPT now has more than 200 million weekly active users.
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Researching with teachers with disabilities in Tanzania: adaptations and observations - Hennessy, Sara (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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A justice-oriented conceptual and analytical framework for decolonising and desecularising the field of educational technology - Adam, Taskeen (Education Sciences, 2024)
Education systems globally are increasingly being shaped by the logics, assumptions and pedagogical underpinnings of educational technology (EdTech) products, services, programmes, policies, and systems. These often promote rationalistic, secular, universal, objectivist, (post)modernist, written, behaviourist, and individualistic ways of being, marginalising religious, spiritual, oral, subjective, critical, and communitarian ways of being. Given that technological ways of being have been propagated globally, these logics are no longer predominantly promoted by those in the Global North, but by techno-solutionists globally, although the core-to-periphery flows of ideology and funding are still prominent. This article develops a conceptual and analytical framework for decolonising and desecularising the field of EdTech. Concepts are drawn from various discourses: the desecularisation of knowledge to set the ontological framing; embodied cognition to set the epistemological framing; and social justice and decolonial discourses to set the axiological framing. From this, the article develops the Dimensions of Human Injustice Analytical Framework—covering material, ontological and epistemic, and (geo)political injustices—to assist policymakers, educators, EdTech developers, and international development practitioners in identifying and confronting coloniality in their EdTech. Acknowledging the complexity and contentions within decolonial thought, this article does not claim a unified stance on achieving justice but aims to offer a tool for deconstructing and questioning injustices.

Choosing our future: Education for climate action - Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Venegas Marin, Sergio; Spivack, Marla; Ambasz, Diego (The World Bank, 2024)
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Berlin edtech pioneer EIDU open sources code to boost global learning - Lawrence, Cate (Tech.eu, 2024)
EIDU partners with governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to sustainably and affordably digitise public education systems.
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Can AI transform education? - Kazmi, Asyia (Gates Foundation, 2024)
An expert reveals what learning may look like in the future—and how to ensure that all students benefit equally.
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Demand-Driven Evidence Delivery and Uptake: Reflections on the Edtech Hub Helpdesk - Jordan, Katy; Thakrar, Jayshree; Patel, Prachi; Ramesh Vasudevan, Sharanya; Coflan, Caitlin; Thang, Sarah; Myers, Christina (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Perpetual emergency education: Urban refugee education in Thailand is disrupted during the COVID-19 - Akhtar, Sheraz; Keeney, Patrick (Policy Futures in Education, 2024)
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of Pakistani refugees in Bangkok, Thailand. It also assesses the effectiveness of emergency education (i.e., education in emergencies) provided by international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in meeting the educational needs of refugees. The research focuses on the intersection of the refugee situation and COVID-19 restrictions, exploring how INGOs’ emergency education programs have addressed the needs of refugee children. The study also discusses the challenges faced by refugee children, the ethical implications of INGOs’ emergency education interventions, and the long-term educational prospects of refugee children. It highlights the concept of “perpetual emergency education,” which has created a significant gap between policies and practices. As a result, the study suggests that a more sustainable approach to refugee education is needed, recommending the integration of human rights and development-based education strategies into emergency education. This approach aims to narrow the gap and create a more resilient education system, particularly for urban refugees.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/14782103241283143 2339240:7WEUEHNJ 2405685:JCURVHFZ

TCPD in Tanzania: Phase 2 Round 1 Recommendations - Swai, Calvin; Chachage, Kristeen; Koomar, Saalim; Hennessy, Sara; Massam, Winston; Komba, Aneth; Mwakabungu, Fika; Paskali, Jonathan Hegwa; Anthony, Gervace; Mrope, Winifrida Jacob; Malibichi, Mustapha; Mutura, Emmanuel; et al. (EdTech Hub, 2024)
The study reported here is for Phase 2 of the research project known as ‘The Impact of a Tech-Supported, School-Based Teacher Continuous Professional Development Model on Learning Outcomes in Tanzania’ and part of the global Empowering Teachers Initiative (ETI), which comprises 10 country projects. It is closely aligned with the implementation of ‘MEWAKA’ (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini) or Teacher continuous professional development (TCPD), and the Tanzania National TCPD implementation plan. MEWAKA is an innovative, school-based, technology-supported programme currently being implemented by the Government of Tanzania in schools nationwide. The research was co-developed and designed collaboratively between EdTech Hub, the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE), and Aga Khan University, with consultation from key stakeholders at the ministry level. The work’s current (second) phase focuses on issues of equity, agency, and adaptation in scaling MEWAKA. This policy brief summarises the key findings and recommendations from the first round of data collection for Phase 2 of the research project, conducted in March 2024. Keywords: teachers; teacher professional development; Tanzania; MEWAKA; participatory research An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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AI products: What AI EdTech products are out there? - AI for Education (AI for Education.org, 2024)
Explore our landscape mapping of AI-powered EdTech solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Pakistan. This snapshot focuses on these key regions, offering a
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What Should Ministries of Education Prioritise When Crafting Their Edtech Strategies? - Thinley, Sangay (EdTech Hub, 2024)
This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at priorities for governments and ministries of education when crafting EdTech Strategies. Interest in developing EdTech strategies related to operational targets and outcomes has increased over the past few years, especially in response to the learning disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests that countries with established EdTech strategies were better equipped to respond to the pandemic and its effects due to their advanced preparation and readiness for large-scale remote learning. We examine the key principles for EdTech strategies, including the importance of focusing on learning outcomes, inclusivity, teacher training, costs, and contextual needs, among other factors. We draw on EdTech Hub's work in supporting several governments in designing and implementing EdTech strategies, as well as broader evidence from the field, to offer practical insights. We share details of some of the most significant findings and engaging lessons EdTech Hub has learnt, such as prioritising consultative processes of strategy development while focusing on multi-modal, problem-driven EdTech solutions and interventions guided by a unifying educational goal. We highlight areas that require further research, in particular questions related to cost-effective approaches to improving global learning, how governments can develop dynamic and iterative strategies, and the role of private sector partnerships in the successful implementation of EdTech strategies. Keywords: EdTech; education technology; education strategy; best practices for EdTech; EdTech planning An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Getting ahead of climate hazards: Education cannot wait and strategic partners accelerate anticipatory action - Education Cannot Wait (2024)
As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly and Summit of the Future, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced two ground-breaking anticipatory action pilots in Pakistan and Somalia.
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Imagine Worldwide Launches Commitment to Action at CGI 2024 - Imagine Worldwide (Imagine Worldwide, 2024)
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The role of e-learning during martial law: The Ukrainian experience - Kaminskyy, Valery (E-Learning Innovations Journal, 2024)
The research aim is to reveal the role of e-learning during Martial law by the example of Ukrainian experience. It focuses on the following objectives: to outline the advantages and challenges of e-learning; to describe the peculiarities of implementation of e-learning at the different levels of education; to analyse teaching methods used to integrate e-learning; and to develop the recommendations to implement e-learning. The systemic literature review was carried out to provide an objective summary of the current topic. All sources were published between March, 2022 and May, 2024. The literature focused on e-learning in Ukraine or similar conflict-affected areas. All articles were available in English or Ukrainian. To analyse the data, the synthesis method was applied. The findings proved that e-learning became an important tool during emergencies, providing continuity in education. It was explained that e-learning is introduced at primary, secondary, and higher levels of education. It includes synchronous and asynchronous models. Certain teaching methods are used to implement e-learning effectively. They relate to interactive simulations, multimedia content, gamification, discussion forums, and personalized learning. These methods, combined, create a dynamic e-learning environment that enhances students’ educational outcomes, particularly during emergencies. The implementation of e-learning in Ukraine during Martial law requires careful consideration of the recommendations: enhancement of digital infrastructure, adoption of flexible learning, formation of digital literacy, support of mental health, using interactive methods, increase of content quality, regular assessment, encouragement of positive teacher-student interaction, implementation of adaptive learning tools, and protection of students and educators' data. The research outcomes on the role of e-learning during Martial law can be used for the development of strategic plan of implementation of e-learning tools within the learning process in the regions affected by war or other emergencies. Also, the study can contribute to future educational practices, encouraging the development of more innovative learning solutions.
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Keywords: e-learning tools; learning process; level of education; teaching method; virtual environment

Building a better Learning Management System for teachers: How Agile methods are being used to support education reform in Tanzania - Simmons, Hannah (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Decolonising Educational Technology - Koole, Marguerite; Smith, Matt; Traxler, John; Adam, Taskeen; Footring, Shri (Education Sciences, 2024)
Educational technology (EdTech) has become commonplace in modern educational practice [...]
Number: 10 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/educsci14101070 2405685:43J4KYUB
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Making Digital Learning Work: Lessons from the UNICEF-Akelius Digital Learning Initiative in 12 countries - UNICEF Innocenti (2024)
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AI‐driven adaptive learning for sustainable educational transformation - Strielkowski, Wadim; Grebennikova, Veronika; Lisovskiy, Alexander; Rakhimova, Guzalbegim; Vasileva, Tatiana (Sustainable Development, 2024)
Abstract This paper scrutinizes how adaptive learning technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming today's education by making it personalized, accessible, and efficient as well as leading people to accepting, addressing, and mitigating sustainable development. Recently, education witnessed a remarkable technological surge driven by various advances in technology, which can be demonstrated by the increase of the number of scientific publications on this topic from just 1 in 1990 to 636 in 2023. Ongoing digitalization and technological revolution in education together with the novel approach to respect each student's unique learning style and abilities paved the way for adaptive learning technologies represented by the innovative tools that personalize educational experiences to cater to individual learners. All of that contributes to preparing more educated and informed citizens, drives innovation, and supports economic growth necessary for achieving a sustainable future. Our bibliographic study employs VOSviewer to conduct a bibliometric analysis of a total number of 3518 selected publications using the keywords “adaptive learning” and “AI” (represented by articles, proceeding papers, and book chapters) indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1990 to 2024. Our results demonstrate that recent technological changes played a key role in transforming adaptive learning, which was rather reinforced by the “digital surge” in education brought about by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Our findings can be useful for further development in the field of adaptive education where they can be employed by the relevant stakeholders and policymakers as well as by the scholars and researchers.
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EdTech for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Malawi: Setting the Research Agenda - Plaut, Daniel; Pitchford, Nicola; Humphrey, Catherine (2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Fathers’ engagement in a parenting program primarily intended for female caregivers: An early qualitative process evaluation in Western Kenya - Jeong, Joshua; McCann, Juliet K.; Bhojani, Alina; Maguet, Zane; Uyehara, Malia; Ochieng, Michael (PLOS Global Public Health, 2024)
Parenting programs predominantly target one caregiver of the child or most commonly the child’s mother. However, fathers are also important caregivers whose engagement in interventions can benefit child health, nutrition, and development. In August 2023, a qualitative process evaluation was conducted during the first quarter of implementation to assess initial fidelity, quality, and outcomes of a parenting program in rural Western Kenya. In-depth interviews were conducted with female and male caregivers along with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with program delivery agents. This secondary analysis specifically focused on stakeholders’ perceptions of father involvement in the program and aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to fathers’ participation, initial program impacts when fathers were involved, and recommendations for increasing father inclusion. Thematic content analysis was conducted, and data were triangulated across stakeholder groups. Overall, relatively few fathers participated in the program. Nevertheless, for the rare cases of participating fathers, stakeholders highlighted positive changes in fathers’ caregiving attitudes and practices. Key barriers to fathers’ program engagement included restrictive gender norms and perceived opportunity costs. Stakeholders suggested several strategies for better reaching fathers, including providing financial incentives and flexible scheduling of sessions. Overall, we found that fathers’ participation and program experiences were starkly different from those of mothers. Gender-responsive program adaptations and father-targeted implementation strategies are likely to increase the fathers’ engagement in parenting programs, which in turn may facilitate greater program impacts on family caregiving and child outcomes. Future evaluations of parenting programs should combine qualitative and quantitative approaches to more comprehensively assess program impacts on fathers and over time.
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LessonPlanner: Assisting novice teachers to prepare pedagogy-driven lesson plans with Large Language Models - Fan, Haoxiang; Chen, Guanzheng; Wang, Xingbo; Peng, Zhenhui (Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2024)
Preparing a lesson plan, e.g., a detailed road map with strategies and materials for instructing a 90-minute class, is beneficial yet challenging for novice teachers. Large language models (LLMs) can ease this process by generating adaptive content for lesson plans, which would otherwise require teachers to create from scratch or search existing resources. In this work, we first conduct a formative study with six novice teachers to understand their needs for support of preparing lesson plans with LLMs. Then, we develop LessonPlanner that assists users to interactively construct lesson plans with adaptive LLM-generated content based on Gagne's nine events. Our within-subjects study (N=12) shows that compared to the baseline ChatGPT interface, LessonPlanner can significantly improve the quality of outcome lesson plans and ease users' workload in the preparation process. Our expert interviews (N=6) further demonstrate LessonPlanner's usefulness in suggesting effective teaching strategies and meaningful educational resources. We discuss concerns on and design considerations for supporting teaching activities with LLMs.
arXiv:2408.01102 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/3654777.3676390 2339240:HBQBW8FG 2405685:VB65TT97
Keywords: Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction

Using ChatGPT as a lesson planning assistant with preservice secondary mathematics teachers - Gurl, Theresa J.; Markinson, Mara P.; Artzt, Alice F. (Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2024)
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The quality of translated children's literature in the Let’s Read application: Evaluating source text meaning accuracy using Angelelli's scoring rubric - Setiajid, Harris; Krisnarani, Natalia; Nirwinastu, Diksita (ResearchGate, 2024)
PDF | This study evaluates the translation quality of a children's story, "Dive", in the Let’s Read app using Angelelli's scoring rubric. The focus is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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A Review on the Feasibility of AI-Supported Education Platforms in Afghanistan: Addressing Barriers to Women and Girls' Education - Karimy, Aziz Ullah; Rasuli, Juma; Reddy, P Chandrasekhar; Joya, Musa; Hamdard, Ali Juma; Ghulami, Hassan Rahnaward (2024 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2024)
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Global Education Monitoring Report 2024: Pacific: Technology in education – A tool on whose terms? - UNESCO (GEM Report UNESCO; Commonwealth of Learning, 2024)
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Out-of-School Children and Youth in Southeast Asia: A Rapid Scoping Study - Afzal, Nimra; Barnes, Katrina; Hayat, Amal; Mazari, Haani; Jayasinghe, Neema; Sentillas, Emil (2024)
This rapid scoping study has been conducted by EdTech Hub and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat through the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls Education (ASEAN-UK SAGE) programme. Through the ASEAN-UK SAGE programme, secondary research has been conducted on the current situation of out-of-school children and youth (OOSCY) in Southeast Asia by Dabrowski et al. (2024) and Barnes et al. (2024). Building on these efforts, this study provides an updated and nuanced overview of the reasons for children and youth in the region being out of school and the policies and programmes that support them. The study used new primary data generated by surveys with education actors and interviews with OOSCY, their caregivers, and teachers, combined with a review of existing documentation. It is important to note that this study is deliberately high level, as it seeks to provide a snapshot of the OOSCY situation in the region as a whole. The findings should therefore be considered indicative rather than comprehensive, and deeper, country-specific profiling, analyses and targeted recommendations will be provided through forthcoming country case studies and thematic papers.
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Supporting equitable access to learning via SMS in Kenya: Impact on engagement and learning outcomes - Jordan, Katy; Myers, Christina; Damani, Kalifa; Khagame, Phoebe; Mumbi, Albina; Njuguna, Lydia (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024)
Abstract The use of SMS messaging for education has grown in recent years, with particular attention recently during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Mobile phones often have high levels of ownership in low‐income contexts compared to computers, and lower connectivity requirements, which arguably make this a more equitable medium than data‐heavy online instruction, for example. However, given that gender can be a factor to influence mobile device access and use, it is also important to consider educational applications through a gender lens, to avoid further exacerbating digital divides. In this paper, we present an analysis of server log and evaluation data in relation to a literacy‐focused initiative for primary‐aged learners carried out in Kenya as part of the Tusome programme and through the SMS‐based M‐Shule education platform, which does not require an Internet connection or smartphone to run. The extent of engagement with the platform varies according to gender and location within the country. The data also demonstrate a positive impact on learning outcomes regardless of learners' gender and location. Furthermore, the learning gains are shown to be relatively cost‐effective in comparison with educational technology interventions in similar contexts. The findings show that this low‐connectivity adaptive model has a positive impact on learning outcomes. It is a scalable approach to support a range of learners in Kenya, providing more support to learners who need it, and leading to increased foundational learning outcomes overall. As such, the findings will also be of highly relevant to other low‐connectivity contexts. Practitioner notes What is already known about this topic Mobile phones can be used as a means to support learning, through mobile learning and SMS, particularly in low‐connectivity contexts, although there is a lack of rigorous evidence of impact upon learning outcomes. Mobile phone device ownership tends to be higher than computer or wired Internet connections in many low‐income contexts. Software applications which adapt to the learners' level have shown good potential for gender‐equitable learning outcomes in low‐income contexts; however, these often require an Internet connection in addition to computers or tablets to be run on. What this paper adds There is a lack of contextually relevant evidence of the impact of SMS‐based mobile learning applications in low‐resource and low‐connectivity contexts upon learning outcomes. Through analysis of data generated via an experimental design, this study provides evidence that literacy materials delivered through an SMS‐based educational platform—M‐Shule—can have a positive impact upon learning outcomes. Furthermore, gains are equitable in terms of learners' gender, and location, within Kenya. Implications for practice and/or policy Mobile phones can be an effective way of reaching learners to provide additional educational support as part of existing education programmes in low‐connectivity environments. Learning gains using M‐Shule are evidenced as significant and relatively cost‐effective. Existing high‐quality learning materials developed in other media can be effectively adapted to SMS to reach learners particularly who are out‐of‐school or during periods of educational disruption.
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Why East Africa’s education systems must build climate resilience now: Three takeaways from a conference - Mbugua, Ciku; Simmons, Hannah; Barretto, Johnpaul; Barretto, Hannah Simmons and Johnpaul, Ciku Mbugua (EdTech Hub, 2024)
How can education systems build resilience to climate change? EdTech Hub explored this critical question at the inaugural East African Community Education Conference, held in Arusha this August. Discover our key insights in this blog.
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Three Take-Aways on Climate Resilience for Education Systems in East Africa - Simmons, Hannah; Mbugua, Ciku; Barretto, Johnpaul (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Low-connectivity Educational Technology: A Case Study of Supporting Learning during Covid-19 via SMS with ‘Keep Kenya Learning’ - Jordan, Katy; Mumbi, Albina; Khagame, Phoebe; Njuguna, Lydia (Journal of Learning for Development, 2024)
The use of Short Messaging Service (SMS) for education has grown in recent years, drawing particular attention to supporting school-level learners, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This renewed interest has prompted questions about how this form of educational technology could be used in the longer term. However, despite being used in many Covid-19 responses, there are few documented examples of innovative applications in this field during the pandemic, which represents a gap in the literature. As a medium for education, SMS offers potential benefits such as being cost-effective and having positive impacts on learning. In this paper, we present a case study of an educational programme rapidly implemented during the pandemic as part of the ‘Keep Kenya Learning’ program, to support learners remotely in terms of literacy, numeracy, and social and emotional learning topics. Through the case study, we describe the innovative process used to rapidly develop content for SMS, and draw upon usage statistics, quiz scores and user feedback to gain insights into its implementation with learners and caregivers in Kenya. The case study demonstrated that educational television content can be effectively adapted to mobile delivery. Furthermore, we present practical reflections on the development and implementation of SMS educational technology which will help inform future initiatives. These include considering timing in relation to school terms when planning a supporting intervention, and designing content in a modular way to allow flexibility for learners in navigating through courses.
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Learning for an uncertain future: Artificial intelligence a challenge for Pakistani education system in the era of digital transformation - Khurshid, Saba; Khurshid, Shumaila; Toor, Hafsa Khalil (Qualitative Research Journal, 2024)
The rapid advancement of AI in education brings both significant challenges and opportunities. In Pakistan, where the educational system is facing numerous issues, AI integration has raised significant concerns. Therefore, this study aims to explore the challenges AI poses to the Pakistani education system in the era of digital transformation.,A focus group was conducted with 13 participants, including educators and heads of departments from universities located in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Thematic analysis was used to generate themes from the data.,The study findings indicated that AI integration in education can provide personalized and adaptive learning and teaching experiences by bridging the educational divide through easy access to quality education. Participants also highlighted the anxieties related to the digital divide as a great challenge for Pakistan. The integration of AI and automation in education is also raising concerns about job displacement for educators.,It highlighted that the integration of AI into the educational system can also bring both challenges and opportunities. To tackle these issues, potential strategies such as professional development and training programs to develop AI literacy among educators need to be introduced.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/QRJ-02-2024-0045 2339240:I72XLUAG 2405685:XTHZTMER

aprendIA - International Rescue Committee (Airbel Impact Lab, 2024)
The Airbel Center is the innovation team at the International Rescue Committee. We develop products, services, and systems to improve humanitarian response—creating lasting impact for people affected by conflict and crisis.
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The future of learning: The impact of EdTech on learning outcomes in the Philippines - Deshpande, Tanvi; White, Lauren (GSMA, 2024)
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Exploring the reach and influence of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Programme: A Scoping Study - Brugha, Meaghan; Afzal, Nimra; Flam, Rebekka (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Artificial Intelligence for Education in Bangladesh: Insights from the First Small-Scale Artificial Intelligence Needs Assessment and Training for Primary Education Teachers - Kong, Byeongjo; Li, Zhigang; Ratner, Sara; University of Oxford; Hemberg, Erik; AnyScale Learning For All; Haque, A. K. M. Shamsul (Asian Development Bank, 2024)
Bangladesh, with one of the largest education systems in the world, has started to lay the foundation for reskilling its youth in preparation for an automated world of work. The country has thus looked to using artificial intelligence (AI) in the education sector, recognizing its promise to transform the teaching–learning landscape while acknowledging the challenges inherent in its adoption. This paper presents results of an AI needs assessment survey and training workshop conducted among primary education teachers from 2023 to 2024, to gather opinions on pedagogies that could benefit from AI-enabled automation, as well as understand respondents’ perceptions of integrating AI and automation into their teaching tasks.
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From algorithm outputs to classroom impact: A conversation with Marian Abu, director of teacher management at the Teaching Service Commission - Frazer, Madleen Madina (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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How Do In-Service Communities of Practice Support Teacher Learning and What Role Can EdTech Play? - Adam, Taskeen; Friese, Laila; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at how in-service Communities of Practice (CoPs) support teacher learning and how EdTech can enhance this aspect of teacher professional development (TPD) in low- and middle-income countries. In-service CoPs have become an important component of TPD, creating spaces where teachers can share their knowledge and experiences, practice and reflect on pedagogical approaches, and support one another through classroom challenges. We focus on EdTech Hub’s work in design-based implementation research for TPD with particular reference to large-scale national TPD programmes in Tanzania, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. CoPs have been an essential part of these programmes. Cross-cutting insights and similarities identified across these programmes surface effective practices in designing and implementing CoPs, including the role of EdTech in enabling, supporting, or enhancing them. We present findings and recommendations that inform how various tech modalities used in CoPs have been instrumental in supporting TPD at the ‘teacher’, ‘school’, and ‘system’ levels. Lastly, we explore areas that require further research, namely, the need to measure the impact of CoPs, specifically regarding improved classroom instruction and learning outcomes. There is minimal information on the cost-effectiveness of CoPs and the use of technologies within them; this area merits further research. More testing could also be done to better understand facilitators’ training and support needs and their level of ease with implementing their roles in CoPs. Keywords: Teacher professional development; teacher continuous professional development; learning management systems; communities of practice; teacher learning circles An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Cost-effectiveness of digital personalised learning: Three interventions from Kenya - Anonymised for Peer Review (EdTech Hub, 2025)
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Teacher Motivation: Exploring non-financial incentives in school-based teacher professional development in Tanzania - Anonymised for Peer Review (EdTech Hub, 2025)
High-income countries often use external incentives such as remuneration, professional pathways or accreditation to motivate teachers to engage in professional development. This paper reflects on the challenges of engaging teachers in school-based professional development in resource-scarce education environments where the use of such incentives is not feasible and explores practical strategies to motivate their engagement. In such contexts, where qualified teacher status and promotion are not tied to engagement in professional development, other means for encouraging teachers to take up professional learning opportunities are paramount. In this two-year, iterative, design-based implementation research study of a national teacher professional development initiative in Tanzania, non-financial incentives were tested in eight rural schools. Findings show that completion certificates motivated teachers; achievement certificates had mixed results due to doubt around the fairness of the peer-review process. Additionally, teachers were intrinsically motivated by other changes in the programme such as access to relevant digital modules which allowed for teacher agency, and by increased collegial relationships and collaboration. Keywords: teacher motivation; school-based teacher professional development; design-based implementation research; Tanzania, non-financial incentives; intrinsic and extrinsic motivation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Bridging Educational Gaps Watching TV at Home: The Impact of an Educational TV Show on Kenyan Children - Baier, Jasmin; Barasa, Laura; Bottan, Nicolas; Ghosh, Anushka; Millrine, Mark (SSRN, 2025)
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EdTech for Contexts of Forced Displacement: A Rapid Evidence Review - Barnes, Katrina; Katrin, L (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This Rapid Evidence Review provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to the implementation of EdTech programmes, platforms, and devices for learners in contexts of forced displacement. The main aim of the review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others), with a clear picture of which interventions may be the most effective in these contexts and, crucially, which implementation decisions facilitate or hinder this effectiveness. We reviewed evidence generated between 2019 and 2024 on EdTech implementations in different contexts of forced displacement. We focused on implementations aimed at primary- and secondary-age learners, as well as their teachers and caregivers. Keywords: forced displacement, refugee education, education in emergencies An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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EdTech for Education in Emergencies: A Rapid Evidence Review - Barnes, Katrina; Ramesh Vasudevan, Sharanya; Flam, Rebekka (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to the implementation of EdTech programmes, platforms, and devices in emergency contexts. The main aim of the review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others) with a clear picture of ‘what works’ regarding EdTech in emergencies. Crucially, it also aims to create an understanding of the conditions necessary to ensure the effectiveness of these interventions. Accordingly, the results of the review are grouped under three key themes: types of EdTech that are most effective in emergencies; barriers and challenges that limit EdTech effectiveness in emergencies; and conditions for effective implementation of EdTech in emergencies. Keywords: Education in Emergencies; EdTech; crisis contexts; remote learning An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Education Development Trust - Education Development Trust (2025)
Improving school systems at scale and provide empowering employability and careers services to young people and adults.
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EdTech Policy Rapid Scan for Sub-Saharan Africa - Flam, Rebekka; Oyedele, Oluwatomisin (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This rapid scan presents a curated list of EdTech policies in sub-Saharan Africa, compiled in response to a request from the World Bank. Based on desk research from mid-2024, it highlights that most policies predate COVID-19, with few new ones emerging post-2020. Many countries lack dedicated EdTech policies, instead relying on broader ICT or education strategies. Common themes include digital infrastructure, distance learning, and teacher training, while gaps remain in support for marginalised learners. The report provides an overview of existing policies, while the highlighted trends offer insights for future policy development. Keywords: EdTech policy; education policy; sub-Saharan Africa; EdTech governance; digital learning; digital infrastructure An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Leveraging Existing Technology in Low-Resource Settings: Conceiving and developing implementation plans for schools - Hayat, Amal; Flam, Rebekka; Handigol, Apoorva (EdTech Hub, 2025)
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Rapport de l’échange de connaissances - Koomar, Saalim; Rasolohery, Hasiniavo; Oojorah, Avinash; Udhin, Waaiza (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This is a report on a knowledge exchange visit between the Ministry of National Education of Madagascar and the Mauritius Institute for Education. The visit focused on sharing lessons and discussing ongoing projects related to technology in education. Key objectives included presenting successes and challenges of distance learning, discussing pedagogical design and digital platforms, and exploring long-term collaboration. School visits provided insights into technology integration in classrooms and teacher experiences. The report details the workshop's activities, participants, and key points, emphasising the importance of data-driven projects, feedback mechanisms, and continuous evaluation. Recommendations for future collaboration include short-term actions like remote communication and training, medium-term initiatives like co-presenting at conferences and personnel exchange, and long-term goals like co-applying for regional research projects. Keywords: teacher professional development; Madagascar; Moodle; knowledge exchange; EdTech; pedagogy Ce rapport porte sur une visite d’échange de connaissances entre le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale de Madagascar et le Mauritius Institute for Education. La visite avait pour objectif de partager les enseignements tirés et de discuter des projets en cours liés aux technologies éducatives. Les principaux objectifs comprenaient la présentation des succès et des défis de l’apprentissage à distance, la discussion sur la conception pédagogique et les plateformes numériques, ainsi que l’exploration d’une collaboration à long terme. Les visites d’écoles ont permis d’observer l’intégration des technologies en classe et l’expérience des enseignants. Le rapport détaille les activités de l’atelier, les participants et les points clés, en mettant l’accent sur l’importance des projets basés sur les données, des mécanismes de retour d’information et de l’évaluation continue. Les recommandations pour une future collaboration incluent : Actions à court terme : communication et formation à distance; Initiatives à moyen terme : co-présentation lors de conférences et échanges de personnel; Objectifs à long terme : candidature conjointe à des projets de recherche régionaux. Mots clés: formation pédagogique; Madagascar; Moodle; échange de connaissances; technologie dans l’éducation; pédagogie An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Embedding gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in research with teachers: A self-assessment framework. - Lynch, Ingrid (Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development and Fundación SUMMA., 2025)
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Note de conseils sur la plateforme numérique - Messa, Angele; Koomar, Saalim; Mitchell, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2025)
This document is a guidance note on digital platforms, specifically focusing on e-learning and the use of Opale and Moodle software. It aims to support the implementation of a digital learning platform in Madagascar. The report addresses questions and challenges faced by the Ministry of National Education in developing and deploying digital educational content. It covers various aspects of e-learning, including evaluation methods, content structuring, accessibility, interactivity, and technical requirements. Key topics include different evaluation models, types of e-learning evaluation (formative and summative), guidelines for using Opale, tablet specifications for online learning, ensuring course accessibility, and using Moodle both online and offline. The document also provides a checklist for ensuring quality in e-learning course development and implementation. Keywords: e-learning; Moodle; Opale; digital platform; accessibility; usability; Madagascar Ce document est une note d’orientation sur les plateformes numériques, avec un accent particulier sur l’e-learning et l’utilisation des logiciels Opale et Moodle. Il vise à soutenir la mise en place d’une plateforme d’apprentissage numérique à Madagascar. Le rapport aborde les questions et défis rencontrés par le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale dans le développement et le déploiement de contenus éducatifs numériques. Il traite de divers aspects de l’e-learning, notamment les méthodes d’évaluation, la structuration des contenus, l’accessibilité, l’interactivité et les exigences techniques. Les principaux sujets incluent les différents modèles d’évaluation, les types d’évaluation en e-learning (formative et sommative), les recommandations pour l’utilisation d’Opale, les spécifications des tablettes pour l’apprentissage en ligne, l’accessibilité des cours et l’utilisation de Moodle en mode en ligne et hors ligne. Le document propose également une liste de contrôle pour garantir la qualité du développement et de la mise en œuvre des cours en e-learning. Mots clés: e-learning; Moodle; Opale; platforme numériques; accessibilité; usabilité; Madagascar An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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National Digital Learning Strategy for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education & Teaching Service Commission 2025–2030 - Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (Government of Sierra Leone, 2025)
Sierra Leone launches first-ever National Digital Learning Strategy The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) are pleased to announce the launch of Sierra Leone’s first-ever National Digital Learning Strategy (NDLS) — a groundbreaking framework aimed at leveraging educational technology to improve teaching and learning in Sierra Leone. Developed through a collaborative and consultative process with representatives from the MBSSE, TSC, Ministry of Tertiary and Higher Education (MTHE), Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU), and Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation (MoCTI) and shaped by insights from students, teachers, district leaders and officials, the NDLS outlines key priorities related to addressing the digital divide in Sierra Leone; improving teachers’ digital capabilities; strengthening learners’ access to technology; improving access to localized content, and improving coordination mechanisms between all EdTech stakeholders. EdTech Hub is a proud partner of this work alongside the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UNICEF, the World Bank, and other collaborators. This collaboration included technical guidance and support throughout the process. The NDLS represents a collective commitment to transforming education and building future-ready learners and educators.
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