(Personalization vs Personalized learning) has shifted the center of attention from the impact of quality teaching, to the power of a non-human classroom. – Arantes (2023) Personalised Learning vs. Personalisation The debate around personalised learning often stems from the conflation of personalised learning—mainly a human-led process—and personalisation, which is AI-led and data-driven. It is essential […]

Hi Rovincer, my blog post is on Canva this week as I don’t feel I can be as creative using blogs.ed.ac.uk. I hope this is ok. How will the future of education be shaped by AI? 

The EdTech Investors’ Agenda In recent years, EdTech has transformed from a specialised sector into a multi-billion global industry. While traditionally framed as a way to improve learning, EdTech is increasingly shaped by financial actors—investors, venture capital firms, and private equity funds and a splash of charisma marketing and the advantage of discursive closure. These […]

Toddle: Platformisation and the Business of EdTech The landscape of education technology has changed significantly in recent years, with platforms becoming central to the way schools, teachers, and students interact with learning tools. Among the many players in the EdTech sector, Toddle has emerged as a platform specifically designed for schools using inquiry-based learning frameworks […]

Bridge International Academies (BIA) explicitly states that their model “does not require qualified teachers.” Instead, they claim that anyone can deliver pre-scripted lessons using tablets. In doing so, they strip away the essence of what it means to be a teacher. But what is the essence of a teacher? What is the role of the […]

To address whether the Ed-Tech sector solves what’s broken in education, we must first ask: What, if anything, is wrong with education? Who better to answer this than students and teachers? In my role at an EY12 international school, I interviewed five educators (from Early Years to Grade 12) and five students. The responses were […]

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