How might we co-design tools and policies with teachers to ensure they are shaped by real teaching and learning needs? The story of AI in education should not be written without teachers, yet too often teachers are excluded from decisions about whether and how AI is used across education systems – from policy to practice. EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory is…
This blog synthesises the conversation from an AI Observatory webinar, launching the Ministries of Education AI Challenge. The conversation on AI in education has focused on classrooms and learning tools — and that’s a good thing. But we’re missing another frontier: the power of AI to make the administrative systems that support education smarter, faster, and more effective. The AI…
One challenge in education today is: In most countries, teachers tend to gain their knowledge of AI informally, which often results in misconceptions and fragmented understanding (UNESCO, 2025), increasing the risk that AI will be misused or its benefits unfairly distributed. Each week, we are spotlighting a section of the framework, showing how early signals of change inform it, so…
How do we equip learners with the knowledge and life skills needed for jobs in a world that is still taking shape and rapidly transforming in the age of AI? This is one challenge the world faces in the ever-evolving landscape of AI in education — and AI in our societies more broadly. Each week we are spotlighting a section…
One challenge in education today is: generic AI skills for learners are increasingly seen as essential, but they are not enough on their own (WEF, 2025). Interventions that focus narrowly on technical know-how (Sperling et al., 2025; Deriba & Sanusi, 2025) risk reducing AI literacy to a tick-box exercise and deepening the gap between students who merely use AI and…
One challenge in education today is: how do we leverage AI for improved learning without compromising our cognitive ability, or losing our creativity. Early signals Setting guardrails for responsible use Governments and universities are creating policies that balance AI experimentation with expectations on integrity, transparency, and inclusion. Shifting AI to an object of inquiry and reflection Education systems are issuing…
About the webinar When people think of AI in education, they picture chatbots and classrooms. But is the real revolution happening inside ministries? Join the EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory as we kick off the Ministries of Education AI Challenge. We’ll introduce the 6 countries taking part in the Challenge and hear directly from ministry teams about the concrete problems they’re…
There’s nothing quite like thinking about grading in the age of AI to make you realise how quickly the ground under our feet is shifting. Right now, teachers are using AI to grade students’ work. At the same time, students are using AI to produce work to be graded. You don’t have to think too long before you see the…
Signals of the week: Micro-interventions, AI readiness in higher ed, and rethinking grades Each week, we spotlight signals of change in AI and education – and consider what they might mean for the future of learning in low- and middle-income countries. Using the Three Horizons framework, we track what’s beginning to upgrade existing systems, what may soon disrupt the status…
Signals of the week: confidence gaps, Study Mode under scrutiny, and shaping shared direction Each week, we spotlight signals of change in AI and education – and consider what they might mean for the future of learning in low- and middle-income countries. Using the Three Horizons framework, we track what’s beginning to upgrade existing systems, what may soon disrupt the…
