Harnessing Evidence to Drive Success Insights from our Evidence-Led EdTech Entrepreneurship Course Over the last two years, the EdTech Hub Evidence-Led EdTech Entrepreneurship Course has graduated over 100 entrepreneurs from across Africa who embarked on a journey, navigating through structured learning paths, engaging with experts, and connecting with peers. Their goal? To harness evidence in foundational literacy and numeracy, product…
How Can Decision-Makers Assess EdTech Interventions for Cost-Effectiveness to Enable Better Investments? Part of the learning brief series quick insights full brief (pdf) full brief (text) A guide for Policymakers Implementers EdTech Investors Why this matters As education decision-makers increasingly look to EdTech tools and interventions to help catalyse impact on education outcomes, cost-effectiveness is among their most important concerns.…
What is ‘Nudging’ in Education and How Does it Contribute to Behaviour Change? Part of the learning brief series quick insights full brief (pdf) full brief (text) A guide for Implementers Decision-makers Researchers Why this matters Nudging is a behaviour change strategy increasingly used in education to address challenges like student attendance, teaching practices, parental and caregiver engagement, and cultural…
How Can EMIS be Designed and Implemented in Ways That Make Them Useful? Part of the learning brief series quick insights full brief (pdf) full brief (text) A guide for Decision-makers EdTech researchers Developmental organisations Non-governmental organisations Government bodies Bureaus of statistics Why this matters Education management information systems (EMIS) integrate fragmented processes and functions into linked data that is…
How Can Participatory Methods Centre Teachers Within Education Policy? Part of the learning brief series quick insights full brief (pdf) full brief (text) A guide for Teachers Policymakers Researchers Why this matters Participatory approaches to evidence-building in education mean that those closest to the context have a voice and are provided with the space to share their wisdom to inform…
How Can Implementers Apply Digital Personalised Learning in Schools? Part of the learning brief series quick insights full brief (pdf) full brief (text) A guide for Policymakers Implementers School Administrators Why this matters Digital personalised learning (DPL) tools have the potential to be transformative for the future of education. By using adaptive technology to tailor learning content to individual learner…
Learning Brief Series Made to help busy decision-makers enhance their EdTech strategy about the series all learning briefs quick insights What’s the learning brief series? EdTech Hub’s learning briefs are a collection of practical, evidence-backed resources, made for people working to improve the use of technology in education. Each brief brings together years of expertise from the leading players across…
Over the last four years, EdTech Hub has worked closely with education leaders and researchers to empower people in low- and middle-income countries with evidence for effective technology use in education. In this post, we join the conversation about the demand for evidence in EdTech referencing a recent blog written by Rohan Carter-Rau and Brad Olsen at The Brookings Institution.…
Developing a National EdTech Strategy Providing practical information on developing a national EdTech strategy to support education decision-makers download full strategy (PDF) Quick links The purpose of this resource What this resource covers Why this resource is needed 5 things to be aware of before developing a strategy Read the full strategy Further resources The purpose of this resource This…
Despite two years of recovery since Covid-19 lockdowns, school systems worldwide still experience lower post-pandemic attendance levels than pre-Covid. Marginalised learners have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Several strategies are being used to accelerate returns to schooling. Messaging is one strategy that is often regarded as likely to be highly cost-effective. Our Hub-led research in Ghana tests and compares…
