Bio
Michael Trucano is a Senior Advisor at the AI in Education Observatory, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Vice Chair of Digital Promise and Co-Chair of the GPE’s Global Reference Group on Technology in Education. His work explores issues related to effective and ethical uses of new technologies in education, especially related to artificial intelligence (AI). For over 25 years, Mike has provided policy advice, research, and technical assistance to governments in over 70 countries seeking to utilize new technologies in their education systems, including as the World Bank’s first global lead for technology and innovation in education and as co-founder of its edtech team. The founder of the influential EduTech blog, he now writes the Beyond Two Sigmas newsletter on Substack.
“As education systems around the world face great challenges during a time of great technology change, independent voices and perspectives are more needed than ever. This is why the work of the EdTech Hub is so valuable. What works, what doesn’t, for whom and why: These are the fundamental questions that the Hub explores related to technology use in education, free from hype and informed by evidence. Along the way, it is in continuous dialogue with people and groups making consequential decisions about how to use technology to support teachers and learners in ways that are effective, equitable and practical.”
