How can we adapt research methodologies to robustly measure the impact of technology in education, given its fast-moving nature?
Background
Digital technologies, and AI in particular, will provide great opportunities – and potentially challenges – for teaching and school management. We want to make sure that we have a strong evidence base as these technologies grow in use.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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EEF ESRC Technology Enhanced Learning Academic Impact Placement
I will investigate ways to ensure that existing and future evidence, produced by both the Education Endowment Foundation and external partners, achieves the maximum possible impact in the shortest possible time. The work...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving the impact and uptake of educational technology in the classroom, addressing the need to measure the impact of technology in education.
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TransEET: Transforming Education with Emerging Technologies
TransEET will forge sustainable connections and synergies between a research Lab in the most historical University in Widening Greece and four respective highly impacting labs in leading institutions in Europe. It will a...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on transforming education with emerging technologies, including AI, to meet the needs of the 21st century.
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An innovative online teaching platform that uses AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons in order to augment teaching capacity in schools
Trulience is a UK-based technology SME with a core project team of Marek Zwiefka-Sibley (tech entrepreneur/ex-senior director of Blackboard Inc.) and Benjamin Weekes (CTO/ex-technical director of Blackboard Inc.). There...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the use of AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons to augment teaching capacity in schools, but does not specifically focus on adapting research methodologies to measure the impact of technology in education.