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A digital credential should answer who issued it and what it proves
A badge can be easy to display and difficult to interpret.
Education Technology
Learning systems, classroom tools and credentials evaluated through access, feedback and learner progress.
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Understand Education Technology
Education technology supports teaching, study, assessment and the communication of achievement. This sector evaluates tools through learner needs, useful practice, feedback and access. Topics range from online courses and classroom systems to artificial intelligence and digital credentials, with a consistent distinction between participating in an activity and demonstrating the ability to use a skill.
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Try a classroom tool using a keyboard before rolling it out
A digital classroom activity should be usable by the people expected to complete it.
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Use an AI tutor to reveal a learner’s reasoning, not hide it
An AI learning tool can provide a response quickly.
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Choose an online course by the practice it asks you to complete
A course catalogue tells you what is available to watch.
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A learning platform should make practice and feedback easier
A long course library can look impressive while leaving learners unsure what to do tomorrow.
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Verifiable credentials make provenance inspectable, not qualifications interchangeable
Digital credential systems can make records easier to inspect and exchange.
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Accessibility belongs in the first classroom technology trial
Classroom technology should be evaluated as a complete experience.
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Education AI should make feedback and revision visible
Education AI should be judged by the learning it supports, not only the text it produces.
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Course completion and demonstrated learning should be reported separately
Learning platforms can report many forms of activity, from video views to certificates earned.
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UNESCO’s technology question remains useful for education buyers
A long course library can look impressive while leaving learners unsure what to do tomorrow.