In this episode, I chat with Dr. Stephen Hodges, CEO of Efekta Education, about how AI can supercharge education in the developing world. You’ll hear how teachers in Brazil use a flipped classroom model with AI, how personalized instruction can address Bloom’s two sigma problem, and what schools need to get right before rolling out AI tools. If you want to see what thoughtful, AI-powered learning looks like around the world, this episode has you covered!
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Tips for How AI Can Supercharge Education Around the World
- Use AI-powered instruction to give yourself the choice of who and when to support.
- Prioritize individual practice and feedback in skill-based learning like language learning, since that is where personalized AI tools offer the biggest uplift.
- Look for AI solutions built on proven teaching expertise and locally relevant content.
- Teach appropriate AI use in the context of learning a subject rather than as a separate standalone class.
SPONSORED BY Efekta Education
This episode is brought to you by Efekta Education, the award-winning technology company that brings state-of-the-art teaching and learning technology to classrooms across the world.
Efekta’s technology is used by millions of students and tens of thousands of teachers globally, providing one of the world’s most advanced agentic teaching platforms to governments, public and private school systems, universities, and publishers.
Efekta develops its teaching solutions with and for the teachers and educators it works alongside, ensuring the tools used in classrooms are safe, relevant and, most importantly, genuinely effective.
If you’d like to find out more about Efekta and see how its tools are being used in schools, you can find the team on LinkedIn or visit Efekta.com.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
- Connect with Dr. Stephen Hodges on LinkedIn
- Explore EF Education First, the world’s largest language school and the company Efekta Education spun out from
- Learn more about Efekta Education
