I am currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a think tank where I am exploring the use of digital learning & employment credentials, generative AI in education & emerging #edtech policies, tools & initiatives, post-pandemic

Web pages may not be long for this world anyway, I guess, except as sustenance for AIs. RIP. (so long, and thanks for all the fish).

I'll see if I can re-post everything somewhere else (and then work on related SEO, so that these things can be found and accessed again). Until then, it'll just be what's available in the Internet Archive.

While admittedly niche, long tail stuff, one post (worst practice in ICT use in education) had over a million reads; in its prime, this blog "exploring the use of information and communication technologies to benefit education in developing countries" got about 30k reads a week.

This was (and remains) an undercovered topic. When people searched for all sorts of edtech-related stuff, individual blog posts came up very highly -- many times because a post was the only source of information on a specific topic.

Personal pride aside, I think this is a real shame. For better or worse, these 250+ essays/posts represent a pretty unique documentation of the growth of the use of educational technologies around the world outside of the 'rich' countries of Europe, North America and Asia.

Thanks to the people who alerted me to this: The World Bank EduTech blog ( does indeed appear to have been deleted, including all individual posts/essays and seven annual compendia, from the World Bank web site.

The Twitter account that I opened 15 years ago for the World Bank's #edtech program, @WBedutech, has now been closed; the archive will remain. Thanks to the 18k+ subscribers with whom we interacted over the years. Follow @WBG_Education for news on the World Bank's edtech work.

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RT @DigitalPromise: Our team is proud to launch a new certification that recognizes learning & employment record (LER) tech that centers th….

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RT @DaveEvansPhD: When people reach out to high schoolers via WhatsApp, they can boost enrollment in teacher training programs. But when th….

RT @sharplm: UCL has produced a case study on "Generative AI and education futures" based on video extracts from my keynote address. Higher….

fyi a new edtech-related job opportunity at Brookings: | This is to be my research assistant, the 2nd member of the new #edtech team here! (more on my background & stuff I'm working on: LERs, AI/education, policies, ethics, equity .

How Schools Are Coaching — or Coaxing — Teachers to Use ChatGPT | good #edtech piece from @OBanerji in @EdSurge.

RT @gbceducation: "A strong ESG strategy is linked to higher profitability and return on investment." @ESFriedman11 explains how your organ….

RT @cristobalcobo: Finally here!. "The New Digital Education Policy Landscape: From Education Systems to Platforms" edited with @arivas7 pu….

The Future Belongs to Online Learners — But Only If Programs Can Help Them Succeed | this is a good article #edtech.

AI and the next digital divide in education:.1st: rich have tech, poor do not. 2nd: rich have tech & skills to use, poor have tech but lack skills.3rd?: rich have tech + people, poor just have tech.

UNESCO's new paper on 'Generative AI and the future of education' #edtech

Constructive Criticism? Working with (Rather than Against) the Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) Back-Lash | Useful quick analysis from @Neil_Selwyn #edtech