Bio

 I’m a Research Director at EdTech Hub, and a Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry at University of Cambridge. My particular responsibilities within EdTech Hub have recently focused on (co-)leadership of the 3.5 year research programme on teacher professional development (TPD) in Tanzania. I am a member of the Ethics Panel and  previously was a Research Director, led a large systematic review of technology use in TPD in LMICs, and convened the Advisory Pool.

Background: I’ve worked in the field of EdTech for over three decades now, focusing particularly on TPD, teacher inquiry, and interactive pedagogy, including in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. www.oer4schools.org). I also co-lead the interdisciplinary Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research (CEDiR) group and was an Editor of the British Journal of Educational Technology until 2024.

Related Work

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Exploring the Gender Differences in Technology Use for Educational Purposes at Home Among Students in Pakistan

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TCPD in Tanzania: Phase 2 Round 1 Recommendations

The study reported here is for Phase 2 of the research project known as ‘The Impact of a Tech-Supported, School-Based Teacher Continuous Professional Development Model on Learning Outcomes in…
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TCPD in Tanzania: Design-Based Implementation Research Cycle 2 Recommendations

MEWAKA (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini, or teacher continuous professional development [TCPD]) is a landmark teacher professional development programme being implemented by the Government of Tanzania. The research project,…
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MEWAKA National Teacher Development Reform in Tanzania

MEWAKA (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini, or Teacher Continuous Professional Development [TCPD]) is a landmark, school-based teacher professional development programme being implemented nationally by the Government of Tanzania, with…
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TCPD in Tanzania: Design-Based Implementation Research Cycle 1 Recommendations Policy Brief

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Uzoefu wa Walimu katika kufundisha kwa kutumia teknolojia nchini Tanzania Mapendekezo Juu ya Sera na Utekelezaji

This is a Swahili version of the policy brief Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching With Technology in Tanzania: Recommendations for policy and practice published in October 2022. Muhtasari huu wa…
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Design-Based Implementation Research Baseline Data Collection — Teacher Professional Development in Tanzania

This research study aims to investigate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of a tech-supported, decentralised, and school-based teacher continuous professional development (TCPD) model, to improve learning outcomes in rural…
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Tanzanian Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching With Technology: Recommendations for policy and practice

This policy brief reports on a teacher survey in Tanzania (July–November 2021) that EdTech Hub commissioned HakiElimu to conduct in order to inform the government’s ongoing national school-based TCPD…