EdTech & AI in learning
Which AI learning tools are actually any good — and which fit the students who’d use them.
Independent analysis and scored reviews, for the people building and buying EdTech. Reported from Penang, not Austin — by a team that builds too.
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The argument
System-Native EdTech: why imported tools keep failing the Commonwealth
Western EdTech keeps exporting products into systems they don't fit. The winners build from the Commonwealth's curriculum out, not into it.
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The framework
The Four Mismatches Test
A five-minute check — curriculum, language, price, infrastructure — that tells you whether a learning tool is built for your students' system or someone else's.
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The flagship review
Khanmigo vs Pandai: the best AI tutor and the right one are different tools
A scored, side-by-side comparison — and why a higher rating doesn't beat a better fit.
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The map
The EdTech AI 100
The whole landscape in one place: 100 tools shaping AI-era learning, grouped by what they do and tagged by where they're built.
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The reviews
Scored, independent tool reviews
Two questions on every tool, reported separately: does it fit the students it's sold to, and is it any good. No tool can pay to be listed or to score higher.
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