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Centre for AI-Powered Learning

“Whether it’s learning or skill assessments, embracing AI and digital technology can bring unbelievable outcomes.”

About the centre

What this centre works on

The shift from paper to pixel is complete, but the intelligent use of technology is just beginning. WAC understands that for learning and assessment to be effective, they must be smart and personalized.

This centre is about capacity building: helping universities and organizations embrace best practices in effective assessment frameworks, online assessments and digital credentialing. It is about ensuring technology enhances, rather than merely automates, the learning experience.

Personalized Learning

AI-driven systems that adapt to individual learning styles, pace and preferences for optimal educational outcomes.

Online Assessments

Comprehensive digital assessment solutions including automated scoring, adaptive testing and remote proctoring technologies.

Ethical AI Integration

Guidelines around data privacy, algorithmic transparency and human oversight as AI transforms assessment practices.

Learning Analytics

Data-driven insights to identify struggling students early, personalize learning paths and continuously improve delivery.

Digital Credentialing

Verifiable digital credentials that validate skills and achievements, enabling seamless recognition across platforms.

Capacity Building

Training programs helping institutions embrace AI technologies and integrate them effectively into educational practices.

White paper from this centre

AI That Teaches: When Generative AI Builds Learning That Lasts

What randomized trials show about tutors, shortcuts and defaults, and a five-rung ladder for campus-wide AI

17%Lower closed-book exam scores after plain GPT-4 practice

0.31 SDTest-score gain from teacher-guided AI tutoring in Nigeria

94%UK undergraduates using generative AI for assessed work

15%Maryland students offered a course AI tutor who used it

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WAC Spotlight

Analysis from this centre

Research-backed articles, with every claim sourced.

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AI-Powered Learning

AI Tutors Have Beaten Good Teaching and Cut Grades. Design Decides Which

Malaysia's 20 public universities have enabled Gemini for nearly 600,000 students, Google says. Randomized trials show AI tutors can double learning gains or cut exam scores, depending on how they are set up.

October 5, 2026 · 6 min read

AI-Powered Learning

EdTech Funding Fell 89%. What Still Gets Funded Looks Very Different

Reach Capital's new $265 million fund is not a return to 2021. Global EdTech venture funding has fallen by almost nine-tenths, and what remains favors AI tools sold to employers and institutions that can show results.

October 5, 2026 · 6 min read

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