I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be running an interactive webinar on the nature of learning context and AI on Thursday, February 26th at 11:30 AM ET. “Learning context” is not just a play on words here. 1EdTech takes the position that context is fundamentally different from data and needs to be treated as such, both in how we think about it in our application design and in how we handle it technically. The topic touches on questions ranging from AI coherence to student privacy and auditability of sharing decisions. I have not seen any articulation of a position quite like ours; it may be a novel contribution beyond just EdTech.
This meeting is also important because it continues our transition from AI work we’ve been doing quietly to more public engagement. We’ll be following up the next day with our first call for participation to 1EdTech members (both current and aspiring). Come to the open webinar and see if this is work you’d like to engage with us on.
Here’s the full session abstract:
What happens when learning context is interpreted not just by humans, but also by AI systems acting on their behalf? Building on insights from our Microsoft-hosted event at BETT UK in January 2026, this webinar explores the evolving concept of learning context and its growing importance in an AI-enabled ecosystem. We examine how humans and AI systems interpret learning context, where their interpretations diverge, and what this means for the future of interoperability standards. The session offers a “modest proposal” for how the education community can elevate context as a first-class concern in the design of AI-ready standards.
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