Microsoft 365 User Adoption for Schools, MATs and Districts AI in Education – Insights from a Year-Long Global Study with The EduTec Alliance
In this episode of the Cloud Design Box Podcast, COO Darren Hemming is joined once again by Glaucia Rosas and James Wilkinson from The EduTec Alliance to share exclusive insights from their year-long global study on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.
With the rapid rise of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT in late 2023, The EduTec Alliance set out to move beyond the hype and uncover the real impact of AI in schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and districts worldwide.
The study tested over 250 AI tools across a diverse range of teaching and learning use cases, providing rare, data-driven insights into:
- The top AI use cases in schools
- Practical approaches to AI adoption in education
- Challenges and risks including data privacy, AI literacy, and cognitive offloading
- The rapid evolution of AI technologies and their effect on digital strategies
“Virtually all the commercially available tools are front ends of the big Large Language Models (LLMs),” explains Glaucia. “If anything changes on the back end, they have no capacity to do anything but accept that change.”
At Cloud Design Box, we help schools and MATs bring structure to the fast-moving world of edtech. From secure SharePoint intranet hubs to compliant Microsoft Teams environments, we work with education leaders to ensure technology is safe, scalable, and aligned with strategic goals.
We are Microsoft 365 for education specialists, trusted by over 450 schools and Multi-Academy Trusts to:
📈 Increase collaboration and engagement
⏰ Save significant teacher time and effort
📚 Ensure high-quality, consistent learning resources
🎧 Listen now to learn how AI is reshaping the education landscape and how you can prepare your school or trust.
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