Charting a research-based future for AI in education in the Netherlands

At the National Education Lab AI (NOLAI) in the Netherlands, director Dr. Inge Molenaar sits at the epicenter of learning, research and AI. And the Netherlands has been a leader in Europe and throughout the world in the effective use of emerging technologies, Dr. Molenaar has an exceptional vantage for observing–and influencing–the emergent use of AI in learning. This week, she joins Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran to talk about teacher and student agency, the fragile balance between learning and performance, and when AI works with teachers and students versus when it threatens to erode “self regulation.” And Jeremy poses a mind-bending question: When should a student be more like a trout?

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A classic text for user design in the field is: Human-Centered AI, by Ben Shneiderman, Oxford University Press, June 2025. Shneiderman is a long-time leader in user design. Here Shneiderman gives an overview talk at the PSW Society (beginning at 16 minutes). 

The website for the National Education Lab AI for elementary, secondary and special needs education in the Netherlands, funded by the National Growth Fund, including its research and its ongoing school-based projects. 

The annual magazine overview of the National Education Lab in download PDF form and in English. 

Fresh for 2026! The OECD’s Digital Education Outlook. (And the webinar overview). 

Human-AI collaboration in education: The hybrid future, by Inga Molenarr, Inaugural address from Radboud University, September 2024. 

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