Education technology company EDATECH has expanded its AI-powered learning platform, EDAT, to schools across sub-Saharan Africa. The platform was piloted in over 60 secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. EDAT brings students, teachers, parents, and school administrators onto a single platform, providing personalized learning support based on individual student performance. The platform aims to address fragmentation in school systems, where institutions often use separate platforms for results, attendance, communication, and other administrative functions.
The founder of EDATECH, Sylvester Juwe, stated that the platform was designed to give schools a unified view of each student. The platform uses artificial intelligence to provide personalized learning support, allowing teachers, parents, and school leaders to work from the same understanding. Juwe mentioned that the expansion followed a successful pilot that demonstrated the platform's potential in real school environments. The pilot involved a competition in Benin City, where students participated in teams using machine-assisted learning to answer questions.
The competition, held in partnership with the Edo State Ministry of Education and the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria, saw students participate in teams comprising two students, a teacher, and a parent, described as Human Fusion Units. Despite power and network failures during the event, students continued with the competition. The Principal of Imaguero Secondary School, Nosa-Idiaru O. Y., whose students emerged winners, praised the platform's resilience.
EDATECH's Education Operations Lead, Davidson Ohiafi, stated that the platform is particularly suited to African classrooms, where teachers often manage large numbers of students. The platform tracks students across tutoring sessions, competitions, learning games, and community projects to build a continuous picture of their academic progress. Ohiafi added that the platform rates questions according to their difficulty, allowing student performance to be compared consistently across locations.
The platform currently carries Nigerian curriculum content across 22 subjects, with over 120,000 questions aligned with the requirements of the West African Examinations Council, the National Examinations Council, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. EDATECH stated that curricula for other countries can be authored and uploaded within days, allowing the platform to expand across sub-Saharan Africa without imposing a single curriculum on different education systems.
The Chief Inspector of Education for Edo State, Mercy Imasuen-Isibor, expressed support for the expansion, stating that it could improve access to learning support for students. Media entrepreneur and EDATECH communications adviser, Chude Jideonwo, noted that the success of the platform would ultimately depend on its reach. Other co-founders, including Opeyemi Bright and Adeseye Ogunlewe, described the expansion as a milestone in the company's development.
EDATECH's technology co-founder, Nnaemeka Akabogu, emphasized that ensuring the platform's functionality in environments with limited electricity and internet connectivity was a major part of its development. The company aims to provide a reliable platform that schools can count on. The expansion of EDAT is expected to improve learning outcomes for students across sub-Saharan Africa.
Key points
- EDATECH's AI-powered learning platform, EDAT, has been expanded to schools across sub-Saharan Africa.
- The platform provides personalized learning support and a unified view of each student.
- The expansion aims to improve access to learning support for students across the region.
