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Aisha Naz Ansari is working as a Research Specialist at the Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan. She has experience working on Educational Technology, including Artificial Intelligence in higher education. She has been recognised as an Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy by UK. She is also a member of working group – Safe and Responsible Use of AI for Evidence Synthesis’ under Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaboration (ESIC) managed by Cochrane. She has published more than 30 research articles, systematic reviews, and research blogs in international and national journals and prestigious forums. Her research areas include systematic reviews, educational technology, educational psychology, teacher education, public-private partnerships, and classroom teaching and learning.
Education is vital for a nation’s development to ensure socioeconomic progress. Pakistan, however, faces educational crises, including limited access to quality education and rural–urban...
Continue reading blog postSystematic reviews are essential for evidence-informed decision-making processes in health and education (Langer & Stewart, 2014). A systematic review is a rigorous and methodical synthesis of...
Continue reading blog postConducting research is a complex process, particularly for beginner researchers (Alarcão, 2018). As they navigate various phases – conceptualisation, data collection, analysis, literature...
Continue reading blog postSchools are dynamic entities capable of growth and adaptation. Comparing them to living organisms, Sergiovanni (1994) underscores their inherent capacity for learning and development over time....
Continue reading blog postIn his seminal paper in 1950, ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, Alan Turing raised the question: ‘Can machines think?’. Igniting debates among both philosophers and computer...
Continue reading blog postTeaching a course on ‘policy analysis’ remains challenging for several reasons: drawing from multiple theoretical threads (Heck, 2004); relying mainly on ‘desk reviews’ of policies as...
Continue reading blog postIn recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of holistic student development (Ansari, 2022; Rogers & Dawson, 2016). This shift arises from the limitations of focusing...
Continue reading blog postEducation is universally recognised as a basic right and an essential element of personal and societal development, which implies bringing enlightenment and prosperity to society (Abdullah, 2020)....
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