The government’s ‘Nudge Unit’ is experimenting with using machine learning algorithms to rate how well schools and doctors’ surgeries are performing. For the last year, The Behavioural Insights Team ...

When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were first introduced about a decade ago, many higher education professionals viewed this new arrival as a gimmick. However, in the wake of the global pandemic ...

If you’re looking for a textbook example of the hype cycle, look no further than the humble nudge. The idea of nudges -- small interventions that impact behavior -- originated in behavioral economics, ...

Early-intervention initiatives to tackle student disengagement can be challenging to implement. A centralised, targeted approach using a communication nudge can encourage students to re-engage with ...

These days more and more colleges are setting up systems that automatically email students when an algorithm determines they are academically at risk. The promise is that such small nudges can ...

Small module changes based on behavioural insights into human flaws can help students collaborate more and procrastinate less – and boost engagement outcomes in your classes, writes Jana Sadeh Many of ...