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EdTech & AI Learning Glossary

Plain-English definitions of the AI and learning-technology terms that matter when you are choosing a platform for your institution.

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AI-Powered LMS

An AI-powered LMS is a learning management system that uses artificial intelligence to actively assist learning — generating practice questions, tutoring students from course content, adapting to weak areas, and measuring retention — rather than only storing and delivering content like a traditional LMS.

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RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is an AI technique where a model first retrieves relevant passages from a specific document set, then uses them to generate an answer — so responses are grounded in your source material and can cite it, instead of relying on the model's general training.

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Adaptive Learning

Adaptive learning is an approach where the learning path adjusts in real time to each student's performance — surfacing easier or harder material, and targeting practice at the specific topics and question types where the student is weakest.

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Online Proctoring

Online proctoring is the set of techniques used to maintain exam integrity during remote or computer-based tests — such as fullscreen lock, tab-switch detection, time limits, and live monitoring — so online exams stay fair and credible.

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Spaced Repetition

Spaced repetition is a study technique that schedules review of material at increasing intervals over time — reviewing just before you would forget — to move knowledge into long-term memory far more efficiently than cramming.

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White-Label LMS

A white-label LMS is a learning platform you can rebrand entirely as your own — with your institution's name, logo, colours, and domain — so students experience it as your product rather than a third-party tool.

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Question Bank

A question bank is an organised, reusable repository of exam and practice questions — tagged by topic, difficulty, and type — from which teachers assemble tests, generate practice sets, and analyse question quality over time.

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