Industry partners reported learning about working with schools and educators, including contracting and teacher community building¶
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q2 i? Merlyn Mind staff reported reciprocal learning about device agreements, involving account reps earlier, and structuring training to school and teacher needs. → industry-learning-1
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Pautz Stephenson, S., Banks, R., & Coenraad, M. (2022, June). Outcomes of increased practitioner engagement in edtech development: How strong, sustainable research-practice-industry partnerships will build a better edtech future. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/158
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Interviews with Merlyn Mind staff (Evan Lock and Zach Rutta) reported in the Impact section. Lock noted contract delays and that account reps should have been involved earlier; Rutta said Board insights helped structure training and online community spaces. No effect sizes printed.
"The learning between the Board and Merlyn Mind was reciprocal. Two notable instances of this were with the agreements required for the practitioners to receive and use the device, and Merlyn Mind's onboarding and teacher support strategies."
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Related Claims¶
- All six Practitioner Advisory Board members reported that engaging with Merlyn Mind was a valuable use of their time and that their feedback was taken seriously — related
- Limited device access and a six-month engagement constrained some Board members' contributions, with one member reporting expectations were not met — related
- OBCs drove increased edtech implementation rates, boosted by provider implementation support, despite challenges including buy-in, staff workload, unclear terms, leadership turnover, and time constraints. — related
- Practitioner Advisory Board members reported learning more about AI and related edtech through their engagement — related
- Deeper co-leadership emerges when staff support lets partners progressively take on responsibility, but recedes when staff carry the process — related
- Providers gained super users of their products and learnings for product design and effective implementation support through OBC engagement. — related
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Industry partners reported learning about working with schools and educators, including contracting and teacher community building |
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Industry partners reported learning about working with schools and educators, including contracting and teacher community building |
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