Contact Initiation Form (CIF)¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The Contact Initiation Form is the entry asset of the CCC Chancellor's Office evaluation system. Interested vendors "submit the Contact Initiation Form (CIF), which contains questions addressing key legal and technical institutional needs". It was built by inventorying existing vendor requirements and synthesizing them into a single form with eight sections: general product information, privacy, equity-centered products, accessibility, technology assessment, business needs, financial analysis, and staff recommendation. Vendors earning badges and submitting the CIF join a system-wide directory.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Vendors must provide comprehensive product information up front, shifting evaluation labor from CO staff to vendors

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• California community college students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equitable access to institutionally vetted education technology

Claims¶

• Community college students hold concrete quality criteria for edtech, including evidence of claims, accessibility, and peer and faculty connection [+W]
• Community college students want to play a role in edtech evaluation and procurement decisions [+W]
• Student assessors led the pilot assessment of the Centering Students' Diverse Lived Experiences badge, shifting evaluation power toward student voice [+W]

Related Elements¶

• CCC product badges: Centering Students' Diverse Lived Experiences, Commitment to Continuous Improvement, and Faculty Agency and Connection

Examples¶

• Five recommendations for higher education systems elevating student and faculty voice in edtech evaluation

Key Sources¶

• Van Nostrand, P., Noakes, S., Foster, A. J., & Burstein, R. (2025). Putting learners first: Broadening access through technology evaluation in California Community Colleges. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/279