Partner with academic researchers by approaching early, aligning motivations, and maintaining trust and transparency¶

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Description¶

The guide's appendix on partnering with academics advises reviewing literature for author information, exploring Digital Promise's map of education research, and participating in conferences. It flags practical considerations: approach partners early given academic calendars and grant cycles; attract researchers through publishing opportunities or financial compensation, being mindful of student data privacy; and recognize that "Trust and transparency are crucial to any successful partnership", since academics are wary of being quoted out of context for marketing. Company examples include Mindprint's weekly collaboration with University of Pennsylvania researchers and Newsela's dataset partnership with computational linguists.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Budget for researcher compensation when data or publishing opportunities cannot be offered; comply with student privacy guidance such as the Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assistance Center

Constraints¶

• Academics' availability varies with the academic calendar and grant cycles; they may resist association with marketing or endorsement uses

Target Learners¶

• ed tech product developers
• academic education researchers

Target Learning Goals¶

• building research partnerships that strengthen ed tech product development and evaluation

Affordances¶

• Three Research Types Edtech Product Development

Related Strategies¶

• Conduct research in partnership with educators on equity problems educators prioritize
• Educational Research Map Visualization

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Digital Promise. (2015). Using Research in Ed Tech: The what, how, and why of research-based product development. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/f25f7b43-06d9-4732-908b-7409f79b0a91