Edtech Impact Quality Framework - a blueprint for ethical EdTechs
Together with Edtech Impact and Education Alliance Finland, EDDS have developed a comprehensive quality framework to assess and certify EdTech products. The Framework has been built over the past five years in partnership with school stakeholders, EdTech companies, industry experts, analysts and researchers, and mapping existing standards and guidelines, with the goal of providing a clear roadmap for driving increased trust, transparency, and accountability for the EdTech industry worldwide.
The modules of assessment encompass minimum appropriate requirements that EdTech products should meet to guarantee that they prioritise children's and young people's wellbeing and right to quality education.
Methodology
ACCESS
Our in-house team meets with each client and follows rigorous data collection across the various modules (data privacy, cybersecurity, age appropriate and inclusivity designs). Necessary data is collected which can include licensing agreements, policies, terms of service, security protocols, software code, visuals of various functionalities and other data.
EVALUATION
EDDS evaluation is conducted through blind peer reviews through our College of Reviewers independent experts. Analysis, recommendations and actionable items are developed for the EdTech provider on where to improve their product in order to meet relevant minimum appropriate criteria.
OUTCOME
Outcome
the evaluation report is presented to the client with a follow up consultation and support. If the EdTech product meets the standards, it will be granted an 'active' certification with Edtech Impact. This means that the company is currently meeting appropriate requirements that prioritise children's wellbeing, needs and rights to quality education.
Get in touch
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​To meet the challenges of procurement fragmentation, EDDS is developing an enhanced automated reporting platform (EARP; see screenshots on the right) to ensure unity across:
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Comprehensive Adaptable Database (CAD) of policies, rules and conditions across legislation and standards that can be seamlessly updated. CAD allows swift audit-and-evaluation procedures, ranking and comparing EdTech and AIED vendors.
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Live database with personal and operational data of assessed vendors.
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Harmonisation and correlation of data from different sources to enable comparable views (for schools and MATs). The EARP employs techniques that, regardless of data origin, outputs harmonised datasets.
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Data analytics and xAI define, communicate, and analyse EdTech and AIED operator compliance, issues, and criticality levels before vendors guarantee trust and robustness to educational institutions.
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Dashboard and APIs offer unique multi-stakeholder EARP registration and access.​
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Integration across stakeholders
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Regulator can provide input/updates CAD; monitors auditing and certifications;
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Assessor: independent experts such as EDDS and its College of Reviewers evaluating EdTech Operators;
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Operator: EdTech and AIED companies gain holistic view of their systems; real-time support with meeting appropriate standards, laws and policies;
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Schools: Crucially, students, teachers, school leaders and administrators access the EARP to learn about data collected, certified operators, seek remedy or support.
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