Research
Leanlab Education recognizes companies that demonstrate commitment to research-based practices and user-centered design through our badge programs. This spring and summer we awarded badges to companies that have shown dedication to evidence-based development and meaningful user feedback integration.
Leanlab Education recently partnered with Adobe for Education and teachers across the country to explore how generative AI tools can foster creativity in K12 classrooms.
The education industry is more dynamic than ever, with regular shifts in funding, policies, classroom needs, and available technology. So how can education technology companies navigate this instability while developing quality products and scaling their business?
Navigating the US education system is no small feat, especially for new or international edtech companies unfamiliar with its complexities. Leanlab Education’s Director of Edtech Partnerships Andy Midgette outlines key pathways to entering the US edtech market in a new video.
In a two-part webinar series, Leanlab researchers, entrepreneurs, and impact investors came together to discuss high-level learnings from Leanlab’s 2023-2024 AI research, recommendations for edtech companies developing AI tools, and the importance of building trust with educators through codesign.
Correlational research is a type of research that helps companies examine relationships between their products' usage and learning outcomes, engagement levels, and other user experiences.
In an interview with the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, CEO Katie Boody Adorno reflects on Leanlab Education’s evidence-building partnership work with edtech developers and schools in response to the prompt, “Please describe Leanlab Education’s partnership work with edtech developers and schools to support evidence-building practices across the levels of evidence.”
Educators and students are the source of truth on the classroom experience, and they hold invaluable knowledge as the end users of many edtech products. Leanlab Education’s research taps into their expertise by bringing together innovative educators and school districts to collaborate with edtech companies seeking to solve real problems in education.
Usability testing is a type of product research that helps companies establish a better understanding of the mindset and experiences of people interacting with their product.
Edtech companies like Speak Agent are using research to codesign and evaluate their products with the input of educators, students, and parents at every stage of development.