“79% of schools want clear proof the solution works, but only 8% trust the claims made by the suppliers*, so there is this big trust issue.”
*Teacher Tapp Survey December 2019
This week we talk to Michael Foreshaw, Founder and CEO, EdTech Impact about how he is helping schools make more granular comparisons of EdTech products before they buy, and helping EdTech suppliers focus more deeply on the impact of what they do. We discuss the changes resulting from the pandemic and think about the future ways in which the EdTech sector might develop.
We talk about:
You can learn more about EdTech Impact here.
The EdTech Impact Buyers Guide on formative assessment Michael mentions can be found here
You can learn more about the EdTech Evidence Group here.
You can also get in touch with Michael direct here.
“I think we’ll see more aspirational usage of EdTech over time, I know teachers are incredibly pushed around workload, it would be amazing if we could move away from selling based on ‘pain points”.
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