Special series: Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Educational Technology Sector to Become More Research-minded

Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Educational Technology Sector to Become More Research-minded

A Research for All special series

 

The EDUCAtional Technology Exchange programme (EDUCATE) at the UCL Institute of Education, UK, provides the context for this collection. This university-led programme, underpinned by Luckin’s (2016) golden triangle of evidence-informed educational technology (edtech), sought to support 252 small and medium-sized enterprises to become more research-informed through a six-month research training and mentoring programme. The papers in the collection reflect on the challenges and achievements of combining what SMEs know with what academics know. Clark-Wilson et al. reflect on the processes and outcomes of the programme as SMEs and academics combine their specialist knowledge of technology, R&D and social research to enhance innovative products. In addition to the learning that came from evaluating educational technology (edtech) products, these articles offer learning about public engagement by reflecting: on direct experiences of working with the different commercial, learning or academic groups that develop, use or evaluate edtech (Luckin); on the mentoring relationship at the heart of the programme (De Ossorno Garcia and Doyle); and on the additional learning that comes from analysing R&D data alongside academic social science (Morrison et al.; Rogers and Weatherby).

 

Publication date: 16 February 2021

 

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Article list

 

Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the educational technology sector to become more research-minded: Introduction to a small collection

Authors: Alison Clark-Wilson, Anissa Moeini, Kusha Anand, Canan Blake, Mutlu Cukurova, Santiago De Ossorno Garcia, Kim Issroff, Rose Luckin, Tunde Olatunj, Laura Outhwaite and Kristen Weatherby
Publsihed: 16 February 2021

 

What inspired my thinking to create UCL EDUCATE?

Author: Rose Luckin
Publsihed: 16 February 2021

 

The mentoring relation as an interpersonal process in EDUCATE: A qualitative case study of mentor–mentee perspectives

Authors: Santiago De Ossorno Garcia and Luke Doyle
Publsihed: 16 February 2021

 

Pre-emptive intervention and its effect on student attainment and retention

Authors: Murray Morrison, Canan Blake, Fraser Embleton-Smith, Jan Gosiewski and Jonathan Zvesper
Publsihed: 16 February 2021

 

Developing Little Bridge as an evidence-informed English language learning platform for 6–12 year olds

Authors: Emma Rogers and Kristen Weatherby
Publsihed: 16 February 2021