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.

We’re learned a lot over the years conducting edtech research in authentic learning environments. Here are 12 lessons that changed the way we do research at Leanlab.

While innovation, technology, the state school safety, and larger-scale policy reform may feel disconnected, we must reckon with the reality of how we’ve reemerged from the pandemic.

While private schools saw limited interruptions, some stable, public school districts have used the catalyst of the Covid-19 pandemic to progress personalized learning initiatives and implement more experimental curricula. However, increasingly more public schools are struggling with bare necessities—extreme shortages of bus drivers, food service delivery, and substitute teachers. These operational obstacles are now bleeding over to disrupt instruction.

We believe that any successful venture in education must contribute to the ultimate outcome of empowering learners to navigate and respond to the needs of an uncertain future.

Defining the nuanced challenges that parents and caregivers are facing in 2020 is a big undertaking, but it merits our full attention before we can shift into problem-solving mode.

Especially as virtual instruction becomes normalized, it is important to establish systems, routines, and procedures that ensure that the quality of instruction can be maintained even if it must be delivered and executed remotely.