Product Certification Provides Transparency to Edtech Marketplace
November 2024 | Leeds, UK and Washington, D.C. – Glean has earned the Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4 product certification from Digital Promise. This product certification serves as a rigorous, reliable signal for district and school leaders, educators, and families looking for edtech products with a confirmed basis in research about learning.
Glean submitted evidence to Digital Promise confirming a link between research on how students learn and the product’s theory of change, aligning with Tier 4 of the ESSA Tiers of Evidence. Glean also demonstrated their commitment to making their research basis clear and accessible to the public.
"We are delighted to receive this Digital Promise badge. We have proven our research based design and this badge evidences our commitment to supporting evidence based EdTech.
We know the importance of Digital Promise as an organisation to many educational institutions and we are pleased to be awarded this badge from them." - Colin Oakman, Chief Financial Officer
“Digital Promise is uniquely positioned to actively guide educators and developers to build upon our research-informed insights about how people learn with emerging technology tools and products,” said Dr. Pati Ruiz, Senior Director of Edtech and Emerging Technologies at Digital Promise.
“Our Research-Based Design product certification recognizes the edtech products that incorporate research about learning and technology integration into their design and development. Congratulations to Glean for demonstrating that research informs product design!”
Through product certifications, consumers can narrow their options as they select products based on research about learning before trying it out in their classrooms. Digital Promise launched the Research-Based Design product certification in February 2020 and has certified over 100 products to date.
The Research-Based Design product certification uses a competency-based learning framework, developed in consultation with expert researchers in the Learning Sciences field and dozens of educators across the United States. Further detail about its development can be found in Digital Promise’s post “How Do Education Leaders Know if an Edtech Tool is Likely to Work?”
Check out how districts are leveraging product certifications to inform edtech decisions.
More information on Digital Promise’s product certifications can be found at
productcertifications.digitalpromise.org.
Press Contact:
Sammy White
Glean
Samantha.lambert@glean.co
Crystal Williams
Digital Promise
cwilliams@digitalpromise.org
About Glean
Glean is the #1 trusted note taking and study tool for independent learning. We’ve partnered with 900+ institutions over 15+ years, supporting and empowering students of all backgrounds. Our award-winning, ethically-developed technology is rooted in learning science to help students succeed. Discover how Glean makes 95% of students better learners via our website.
About Digital Promise
Digital Promise is a nonprofit organization that builds powerful networks and takes on
grand challenges by working at the intersection of researchers, entrepreneurs, and
educators. Our vision is that all people, at every stage of their lives, have access to learning
experiences that help them acquire the knowledge and skills they need to thrive and
continuously learn in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit the Digital
Promise website and follow @digitalpromise for updates.
