Review Process
Learn about the four product categories that we use in our comprehensive five-step review process:
Existence and quality of product attributes that promote equitable outcomes for Black, Latino/Latina and Indigenous students and students from low-income backgrounds.
View the rubricResearch used to inform the design of the digital learning product is transparent and considers student populations by race and income.
The digital learning product uses equity-minded language.
Learning activities can be customized to embed culturally responsive and affirming functionalities.
Research is transparent and includes student outcomes evidence by race and income (e.g., case studies, quasi-experimental studies, experimental studies).
Students are consistently included and positively reflected.
The digital learning tool centers social, emotional, and academic supports that are culturally relevant and responsive, providing an affirming sense of belonging.
Existence and quality of research that supports a product's effectiveness in improving student learning outcomes.
View the rubricSupplier-generated case studies and qualitative studies are available across a variety of use cases and contexts.
Research is conducted across a diversity of institutional settings and outcomes data is disaggregated across those institutional setting types.
Supplier research designs and supports are available for institutions interested in pursuing research based on product-generated data.
Available research supports product efficacy and leverages reliable and valid empirical methods.
Research has been conducted by a trusted third party (e.g., nationally recognized research organization or a qualified researcher who is peer reviewed).
Existence and quality of product attributes that relate to instructional design and user experience.
View the rubricThe tool adjusts presentations of content in relation to knowledge of learners.
Students can engage with peers, mentors, or instructors as appropriate within the tool’s interface.
Instructors or course designers can alter learning or assessment content.
The tool supports evidence-based teaching pedagogies such as active learning.
Supports help learners achieve and grow beyond their current level of proficiency.
Learning can be assessed in relation to learning objectives/competencies.
Software and user-centered design features are included that support sustained engagement and high user satisfaction (across both single sittings and the entire course).
Technical components that indicate systems compatibility, ease of implementation, and data management capabilities.
View the rubricEasy-to-use and robust functionality allows users to create, store, and share course-related content in various formats.
Scheduling, progress support, and assignments are supported functions.
Data generated and stored by the supplier is easily available to relevant faculty and administrators upon their request.
Product Advisory Board
Product reviews were completed by an independent advisory board established specifically for the purposes of this program.
Chief Learning Innovations Officer, Assistant Vice President
Program Director, Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL)
Director of Faculty Development and Online Education, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Associate Dean and Professor of Management
Director of Instructional Technology
Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Professor, Fine Arts and Communications Photography Department
Director Adaptive & Personalized Learning, EdPlus Design & Development
Associate Provost of Scholarship, Research and Innovation
Associate Professor, English and Modern Foreign Languages
The CourseGateway Story
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