A new Innovation Index is promising to help schools evaluate the impact that their technology has on teaching and learning. It has been developed by Professor Michael Fullan and Pearson’s Katelyn Donnelly and is outlined in their new report Alive in the Swamp, published by innovation charity Nesta.
The Index has been designed as a practical evaluation tool for those charged with making decisions in primary and secondary schools about what technologies to invest in and when. It helps users evaluate each technological innovation in three areas – pedagogy, system change potential and use of technology.
It comes after a report from Nesta last year, Decoding Learning, found that technology is often used simply to support existing teaching practices, rather than to transform teaching and learning. The Index asks users to rate digital products or services in each of the three areas above using a four-point scale.
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