Putting Learners First: Broadening Access through Technology Evaluation in California Community Colleges

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Title: Putting Learners First: Broadening Access through Technology Evaluation in California Community Colleges
Language: English
Authors: Parker Van Nostrand, Sierra Noakes, A. J. Foster, Rachel Burstein, Digital Promise
Source: Digital Promise. 2025.
Availability: Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 38
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Technology, Models, Evaluation Methods, Community College Students, Student Needs, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Design, Cooperation, College Faculty
Geographic Terms: California
Abstract: The California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor's Office (CO) and Digital Promise collaborated to develop a new education technology (edtech) evaluation framework for the CO to identify edtech that supports the full spectrum of community college learners. This project centered authentic instructional needs by leveraging a co-design methodology that used working groups, design sessions, interviews, surveys, and pilots. This report offers a roadmap for higher education leaders ready to build edtech evaluation and procurement systems that center the needs of their learners and prioritize intentional investments in edtech interventions.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED678851
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor's Office (CO) and Digital Promise collaborated to develop a new education technology (edtech) evaluation framework for the CO to identify edtech that supports the full spectrum of community college learners. This project centered authentic instructional needs by leveraging a co-design methodology that used working groups, design sessions, interviews, surveys, and pilots. This report offers a roadmap for higher education leaders ready to build edtech evaluation and procurement systems that center the needs of their learners and prioritize intentional investments in edtech interventions.