AI-powered edtech must be designed responsibly to benefit all learners. Digital Promise’s Responsibly Designed AI product certification recognizes products that reduce algorithmic bias, label generative AI content, protect data privacy, and support educator agency.
Earning the Responsibly Designed AI certification demonstrates that the edtech developers designed the AI in the product to reduce algorithmic bias, provide transparency about data collection and security, include labeling of generative AI content, and equip educators with agency while engaging with AI outputs.
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful edtech tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning. Crowd-sourced from knowledgeable educators, developers, and researchers, this guide is designed to help entrepreneurs apply technology in smart ways to solve persistent problems in education.
Digital Promise’s Framework for Powerful Learning with Emerging Technology, with funding from Google, shares a vision for the role of AI and emerging technology-enabled tools within learning environments. The framework offers research-based insights and practical strategies for designing and implementing emerging technologies to promote powerful learning by ensuring tools are evidence-based, learner-centered, and skill-building.
