Pilot evaluation — Assistive Technology in classrooms
A concise evaluation of device loan pilots and staff coaching in partner schools, including practical procurement and sustainment guidance.
Research & Knowledge
EduLinked’s research and knowledge program captures practical learning from pilots, partnerships and practice-based projects so organisations can adopt evidence-informed approaches to digital inclusion and accessible communication.
Below you’ll find our focus areas, example projects and links to pilot reports and publications. If you’d like the underlying data, evidence pack or a tailored research briefing, contact us and we will share the relevant materials.
Our applied research program focuses on practical evidence that helps organisations design accessible, usable and sustainable services.
Practice-led guidance for plain language, Auslan-ready media, visual supports, and AAC-friendly resources.
Pilots and evaluations on device loans, software trials and coaching models that support classroom and community participation.
Practical evaluation designs and simple measurement frameworks for use in small-scale pilots and partnership programs.
Research into governance structures, open governance and pathways for taking local pilots to system-level practice.
EduLinked works with Practera to include postgraduate student consulting placements and applied industry projects. These collaborations provide practical research capacity and support prototype development, evaluation and curriculum-linked work.
What Practera contributes
Practera provides structured student consulting placements that have supported applied research, AI prototype development and industry-aligned evaluation work within EduLinked projects. These collaborations are documented in our partnership and grant materials (example evidence and in-kind contributions are available in project documents).
Example references: Practera projects are listed in our Support Ecosystem Roadmap and in grant evidence packs that record student consulting support and associated in-kind valuations. See the cited documentation for detail. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4} :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
The Practera support is also enumerated in our pilot and RADF submissions, where student consulting support (postgraduate internships) is documented as part of broader in-kind partnership contributions. For example, pilot evidence and the RADF submission reference Practera’s regular internship support and associated valuation in our evidence pack. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
We publish short practice summaries and pilot reports so partners can access evaluation methods, evidence and practical recommendations.
A concise evaluation of device loan pilots and staff coaching in partner schools, including practical procurement and sustainment guidance.
Project submission and pilot evidence (RADF Professional Development submission) that outlines pilot design, in-kind contributions and research evidence supporting inclusive creative practice and AAC innovation.
Read the submission and evidence pack
This RADF submission includes supporting evidence of partner in-kind contributions and pilot evaluation notes (see Practera student consulting support and associated evidence). :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
If you would like the evidence pack or raw evaluation data for any pilot, please email us (we can provide data-sharing agreements where required).
Our research prioritises low-burden, practice-focused methods that generate usable evidence for partners. Common approaches include action research, small-scale pilot evaluation, mixed methods case studies and pragmatic measurement approaches that partners can sustain.
Co-designed cycles of improvement that test small changes and capture learning.
Practical evaluation, mixing qualitative feedback, usage evidence and simple outcome measures.
Applied projects with university partners, industry placements and community collaborators.
We collaborate on applied research, evaluation and practice-based projects. If your organisation would like to pilot an approach, host student placements or co-design an evaluation, please get in touch.