EdTech Landscape
The EdTech landscape has rapidly evolved, now encompassing a wide spectrum of solutions that support teaching, enhance classroom practice, foster independent learning, and engage parents. These solutions differ not just in content and pedagogy, but also in purpose, mode of use, and target users.
Globally, EdTech is often classified by subject, age group, pedagogy, or technology type. Tulna’s evaluation framework, however, focuses on a more fundamental dimension: ”For whom is the product primarily designed?”
This user-centered approach helps assess design effectiveness based on the needs of the user and other stakeholders who support the learning journey. Accordingly, Tulna classifies EdTech solutions into four main categories:
- For Teachers: Tools that build teacher capacity, support lesson planning and assessment, and help reduce workload
- For Class (Teacher-led): Tools that empower teachers to make lessons interactive and engaging with digital content, designed for one to many class setting
- For Learners: Products designed for direct use by students, either independently or alongside teacher guidance, supporting personalized and self-paced learning
- For Parents: Tools that keep parents informed and engaged, fostering learning continuity beyond the classroom
This framework balances the diversity of the EdTech ecosystem with a clear, practical classification to guide evaluation and selection decisions
For Teachers
Teacher effectiveness is one of the most important in-school factor influencing student learning. EdTech tools for teachers can enable teacher upskilling, classroom and lesson planning, assessment generation and automate grading-reducing teacher workload and improving instructional quality. Especially relevant in large and distributed set-ups, where regular offline refreshers and collaboration may not be feasible.
Teacher Professional Development
Assessment Generation
Auto-Grading
Classroom Management
For Class (Teacher Led)
These tools are designed to place the teacher at the center of the learning experience, enhancing their ability to guide, explain, and facilitate classroom instruction. They provide structured, curriculum-aligned content that supports lesson delivery with clarity and consistency, while also helping bridge gaps in access to quality instruction—especially in settings where trained teacher capacity or content resources may be limited. Through interactive, visually engaging materials, teachers can actively lead discussions, demonstrate key concepts, and adapt in real-time to student needs. Typically used with shared devices like projectors or smartboards, these solutions are built to complement and strengthen teacher-led instruction, not replace it. Many platforms also offer features to help teachers monitor lesson coverage and classroom progress, providing valuable insights to tailor instructions and support student learning outcomes.
Digital Library
Smart Classroom
Connected Classroom
Digital Assessments
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
For Learners
Products designed for direct use by learners, either independently or with teacher facilitation, supporting reinforcement, remediation, or acceleration. They are especially useful in contexts with high learning gaps, and can be accessed in ICT labs, at home, or through shared devices.
Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL)
Personalised Learning (non-adaptive)
Gamified Learning
Reading Solution
Practice and Doubt Solving (PDS)
Digital Library
For Parents
Parental nudges have demonstrated measurable impact on student learning outcomes, especially in underserved contexts. These products represent a low-cost, high-leverage strategy to promote learning equity by strengthening the school-home partnership. By providing timely prompts, progress updates, and actionable guidance, they empower caregivers to support their child’s learning—even with limited resources or formal education.
