Technology That Earns Its Place: The Triple E Framework

Use Engagement, Enhancement and Extension to evaluate whether technology is actually helping learners meet the learning goal.

• Start with the learning goal — Evaluate technology against the learning goal instead of evaluating the tool in isolation.
• Engage in the learning goal — Distinguish behavioural excitement from focused participation in the intended learning.
• Enhance the learning — Look for technology that creates scaffolds, representations or feedback difficult to achieve as effectively without it.
• Extend the learning — Use technology to connect learning with authentic contexts, people and resources beyond the immediate lesson.
• Make the three Es a design conversation — Use Engagement, Enhancement and Extension together to decide whether technology earns its place.