Educator's Guide
First steps for educators
Before you start using MATCHA in a course, you should go through the following steps, ideally well ahead of the start of the course. After completing them, continue with the rest of the Educator's guide .
- Decide in what settings you will use MATCHA: in class , at home , or in supervised writing labs . This page overviews how MATCHA can help in each setting. Of course, a hybrid approach involving some at-home work and some in-person or in-lab work can make sense for many courses.
- Check your institution's policies on technology adoption and risk assessment to see what process is required. Most universities have a formal process for vetting and reviewing new technology for use in courses. This is often called a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), or Technology Risk Assessment. Normally, the process starts with a request to an educational technology team, which might use a dedicated PIA or DPIA form.
- Decide which MATCHA features you wish to use and select a Privacy Level that is consistent with these features. If you are the first to use MATCHA at your institution, we recommend aiming to use Privacy Level 2 or above, which allows you to state that no personally identifiable information (PII) will be shared with us, MATCHA Technologies, or our subprocessors. At some universities, this can make the difference between a fast-tracked or review-free adoption process and an in-depth evaluation that takes months.
- If you need help completing your PIA form or equivalent, get in touch with us at dpo@matchatech.io . We can pre-fill the key technical information for you. Also, we can provide an HECVAT package with extensive documentation.
- Once you are cleared to use MATCHA at your institution, plan your activities as described in the rest of the Educator's Guide .