Learning Expert Witnesses
The science of learning has become commercially significant as education technology companies, curriculum publishers, corporate training providers, and educational institutions make substantial promises about how people acquire knowledge and skills. Disputes arise when a platform or program fails to deliver the outcomes specified in a district, university, or enterprise contract, or when competitors and regulators challenge claims that a product is research-based or improves performance. Investors, acquirers, and accreditors may also contest whether an institution's instructional model actually supports the learning results it reports. In each case, the dispute turns on what the research on learning supports and whether a product or program was designed and implemented consistently with it.
A learning expert helps attorneys evaluate instructional design, effectiveness claims, and outcome data against established research in cognitive science and education. The expert can examine whether a curriculum or platform incorporates evidence-based practices, whether efficacy studies used appropriate designs and measures, and whether reported gains are attributable to the product rather than to implementation or population differences. In contract disputes, the expert can assess whether a vendor met learning-related specifications and whether shortfalls stemmed from the product, the customer's implementation, or unrealistic expectations. That analysis supports liability, informs causation, and provides a basis for evaluating damages tied to failed adoptions or misleading efficacy claims.
Selecting a learning expert requires matching the research specialty to the setting, whether K-12 instruction, higher education, workplace training, or digital learning platforms. The experts we can identify include learning scientists, educational psychologists, and instructional design leaders affiliated with institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as well as researchers with experience at the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. Their combination of empirical research and practical program experience helps a fact-finder understand what credible evidence of learning looks like. Round Table Group has completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators and understands how to fit an expert's background to the claims in your matter. Let us help you find the right learning expert by calling us at (202) 908-4500.
