Læremiddel.dk

What Læremiddel.dk does

Læremiddel.dk (legal name: Læremiddel.dk – Nationalt Videncenter for Læremidler) is Denmark's national knowledge center for learning materials, founded in 2007 and headquartered at UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole in Odense. The center operates as a research and knowledge dissemination organization serving Danish teachers, student teachers, school librarians, pedagogical consultants, and educational institutions, with primary funding from the Danish Ministry of Children and Education channeled through UCL and a consortium of seven Danish university colleges.

The center's core outputs are proprietary evaluation tools, research publications, and large-scale intervention studies. The Læremiddeltjek is a six-parameter model (Accessibility, Progression, Differentiation, Teacher Support, Coherence, Legitimacy) for assessing learning materials, developed in collaboration with Folkeskolen.dk. Vurdigi.dk is a complementary web-based dialogue tool, partly funded by KMD, for evaluating digital learning materials. The center publishes the Learning Tech peer-reviewed journal (17+ editions to date), maintains a distinctive taxonomy distinguishing didaktiske, semantiske, and funktionelle learning materials, and runs podcasts, conferences, and books. Major research programs include KiDM (172 schools, ~10,000 students, 20M DKK budget), the 2018-2021 technology understanding trial program across ~45 folkeskole schools, and the adaptive learning materials project in collaboration with Area9/Rhapsode and Københavns Kommune.

Revenue is generated through public research grants (the primary stream), paid conferences (standard admission ~1,100 DKK excl. VAT, student tickets 50-450 DKK), and book sales through partner publishers including Hans Reitzels Forlag, Akademisk, and Klim. Most evaluation tools, articles, and reports are distributed free of charge, with paid revenue being supplementary to the publicly funded core. Leadership transitioned from founder Thomas Illum Hansen to Stig Toke Gissel in 2018; the current team comprises multiple PhD researchers and docents across the consortium.

Name

Læremiddel.dk

Legal name

Læremiddel.dk – Nationalt Videncenter for Læremidler

Website

https://laeremiddel.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Læremiddel.dk is Denmark's publicly funded national knowledge center for learning materials, providing evaluation tools, research, and publications to teachers, schools, and university colleges through a consortium anchored at UCL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Research and Knowledge Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ), K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), Formative & Benchmark Assessment Content (K–12) (EDAGADAH)

Keywords

• Educational research services
• Learning materials evaluation
• Teacher professional development
• Didactic research publications
• Education knowledge center

Headquarters

HQ city

Odense

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: As a national knowledge center (Nationalt Videncenter for Læremidler) affiliated with UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole, Læremiddel.dk operates primarily through public research funding from the Ministry of Children and Education (Undervisningsministeriet) and other government assignments.
2. Conference Revenue: The center generates some revenue through paid conferences and events. Conference pricing includes standard tickets (e.g., 1,100 DKK excl. VAT) and student tickets (100 DKK excl. VAT for general conferences; 50 DKK for specialized conferences).
3. Publications and Resources: Læremiddel.dk publishes books and research through partnerships with publishers like Hans Reitzels Forlag, Akademisk, and Klim. Books are sold commercially (e.g., 'Undersøg litteraturen' at 299 DKK, 'Æstetik i undervisningen' at 250 DKK).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Læremiddel.dk is Denmark's national knowledge center for learning materials, conducting research on didactics and educational technology and disseminating findings through evaluation tools, a peer-reviewed journal, books, conferences, and podcasts. It provides systematic frameworks (Læremiddeltjek, Vurdigi.dk) for teachers to assess learning materials, and runs large-scale national research programs such as KiDM and Teknologiforståelse in collaboration with the Ministry of Children and Education and Danish university colleges.

Product overview

Læremiddel.dk is the National Knowledge Center for Learning Materials, operating as a research and knowledge dissemination organization rather than a traditional software product company. The center provides evaluation tools (Læremiddeltjek, Vurdigi.dk), publishes the Learning Tech research journal, and runs various research programs including KiDM (quality in Danish and mathematics), Teknologiforståelse (technology understanding), and adaptive learning materials research. Key initiatives include Læselyst.nu for reading motivation and the ReadIT EU project for digital storytelling. The center also offers podcasts, articles, books, and reports on educational materials, didactics, and technology integration in Danish schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Læremiddeltjek A model for evaluating and comparing learning materials, addressing teachers, student teachers, school librarians, pedagogical consultants, and parents. Evaluates materials across six central parameters: Tilgængelighed (Accessibility), Progression, Differentiering (Differentiation), Lærerstøtte (Teacher Support), Sammenhæng (Coherence), and Legitimitet (Legitimacy). Available as an interactive PDF.
• Vurdigi.dk A web-based dialog tool that helps teachers evaluate the quality and usability of digital learning materials. Based on evaluation criteria developed by Thomas Illum Hansen and Jeppe Bundsgaard for assessing portals, courses, apps, and digital learning resources. Free to use for teachers and pedagogical consultants.
• Learning Tech Journal A peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on learning materials, didactics, and educational technology, publishing research articles, studies, and thematic issues. Available in Danish and English. Free access.
• Æstetik i undervisningen – kort fortalt A book on aesthetics in teaching by Peter Brodersen, published by Hans Reitzels Forlag. 114 pages, 250 DKK.
• Undersøg litteraturen A book anthology on engaging teaching in aesthetic texts, edited by Stig Toke Gissel and Tom Steffensen. 232 pages, 299 DKK. Published by Akademisk as part of the Didaktikserien.
• Lyden af læremidler A podcast series about school life, teaching, didactics, and learning materials. Covers topics in dialogue format for professional development and dissemination.
• Læremiddel.dk Conferences Annual and ad-hoc conferences such as 'Læremiddellandskabet i Danmark', 'BLÆST26 - lev, læs & lær!', 'It virker! Virker it?', and conferences on technology comprehension and digital learning materials. Features expert presentations, workshops, and networking. Standard tickets (e.g., 1,100 DKK excl. VAT) and student tickets (100 DKK).

Quantifiable outcome

• The KiDM project reached 172 schools and approximately 10,000 students with quality improvement interventions in Danish and mathematics
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• EU/ReadIT ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018International EU project developing book trailers as learning materials for teaching. Partners from Italy, Romania, Turkey, and Scotland. Læremiddel.dk contributed didactic design for digital storytelling.
• UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole (UCL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLæremiddel.dk is organizationally part of UCL and operates under the Applied Research in Pedagogy and Society department. The center hosts its headquarters at UCL's Odense campus at Niels Bohrs Allé 1.
• Professionshøjskolen AbsaloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in the consortium behind Læremiddel.dk. Contributed to major projects including KiDM, adaptive learning materials research, and technology comprehension programs. Hosts technology comprehension research activities.
• University College Nordjylland (UCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the consortium. Involved in the national trial program for technology comprehension and other research initiatives.
• University College Syddanmark (UCSyd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the consortium behind Læremiddel.dk. Contributed to research projects and publications.
• VIA University CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the consortium. Involved in the three-year trial program for technology comprehension in compulsory education.
• Københavns Professionshøjskole (KP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey research partner with multiple contributing researchers including Marie Falkesgaard Slot, Tom Steffensen, and Rasmus Leth Vergmann Jørnø. Hosts docent positions in technology comprehension and technology didactics.
• Syddansk Universitet (SDU) - DPUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the KiDM project and adaptive learning materials research. DPU (Danmarks Institut for Pædagogik og Uddannelse) contributed researchers including Jeppe Bundsgaard and Tomas Højgaard.
• Undervisningsministeriet (Ministry of Children and Education)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funding and mandate authority for the national technology comprehension trial program. The ministry commissioned the 2018-2021 trial program implemented by Læremiddel.dk with partner institutions.
• Københavns Kommune (Copenhagen Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the adaptive learning materials project, providing access to 4 schools and 12 classes for testing Rhapsode LEARNER in mathematics instruction.
• Folkeskolen.dkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development partner for Læremiddeltjek evaluation tool. Folkeskolen.dk is a major Danish educational news and resource platform.
• KMDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided funding for development of the Vurdigi evaluation tool in connection with KMD Education platform development. Also supported evaluation criteria publication.
• Rambøll Management ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the national technology comprehension trial program, contributing management consulting expertise to the three-year initiative.
• Hans Reitzels ForlagminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor educational publisher distributing books co-developed or researched by Læremiddel.dk including 'Æstetik i undervisningen' and other didactic publications.
• IARTEM (International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal research network for textbooks and educational media. Thomas Illum Hansen serves on the board. Provides international perspective and benchmarking for Danish learning materials research.
• Nordic Learning Materials ResearcherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding collaboration with learning materials researchers across Nordic countries, providing comparative international perspectives on Danish educational materials.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• IARTEM (International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media): Global academic association on textbooks and educational media where Thomas Illum Hansen serves on the board. Serves as Læremiddel.dk's international research network counterpart for benchmarking Danish learning-materials work.

Direct peers

• EdReports: U.S. nonprofit that produces independent reviews of K–12 instructional materials using a published rubric — directly analogous to Læremiddeltjek/Vurdigi.dk's role of evaluating learning materials against research-based criteria for teachers and districts.
• CAST: Nonprofit Center for Applied Special Technology, originator of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. Compares to Læremiddel.dk because Tilgængelighed (Accessibility) is a core parameter in their six-parameter Læremiddeltjek model and they similarly translate research into practitioner tools.

Regional players

• Gyldendal Uddannelse: Denmark's largest educational publisher supplying K–12 learning materials whose subject portals are analyzed in Læremiddel.dk documentation studies and whose books are referenced in curriculum research — a key publishing counterparty and content subject in the Danish market.

Broad incumbents

• Digital Promise: U.S. nonprofit that works across EdTech research, product certification, and educator support. Overlaps with Læremiddel.dk on bridging research and practitioner use of digital/AI learning tools, including assessment of platform quality.
• WestEd: U.S. nonprofit educational R&D organization that conducts large-scale studies, develops frameworks, and publishes practitioner resources on curriculum, instruction, and assessment — a broader-incumbent analogue to Læremiddel.dk's national research and framework publishing role.
• Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): UK charity funding large-scale randomized trials of teaching and learning interventions; its evaluation-first approach parallels KiDM-style lottery experiments across 172 Danish schools.
• NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research): UK's independent educational research charity that runs nationwide evaluation studies, publishes practitioner reports, and is commissioned by government — closely mirrors Læremiddel.dk's model of national research commissions, publication, and teacher-facing dissemination.
• SRI Education: Education research arm of SRI International that runs randomized impact evaluations, policy studies, and tool development for U.S. federal and state agencies — structurally analogous to Læremiddel.dk's role as a publicly funded evaluator and framework builder.

Emerging players

• Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR): International nonprofit focused on K–12 curriculum modernization and frameworks (e.g., 21st-century skills, AI literacy). Comparable in scope to Læremiddel.dk's subject-didactic typology and curriculum evaluation work, though globally oriented rather than nationally anchored.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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