How FeedbackFruits’ ROI calculator helps institutions measure and maximize impact

In higher education today, innovation without evidence is no longer enough. As class sizes grow, support decreases, and budgets tighten, institutions are under pressure to ensure every investment delivers measurable value.

That’s why we created the FeedbackFruits ROI Calculator: a free, data-driven tool that helps institutions see, measure, and optimize the real impact of educational technology on teaching and learning.

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Why ROI matters more than ever

Universities worldwide face three converging challenges:

1. Larger class sizes make grading and coordination more time-consuming.
2. ‍Less teaching support forces faculty to manage more course design and admin work themselves.
3. Tighter budgets mean institutions must consolidate tools and justify every license.

The result? Faculty burnout and growing pressure to do more with less.‍

The ROI Calculator helps turn that challenge into clarity: showing exactly how much time, money, and effort institutions can save with the FeedbackFruits Learning Design System.

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How the ROI Calculator works

Built to make impact visible, the ROI Calculator gives higher-ed leaders a transparent way to evaluate technology adoption. In just a few steps, users can:

1. Select learning activities such as Peer Review, Group Member Evaluation, or Assignment Review.
2. Adjust adoption rates and frequency based on real or projected usage.
3. Instantly calculate time and cost savings using validated educator data.

The tool then provides a personalized breakdown of:

• Cost savings from tool consolidation
• Faculty hours saved through automation
• Efficiency gains per course or department
• Return on investment (ROI) in both time and money

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The FeedbackFruits ROI Calculator helps you easily estimate how much time and money your institution can save by using FeedbackFruits tools. First, you select the learning activities you plan to use, such as Peer Review or Group Member Evaluation. Then, enter how many faculty members will use these tools (adoption percentage) and how often they’ll use them each year. The calculator factors in the average time saved per use, based on real educator feedback, to show how FeedbackFruits reduces workload. It then combines this with data on faculty salaries and working hours to estimate total cost savings. Finally, the calculator displays the total hours saved, helping you clearly see the value of FeedbackFruits in both time and financial savings.

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How AI powers these results

At the heart of these efficiencies is Acai, our pedagogical AI assistant, integrated across the Learning Design System.

Acai supports educators by:

• Automating grading and rubric feedback
• Improving peer feedback quality
• Creating interactive prompts and activities
• Supporting reflection and adaptive learning

These AI-driven workflows not only save time, they also feed data back into the ROI Calculator, giving institutions a clear picture of how AI translates into measurable impact.
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From efficiency to excellence

What makes the ROI Calculator unique is its pedagogical foundation.
It’s not just about cutting costs, it’s about aligning financial sustainability with teaching excellence.

By combining automation with proven learning design, institutions can:

• Improve student engagement and feedback quality
• Reduce faculty burnout
• Scale consistent, high-quality teaching across programs

Efficiency becomes a driver of educational quality, not its trade-off.
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Get started: Measure, learn, improve

Every institution’s context is unique and we’re here to help you uncover yours.
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Our team can walk you through the ROI Calculator, help you input your institution’s data, and explore how FeedbackFruits solutions can make the biggest impact.

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👉 Get started with our education experts
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👉 Calculate your ROI today
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