Technology is no silver bullet; thus how might we create solutions that focus on the needs of the holistic learner, and explore how technology and human connection can work together in education? In an increasingly technological future, it will be especially important to determine how best to support the academic, emotional and psychological needs of learners as they navigate through the evolving educational journeys ahead.
The Human Connection
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Provocations that are aligned with our Challenge topic and ripe for innovation.
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Rethink the forms that students and others fill out so that they are features that enhance education rather than "mere bureaucracy."
Forms as (Pedagogical) Features
Rethink the forms that students and others fill out so that they are features that enhance education rather than "mere bureaucracy."
mÃmir: Financial Literacy for Teens - Students Invest in Their Own Future [Update 02/27]
Imagine a scenario in which youth can invest in their own future while learning about the basics of finance and improving their wealth.
Encourage more interaction and collaboration between students from different courses.
INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION.
Encourage more interaction and collaboration between students from different courses.
Pnutek
Pnutek is a smartphone application that enables students to scan their academic notes and convert them into a mnemonic through music.
Mik: a CareerLab to empower our youth
We promote intergenerational collaboration to reimagine higher education through a solution-based vocational lab.
WhatNext
Personalized product that tracks progress of high school students and enables them to figure out practical next steps after graduation.
Skill labs
The place of nurturing future talents and education
Stories for International Students
Can we collect stories from various students across the globe that share aspirations, frustrations, lessons learnt about moving to the bay?
Learn and understand each other better through stories
An online platform that uses real-world experiences as shared learning contexts to build intercultural knowledge, empathy and engagement.
Personal strength based learning
Interconnect technology to help individual to base his/her learning and career planning on one's individual strenghts and passions.
The 2nd chance - pass by sharing how you failed
Students get a 2nd chance to pass a failed course by turning the failure into a positive learning experience worth sharing on stage.
upLearn :: purpose and community as the foundation for a lifetime growth journey
Purpose-finding gives us a sense. Community Labs provide a home + resources. These are the foundations of module learning in the future.
HE as ecosystem of education to be future ready in life.
Multi-development tracks for holistic HE education.
Urban helps Rural
The most Influential Person for a 17 year old is another 17 year old.
Connected Learning for Higher Education
Learning connected to interests,careers,peers and community to solve problem,create and make.
Xjob
The passion by your work & your life.Is the future
Recreating test conditions at home through Virtual Reality
Standardized testing is stressful. Through VR, we help students recreate test conditions at home, helping them perform better on their test.
The Cookbook
A cookbook of teaching recipes by leading practitioners and educators to introduce design-doing into your classrooms. Tried, tested, true.
Home Away from Home
An Online Platform to Connect Foreign Students with Local Students, Empowering Them to Create a Support System
Network of k-12 students to high school students to graduate/alumni loop connected in person and via technology, full circle.
Extension of a Networked Network
Network of k-12 students to high school students to graduate/alumni loop connected in person and via technology, full circle.
