GOAL 2: IGNITE NEW RESEARCH AREAS
Student Digital Learning Design Challenge In collaboration with StartX, the Transforming Learning Accelerator launched a pilot student digital design challenge to help students create effective learning tools and scale them. Students teams built apps to create rewarding environments that go beyond lectures and worksheets to support learning communities where students persist and thrive. The challenge included the following elements:
Workshops Students participated in a series 12 of workshops to grow their knowledge and network. Workshops focused on learner-centered design processes, learning science and design, technical implementation, team building, and entrepreneurship. Featured guest speakers included Dylan Arena of Kidaptive, Amit Patel of Owl Ventures, Piya Sorcar of TeachAids, and Anthony Bloome of mEducation Alliance.
Mentorship Awardees gained access to mentors who provided support throughout later-stage research, design, and development phases of their projects. Mentors include faculty experts, industry experts, and peers with recent experience in developing digital learning experiences.
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Student Digital Learning Design Challenge 12 Teams, 34 Participating Students
School Affiliation of Awardees Humanities & Sciences Doctoral (18%)
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Masters (35%) Undergraduate (44%)
Business
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Funding Students had the opportunity to apply for two rounds of funding. In the first round, grants of $1,500 were awarded to the top 12 teams for earlystage prototype development and user testing. In the second round, after two consecutive Design Sprints with these 12 teams, larger grants of up to $9,000 were awarded to the top seven teams for advanced prototype development and user testing
Connections Awardees will be introduced to community of entrepreneurs, faculty experts, and industry gatekeepers interested in producing more effective learning solutions.
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