PierreAntoine Ullmo

Tag: innovators

  • A samba school for education entrepreneurs

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    Learning the Samba
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    One of the many lessons learnt from the first round of Open Education Challenge applications has to do with our responsibility to sustain and widen an education entrepreneurship community.

    Why not exclusively proceed with the selection of the ‘10 best European startups’ and just work with them as planned?

    Having received 611 applications has made the OEC much more than a ‘competition’. The 611 entrepreneurs from 74 countries that submitted a project in less than 2 months send a powerful message: education entrepreneurship exists! This powerful movement can’t be seen as an extension of the ‘traditional’ startup incubators. It should be one of the main drivers of change for our education systems.

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  • Dear Johana, no need for a PhD to innovate in education

    Innovative ideas in education. ©Skypixel
    Innovative ideas in education. ©Skypixel

    “I am preparing a project for an innovation approach to learning. I am a PhD student in the UK. We are very committed with education and teacher professional development as well as a PGCE program. What I do not know is if the team has to have a company already established for submitting?  And the team for the moment is composed of two PhD students one in computer science and me in math education with the support of one faculty member. Would that be ok?” 

     This is the first query we have received, and it comes before the Open Education Challenge has launched. No and yes are the answers. No, you don’t have to have a established company to start submitting. And yes, it will be OK.

    However, this potential applicant’s questions made me think more in depth about who the true innovators are in education.

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  • “More” is what we need

    Innovation in education. Photo credit: leighstjohn.com
    Innovation in education. Photo credit: leighstjohn.com

    Who are the innovators in education?

    We – at P.A.U. Education – are about to launch the first European Incubator for Innovation in Education. Our Open Education Challenge is an invitation to all education practitioners and all innovators passionate about education to push forward their ideas and their dreams, create a startup and contribute to changing education. The launch is around the corner and we are still wondering:

    • How can private entrepreneurial initiatives truly transform the way we learn, and how can they adapt to our education systems in an ethical way?
    • How can startups respond to education challenges in terms of efficiency, social equity and cultural diversity?

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