Fun + Meaning2 = 2030 finals

when the students teache the teachers

Today no one can deny the importance of information technologies. IT has covered all fields known to modern society, that is a fact, and education is not an exception to it. We all use laptops to take notes, videos to illustrate classes and data shows to project courses……though when we think of it, there is always this scene that repeats itself, the image of a teacher struggling with a computer that refuses to cooperate. Usually in these situations a student steps in to save the day. Several studies have in fact shown that teachers are out run by their students when it comes to new technologies. It may seem like no big deal to some, but to us students it consists an almost daily brawl. For example when a student who is at all times exposed to all kinds of highly developed graphics with attractive designs, is constrained to sit through a two hour black and white presentation, it becomes hard for the student to focus, and even harder for the teacher to pick his interest. Today, for a teacher to know how to use a computer is simply not enough. That is why for our challenge we have decided to reverse the roles and educate our teachers about the intriguing world of IT. Twice a month students whom have a special interest in web mastering, graphic art, video making, photo editing…., are going to prepare courses for their teachers. The teachers will have to sign up for the class of their liking. At the end of each class the teachers will be quizzed and graded, they will also have to pass a final exam at the end of the semester, in order to get an official recognition given by the school.

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Fun + Meaning2 = 2030 semi finals

The Student... Teacher... who's who? : Reversing the roles in schools

Executive summary: The student… Teacher… Who’s Who? Nowadays, we live in a globalized world, where everything changes faster than any time before. Everything changes, that is a constant though there are some fields that refuse to accommodate this change. We still use the same old traditional methods. We still have students who think that the presence of a teacher is among the most important things and we still don’t take into consideration that we have to prepare for a transition, the transition that will lead us to performance, efficiency and a better way of life learning. Education has always been the root of life. For some, it is a social elevator that helps encounter poverty, progress and own a new life, and for others, it is the essence for a good and honorable life. It is important then, to deeply think of finding solutions and restructuration in order to correct the mistakes that have been made and also, give a new fresh beginning for technology to enter the schools and be a part of our daily teaching. In today’s world, it is more and more important to be good at using technology tools, develop applications, be able to connect and communicate with other people, doing it well and fast and of course be up to date. By taking this challenge, we wanted to take a first step towards solving this issue. The need to take action stayed somehow in a low progression and we just thought of how we could manage to make our ideas take place and make learning at schools be more fun for both teachers and of course students. Our project combines fun and learning. As we know, except in some rare cases, teachers don’t usually give much importance to the use of technology in their teaching methods. They still use old devices while their students are miles away in the practice of using new technologies. Students get bored in classrooms, their teachers use unattractive methods, old fashioned templates, sometimes they use no computer at all. Which irritates students, doesn’t motivate them, and makes them frustrated and confused. We want to stop that frustration. We want to make school interesting again. We want to make some changes and for that our teachers must learn how to attract our attention all over again. Our professors will have to be our students and learn what we know about technology, in order to understand us and make attending their classes a pleasure experience for both of us.

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