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Platform Thinking for Educational Success
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Presenter: Edzai Conilias Zvobwo
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Digital Education Show Africa – 7 October 2015
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Media Articles by Edzai Conilias Zvobwo
Educational reform for the social media agehttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/371/129436.html
Platform thinking is not a pipe dream; what SA can learn from Googlehttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/659/124914.html
Throwing laptops at schools won't solve the maths problemhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/659/124682.html
Google Helpouts shuts down: Are live video tutorials viable?http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/659/124518.html
Maths not SA's innovation holy grailhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/498/124206.html
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Hi, My name is Homo NalediI am the coolest guy of my era. I am a genius I discovered fire
Hi , my name is EdzaiI am the coolest guy of my era.I am keeping the fire burning.
“We started from the bottom now we are here…” – Drake (Musician)
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Dude, Google is overworking us I am jumping ship to Uber
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What is Platform Thinking?• Platform thinking is the art of conceptualising
and implementing inclusive places (physical or virtual) where different actors can interact, communicate, co-create and share …
• A successful platform is able to1. Attract users2. Facilitate the exchange of information3. Foster co-creation of value
Andrea Cocchi
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• Value is created upstream• Knowledge is acquired from
teacher• Lessons are designed to
meet specifications• Value is given by restricted
consumption
Pipes and Platforms
PIPES PLATFORMS• Value is co-created on the
spot• Learners are co-creators of
knowledge• Products emerge through
interaction• Value is appreciated by
interaction
Enabling innovation culture• “Companies (teachers) might consider a managed
process of idea generation that rewards risk taking and effectively harvests entrepreneurial (mathematical) ideas.” (Accenture 2013)
• Today, there’s a glut of highly trained (creative) but underemployed scientists (learners). Let’s harness their idealistic passion before they turn grey, using social networks and data sharing to create an open, interactive, dynamic model of (mathematics education) basic life sciences research. (Ethan Perlstein)
• It's always a tremendous opportunity for us to tap into our fan's (learner’s) passion, creativity and their own interpretation of "Peace, Love and Ice Cream.” (mathematics) (Ben & Jerry's – Do the Flavor a Favor competition)
What can be improved?
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• Emphasis on platform development.• Use of Blended learning• Appreciation of changing roles in
education.• Room for creativity, open-mindedness and
versatility. (Treat learners like platforms)
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