Event presented in partnership with:

The EdTech Network — a vertical under Invent Penn State

Partnering to drive innovation in education

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focused on creating opportunities for collaboration among companies, entrepreneurs, and Penn State students, faculty, and staff.

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fostering the development of educational technology solutions to transform education and enhance World Campus capabilities.

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supporting economic development in the region — leading to the creation of an EdTech Hub here in State College.

COMPANIES

FACULTY & STAFF

ENTREPRENEURS

STUDENTS

OPPORTUNTITIES FOR FACULTY & STAFF:

FACULTY & STAFF

Create opportunities for new research and publications around the latest educational technologies

Attend invitation-only events and network with leaders and entrepreneurs in EdTech

Secure funding for innovative research projects that help position you as leader in your field

Participate in programs that involve students, EdTech companies, and local entrepreneurs

Connect with businesses and entrepreneurs to pilot new education technology in your classroom or online learning environment

Meet other innovation-focused faculty and staff

OPPORTUNTITIES FOR STUDENTS:

STUDENTS

Network with local businesses and create opportunities for internships, mentoring, and employment

Work with members of the Network who can help you turn your education technology ideas into marketable products and services

Form relationships with members of the University community

Attend invitation-only events that bring together other students, companies, entrepreneurs, faculty, and staff for collaboration

Learn more at: www.edtechnetwork.psu.edu

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

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By 2021, IBM predicts that Digital Agents will be a $15.8B market

THE WATSON EFFECT

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Udacity partners with IBM Watson to launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) Nanodegree program.

IBM unveils a series of new cognitive solutions intended for professionals in marketing, commerce, supply chain and human resources.

IBM unveils a cloud-based AI engine to help businesses harness machine learning.

IBM Watson is the brains behind Weather Channel’s new Facebook Messenger bot.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

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October 2016IBM announces partnerships with

BlackBoard & Pearsons to integrate AI into their solutions

AI FOR EVERYONE

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September 2016Salesforce launches Einstein —

enabling any company to deliver smarter, personalized & more predictive customer

experiences

AI FIRST

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"Looking to the future, the next big step will be for the very concept of the “device” to fade away. Over time, the computer itself—whatever its form factor—will be an intelligent assistant helping you through your day. We will move from mobile first to an AI first world."

—Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Inc.

THE NITTANY WATSON CHALLENGE

The EdTech Network created this challenge to surface innovative ideas for transforming education and enhance World Campus capabilities using IBM Watson

Bringing together students, faculty, and, staff to define creative solutions to today’s greatest educational challenges leveraging advanced technology

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PRIMARY GOALS

Surface EdTech innovations using AI that directly impact the academic experience

Provide students throughout the Commonwealth with the opportunity to gain meaningful AI project experience

Spark research and business startup ideas for faculty and staff

Identify AI applications that could significantly increase World Campus capabilities and/or efficiencies

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TWO STAGE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

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Stage 1 Stage 2Prototype

Development

10 Teams $5K Each

Basic working model of the system that

demonstrates key functionality

Minimal Viable Product (MVP)

5 Teams$10K Each

Working system with actual data

THE FRAMEWORK

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Teams w/Ideas toLeverageWatson

Stage OneSelection

Research Projects

Business Startups

COILRIGs

Potential FutureFunding Sources

IBM SharedUniversity Research Grant

Invent Penn StateFund for

Innovation

Ben Franklin

IBM Immersion

Day

Stage TwoSelection

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Jan 19-20 Immersion Day Kickoff

Event

Feb 3Phase 1: Proposal Due Date

Feb 24Phase 1: Proposal Winners

Announced

Mar 31Phase 2:

Prototype Due Date

Apr 21Phase 2:

Prototype Finalists

Announced

Jul 31Phase 3:

MVP Due Date

IMPORTANT DATES

CHALLENGE CATAGORIES

Prospective Student Experience

Matriculated Student Experience

Engaged Student Experience

Graduating Student Experience

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PROSPECTIVE STUDENT EXAMPLES

Credit Transfer Challenge – help address the issue of determining if credits can be transferred to Penn State as part of the enrollment process.

Student Concierge – focus on answering the top 5 most frequently asked questions in the primary domain areas such as financial aid, academic support, academic advising, etc.

Marketing Assist – how can Watson be used to improve geo-targeting, selecting keyword phrases for paid search, engaging student prospects, matching interests with degrees offered, etc.

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MATRICULATED STUDENT EXAMPLES

Course Scheduling – leverage Watson to provide recommendations to students for courses or a possible course schedules.

Clubs & Organizations – use Watson to provide students with recommendations for clubs & organizations based on personality and/or social media profiles.

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ENGAGED STUDENT EXAMPLES

LionPATH Assist – assist students in their use of LionPATH.

Student Engage – increase a student’s awareness around opportunities for scholarships, internships, undergraduate research, study abroad, etc.

Mentor Match – recommend a student that is nearing completion of their degree to be a potential mentor for someone recently enrolled.

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GRADUATING STUDENT EXAMPLES

Smart Job Search – match graduating students’ data with jobs’ data on the web in a desired geographic region to identify opportunities.

Resume Evaluator – evaluate a student’s resume based on the information provided/collected and provide recommendations. e.g. degree, classes, projects, clubs & organizations, internships, etc.

Interview Rehearsal – enable mock interviews and provide recommendations for improvements based on what was said (or not said) as it relates to the information provided/collected. e.g., degree, classes, projects, clubs & organizations, internships, etc.

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IMMERSION DAY KICKOFF EVENT

Learning Opportunities – learn from IBM Watson experts through a series of workshops

Idea Generation – ideation sessions with Rose Cameron, design-thinking expert

Team Formation – opportunity to identify potential team members during a team formation exercise

Community – opportunity to network with others with common interests

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TEAM FORMATION

Team can consist of one person or many

Teams can consist of faculty, staff, and/or students

Key team roles: Team Lead, Technical Lead, Subject Matter Lead

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SLACK CHANNELS

#watsonimmersion – communications for today and tomorrow

#nittanywatson – general non-technical questions

#teams – communication channel for the sole purpose of forming teams

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Account: EdTechNetwork.Slack.com

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Website – edtechnetwork.psu.edu

Canvas Course – psu.instructure.com/courses/1828178

Twitter – @PSUEdTechNet

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WORLD CAMPUS USE CASES

Credit Transfer

Student Concierge

Course Scheduling

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