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Who Am I?
Mark [email protected]
• CEO of a SG-Based Startup cofounded with an NUS SoC Professor• President, MIT Club of Central Florida
This Presentation and Related Presentations are available here
www.slideshare.net/begreatacademyDec 2011
SharingSingapore’s
Education Expertise Globally
Mark [email protected]
www.slideshare.net/begreatacademyDec 2011
The World Can Learn from Singapore’ s Education Expertise
Why Are These Countries Doing So Well Academically?
Finland & Singapore
What Can The World Learn From Them?
Khan Academy Recommends Singapore Math
How Can the World Benefit from Singapore’s
Education Expertise?
Nurture Singapore-Sourced EDU Innovations Via a Startup Weekend – EDU Event
http://edu.startupweekend.org/
HelsinkiOrlando
Singapore
Host a Global Education Startup Weekend To Collaborate Globally On EDU Innovations
PhysicalEvents
Sites : Physical Events : Digital Collaboration
Each Site & Team Will Have Global Participation(sometime between Jun-Aug 2012)
Each Global Site1+
On-Site Educator Representative
from the other 2 Sites
Each Global Team1
Remote/OnlineEducator Representative
from the other 2 Sites
Gates Foundation Supports Startup Weekend – EDU($250,000)
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/07/startup-weekend-edu-receives-250000-grant-from-the-bill-melinda-gates-foundation/
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $250,000
to the Startup Weekend EDU series of events, the dedicated education-focused vertical
within the non-profit.
Solicit Funding For Global Collaborative SW EDU
ExistingStartup Weekends
(Individual & Isolated)
Proposed GlobalStartup Weekends – EDU
(Global Collaboration)
Startup Weekend Org Startup Weekend Org
Helsinki
Singapore
Orlando
Peer-to-Peer Global Collaboration
London
Singapore
Boston
StructureHow-To’s
StructureHow-To’s
Global Collaboration?
Individual & Isolated Events
Google Supports Startup Weekend, Including EDU
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/supporting-entrepreneurs-around-world.html
Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Startup Weekend—a global organization committed to promoting real entrepreneurship in local communities. … Participants gather on Friday, and by Sunday afternoon, they launch a product.
This partnership will help Startup Weekend expand to dozens of additional cities around the world and launch new vertical competitions focused on specific themes such as education, health or gaming.
… we’ll be working to bring in Google’s developer community in the form of Google Technology User Groups as an additional resource to Startup Weekend participants.
(Announced Nov 10th, 2011)
As of 28th Nov, 2011
InternationallyUSANov 17th Kickoff Meeting
Form a Volunteer Team to
Use Orlando As the US Site
For the Global EDUStartup Weekend
Warmup Event?Host an EDUCamp
e.g. @ Berkeley
Started Conversation with NIE Faculty
Organizer
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Contact @ Nokia/Finland3
