Co-creation program for educational technological innovation
In the spring of 2021, the second flight started in the co-creation program, the aim of which is to create high-quality digital solutions for Estonian education and to avoid a situation in the future where our students can learn only with the help of foreign and foreign language applications.
The program is coordinated by Tallinn University in cooperation with Startup Estonia, EdTech Estonia and the Education and Youth Board. During the program, companies meet regularly with schools, involving learners in development. Education and Youth Board supports participating educational institutions, Startup Estonia and EdTech Estonian start-ups, and Tallinn University provides methodological and didactic support to the parties and supports evidence-based support in the co-creation process. Each team is supported by a university mentor who helps the teams speed up the process of creating their service.
Co-creation in education is based on the KYKY Living Lab model developed in Finland and implemented in Espoo, and the EDUCATE program developed by the University College London (UCL) in England. The co-creation program is implemented by the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
Co - creation program participants
Companies participating in co - creation
6 new ideas / companies in the field of EdTech were selected for the co-creation program. The aim of all start-up companies is to create educational digital solutions that help to increase the quality of education and want to grow into new success stories of Education Nation in the world, which started in Estonia. All 6 companies offer a variety of solutions, from the classroom chat platform to the learning environment.
Six suitable teams were selected by the participating teachers and the representatives of the implementing partners (Tallinn University, Education and Youth Board, Startup Estonia and EdTech Estonia) according to the developed evaluation model, where educational institutions are given 51% of the total evaluations.
Educational institutions participating in co-creation
Educational institutions from all over Estonia were invited to participate in the co-creation program. Twelve schools gave their consent to contribute to the creation of new solutions. All institutions are motivated by the desire to contribute to exciting new educational innovation projects, which can also involve students.
Co-educational institutions that work with companies are:
Six suitable teams were selected by the participating teachers and the representatives of the implementing partners (Tallinn University, Education and Youth Board, Startup Estonia and EdTech Estonia) according to the developed evaluation model, where educational institutions are given 51% of the total evaluations.
Recognition
The teams participating in the program and the school project partners receive official recognition as a co-creation partner of Estonian educational innovation, which gives the participating teams / companies a strong reference and credibility for further growth and expansion. You can get an summary (in estonian) of the first flight of the co-creation program and the participating teams at https://www.edtech-koosloome.ee/
