Roles & Responsibilities
In an Educathon, everyone’s voice should be heard, regardless of their status or occupation.
This is why in past teff Educathons, we asked pupils as well as student teachers, teacher trainees, in-service teachers and other experts in the field of teacher education to partake.
First things first:
During an Educathon, hierarchies, age difference, levels of expertise, etc. should not stand in the way of finding answers to shared questions and joint challenges.
Of course, this may be easier in some groups than in others: lf, for example, teachers are participating alongside pupils/students, some of the teachers’ responsibilities perhaps cannot be put aside for the day.
It is each person’s responsibility to avoid returning to hierarchies or stereotypes – be open towards others, and to yourself!
Click the „+“ at the right to find out what each role entails.
THE HOST(S)
THE HOST(S)Each Educathon is hosted by 1-2 people.
Hosts
- are responsible for the overall facilitation of the Educathon (i.e. the PPT slides): Introduction, Input (if needed; see p. 8), Check-Points, activities/instructions, pitch presentation, wrap-up
- need to make themselves familiar with the whole Educathon before the event
- have the best overview over what’s going on at any time
- keep reminding participants of time limits and rules
- are motivating & positive as well as confident that the Educathon will be a success! 🙂
THE FACILITATORS
THE FACILITATORSFacilitators are needed to support both the host and the groups. They
- check in with the teams (without interfering in their learning process) to make sure every team is on the right
path - familiarize themselves with the material before the Educathon so they can explain it when needed
- observe and make sure nobody (accidentally) breaks any Educathon rules
- keep reminding participants of time limits
- eliminate any doubts on the learning journey and motivate the teams to “trust the process”
- inform the host if everything is going smoothly or if, for example, instructions need to be repeated or explained again
- join the host(s) in their confidence & motivation! 🙂
THE TEAMS (PARTICIPANTS)
THE TEAMS (PARTICIPANTS)In the Educathon, nobody learns all on their own. All work is (eventually) collaborative.
At the beginning of the Educathon, the group is split up into teams:
- Teams should not consist of more than 3-5 people to ensure that everyone has their time to shine and bring in their ideas.
- The number of teams – obviously – depends on the size of the learning group you’re working with. Keep in mind that each team presents a pitch in the end: Should you have more than 8 teams (= 8 pitches), you’ll need short breaks between the pitches for the audience to digest!
- When working with interdisciplinary groups or groups from different backgrounds, it is advised to have mixed groups.
- Also, randomly assigned groups hold great potential for more surprising results!
optional: THE JURY
optional: THE JURYIf you decide to choose a winning pitch in the end (see p. 6), you may consider inviting a jury to decide. This certainly lets the Educathon end on a celebratory note!
Since the presentation of the 90- second pitches does not take a long time, the jury would only need to join the group to
- listen to the pitches
- decide on a winner (in secret; make sure the jury know they are supposed to choose the most innovative idea, not the most feasible!)
- announce their decision (+ a brief reason for their decision)
Therefore, you could consider asking colleagues, friends, experts, teachers, … if they would be interested to act as a jury member!
Literatur
Literatur- Wikipedia: Digitale Kompetenz. Online verfügbar unter: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitale_Kompetenz. Letzter Abruf: 25.02.2025.
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