Descripción del proyecto
Fomentar tecnologías educativas satisfactorias y revolucionarias para mejorar la educación
El futuro de la educación son las tecnologías educativas (EdTech, por sus siglas en inglés), un método de aprendizaje digital que es eficiente, participativo, inteligente, económico y personalizado, pero necesita apoyos para adaptarse a las realidades del mercado. El objetivo del proyecto IMPACT EdTech, financiado con fondos europeos, es establecer un modelo híbrido de incubación-aceleración de empresas y preparar para el mercado hasta a cuarenta y tres prototipos seleccionados de tecnologías educativas de aprendizaje digital. Los candidatos serán seleccionados en tres convocatorias abiertas. Las dos convocatorias abiertas principales, puestas en marcha en abril de 2020 y de 2021, se dirigen a los innovadores de EdTech que ofrecen soluciones que apoyan los modelos educativos personalizados e inclusivos y el desarrollo de las capacidades relevantes en el mundo actual. En julio de 2020, se puso en marcha una convocatoria abierta de emergencia denominada «Remote Schooling» (escolarización a distancia), dirigida a los revolucionarios en materia de EdTech que ofrecen soluciones que abordan los desafíos comunes a los que se enfrentan las escuelas, los profesores y los alumnos durante la crisis de COVID-19.
Objetivo
IMPACT EdTech will set up a hybrid incubator-accelerator to support 43 promising EdTech prototypes from digital learning disruptors in validating and testing Minimum Viable Products, in collaboration with education players, and prepare them to reach the market by providing early business and go-to-market support.
3 Open Calls will be launched to select Disruptors developing promising and innovative personalised digital learning solutions aiming to shape the education of the future. IMPACT EdTech will focus on: (A) K12 EdTech solutions; (B) B2C content-based solutions open to any age group and/or level of education. Personalisation implies a specific focus on adaptive & interactive solutions. Inclusion implies support of targeted/niche learning solutions for specific vulnerable or underserved groups, including children with special needs, but also of mainstream learning solutions, if they are accessible and inclusive-by-design.
Selected EdTech Trials will iterate MVP design engaging with targeted end-users and education experts, following a ‘pedagogy-first’ approach. The IMPACT EdTech innovation cycle will incorporate, for the most promising projects selected from two main open calls, pre-acceleration activities to test market interest and facilitate early deals, as well as short-cycle pilots to obtain preliminary impact assessment data that investors and clients require. An emergency 'Remote Schooling' open call will help identify solutions fit to address common challenges faced by schools during the COVID-19 crisis. These solutions will participate in a fast-track 5-months acceleration programme, during which they will be supported in piloting their solutions in schools and bringing them to market.
The backbone of the project is a small-sized consortium of 3 experienced partners: high Open Call Management expertise by FBA; proven Business Acceleration methodology by ISDI; Future Classroom Lab validation system and wide network of education stakeholders by EUN. Engagement of other relevant players will be secured via: Digital Learning Stakeholder Group consisting of key education players (knowledge, resources and data); a multidisciplinary pool of experts, mentors and practitioners working hand in hand with the selected EdTech Trials; agreements with schools across Europe participating in classroom pilots.
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H2020-ICT-2019-2
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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