Congratulations to the 2020 1EdTech Europe Lightning Talk Winners!
1EdTech OneRoster Certification as a Door-Opener to the European EdTech Market (by Vigilo)
Presented by Frode Utvik, Systems Integration Manager at Vigilo
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Vigilo is a Norwegian SIS-vendor for schools, after-school, and kindergartens. Frode talked about why and how we use APIs to provide SIS-data from Vigilo to various data consumers within the digital learning ecosystem. He demonstrated how an 1EdTech OneRoster API-based integration via few clicks supports a seamless and automated flow of rostering data from SIS to LMS and how this directly impacts students and teachers in the digital classroom.
Jury report: This is an example where new and existing systems have integrated rapidly with the help of the right specification. This is addressing real problems that impacted both students and teachers. What makes it even more special is that this example is the first one, taking on the OneRoster specification in Europe, moving casually through all the necessary steps to get certified. Their focus is on the overall ecosystem, keeping up-to-date with the latest (regional) versions of the specification.
Cities of Learning in the UK (by Navigatr, in cooperation with Future Creators and Real Ideas)
Presented by Rachel Carter, Lead of Cities of Learning at Future Creators; Deana Ward, Operational Lead of Cities of Learning at Future Creators; and Ed Hart, Program Lead at Real Ideas
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Future Creators, Real Ideas, and Navigatr have been breaking new ground by applying a rigorous standard to writing badges to use in informal place-based learning settings. They have used open badges in extra-curricular education settings, informal learning provision, and employability work with young people. Rachel Carter, Deana Ward, and Ed Hart talked about some examples from their work in the Cities of Learning pilot projects in Brighton and Plymouth. They showed how badges have helped highlight the crucial skills young people develop outside the classroom and the pathways this can set them on in their journeys to employment.
Jury report: These three organizations have delivered something crucial at scale, addressing real problems, focusing on the real use, and the real business needs. Implementations like this transform society's way of exchanging credentials. It shows a clear vision of digital credentials. Using the underlying Open Badges specification seems secondary but has contributed to this smooth operation that greatly impacts students and learners.
1EdTech Europe Learning Impact Award Details
The best Lightning Talks of 1EdTech Europe Summit 2020 will be recognized.
The evaluators for the Learning Impact Awards will be 1EdTech staff. The criteria for the award are similar to the criteria for the 1EdTech Learning Impact Awards.
The two award winners will get recognition at the 1EdTech website and in the 1EdTech Newsletter. They receive a 50% discount on the registration fee for the 1EdTech conference in 2021 and will automatically be entered into the global competition at that conference. They will also receive a discount on a ticket for the 1EdTech Europe conference in 2021 and will be automatically entered into the 1EdTech Europe award competition for that year.
