Grant: Strategic Workshops Program
Athabasca University
$25,000.00
EdTech Innovation Workshop
FY 2013-14
Summary
During the past decade, educational technology (EdTech) has steadily grown in prominence and influence oncampuses and schools around the world. In response, a new generation of EdTech startups has emerged,influenced by the significant flow of capital into the sector. In Canada, technology entrepreneurs have made asignificant impact on education globally through their companies, including WebCT, Elluminate,Desire2Learn, and Smart Technologies, to name a few. In university research labs around the country, the nextgeneration of EdTech innovations are now being explored. Currently, no national initiative exists to bringtogether EdTech academic researchers, entrepreneurs, practitioners, funders and government partners. Thisproposed workshop addresses this void and will assist in promoting innovations in EdTech by connectingacademic researchers with each other, and with startups, funders and other stakeholders, in order to provideopportunity for building new collaborations.
Program
Strategic Workshops Program
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
446502-2013
Name nom
Kinshuk, Dr
Department département
Computing & Information Systems, School of
Organization id
15
Institution établissement
Athabasca University
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
25000
Program id
STPWS
Program name en
Strategic Workshops Program
Program name fr
Programme d'ateliers stratégiques
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1555
Committee name en
Prairie Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour les Prairies
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
EdTech Innovation Workshop
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
During the past decade, educational technology (EdTech) has steadily grown in prominence and influence oncampuses and schools around the world. In response, a new generation of EdTech startups has emerged,influenced by the significant flow of capital into the sector. In Canada, technology entrepreneurs have made asignificant impact on education globally through their companies, including WebCT, Elluminate,Desire2Learn, and Smart Technologies, to name a few. In university research labs around the country, the nextgeneration of EdTech innovations are now being explored. Currently, no national initiative exists to bringtogether EdTech academic researchers, entrepreneurs, practitioners, funders and government partners. Thisproposed workshop addresses this void and will assist in promoting innovations in EdTech by connectingacademic researchers with each other, and with startups, funders and other stakeholders, in order to provideopportunity for building new collaborations.
