WSA Social Innovation Congress Singapore Publication
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WINNERS<br />
LEARNING & SCIENCE<br />
SCIENCE-BITS<br />
SCIENCE-BITS<br />
Country: Spain<br />
www.science-bits.com<br />
Producer: Science Bits S.L.<br />
Co-Producer: International Science Teaching<br />
Foundation<br />
SCIENCE-BITS provides multimedia science lessons<br />
that promote moving from a transmission<br />
educational model, based on the transmission of<br />
facts from teacher to learner, to a constructivist<br />
one, based on inquiry, critical thinking, discovery<br />
and learning-by-doing. With SCIENCE-BITS,<br />
kids learn science by doing science, and teachers<br />
become guides who help them in discovery.<br />
Notesmaster Namibia: Open Educational<br />
Resources (OERs)<br />
Country: Namibia<br />
www.namibia.notesmaster.com<br />
Producer: Namibian College of Open Learning<br />
(NAMCOL)<br />
Co-Producer: Notesmaster Namibia<br />
Providing free access, Notesmaster Namibia empowers<br />
teachers to collaborate in digital content<br />
creation for secondary education. It provides<br />
quality educational resources aligned with the<br />
country’s official secondary school curriculum<br />
and complements printed materials. The platform<br />
connects across Namibia and allows students<br />
to collaborate with their peers.<br />
CoderDojo<br />
CoderDojo<br />
Country: Ireland<br />
www.coderdojo.com<br />
Producers: Bill Liao and James Whelton - Founders<br />
CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer¬ led,<br />
global movement of free programming clubs for<br />
young people to explore coding, web development,<br />
and programming in an informal and creative<br />
environment. By discovering technology in<br />
a project based way, CoderDojo encourages<br />
youth to address societal problems that affect<br />
their community by offering technological solutions.<br />
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