Please join us for EdTech Meetup #6 on Wednesday October 29th at 7:00pm at the social entreprenuer co-working space Ma Dee Hub. We will feature two speakers: Mr. Somsak Mukdavannakorn who leads Microsoft Thailand's education vertical and Mr. Sascha Funk who is a digital strategy expert specializing in the education sector. We will also have a free education entreprenuers workshop immediately before the presentations starting at 5:00 pm.
***Special Pre-Meetup Workshop***
We will also be running a brief EdTech Business Model Canvas Workshop that will run immediately before the meetup at the same location from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please let us know beforehand with a message if you would like to attend the free workshop so we can prepare adequate materials. The workshop will be helpful for those interested in answering the following questions:
• What business models work for EdTech startups?
• How can educational businesses and/or institutions innovate and adjust to find solutions that are more responsive to the needs of their consumers?
• What are some of the challenges in building a sustainable educational venture?
Presentation Topics:
1. The Use of Digital Media in Education
Sascha Funk - Digital Strategy Consultant and University Instructor
Mr. Sascha will present on "Using Digital Media in Education”. With an over abundance of content and social media in today's society the appropriate use of Digital Media in Education has become a hot and controversial topic. A common concern when taking Digital Media literacy for granted is: What exactly is Digital Media and how can we use it for educational purposes?
Educators, parents, and students alike are now confronted with decisions such as: Is ‘Facebooking’ with students the right way to go? Do we need to restrict or nurture the use of digital media in the classroom? How can we ensure that students use digital media the ‘right’ way and what is this right way? Sasha will try to answer a few of those questions while addressing further issues that come along with the entrance of smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Instagram & Snapchat into today's classrooms.
Sascha Funk is a Digital Strategy consultant based in Bangkok, Thailand where he also works as University instructor at Rangsit University lecturing in Online Business and New Media related subjects while overseeing research projects focusing on digital currencies and educational technology. Prior to shifting his professional career to Southeast Asia Mr. Sascha worked in management for New Media and Online Marketing agencies in the EU.
2. New Office in Education
Somsak Mukdavannakorn - Public Sector Director Microsoft
Mr. Somsak will provide insight into Microsoft's current work within the education sector by highlighting their efforts to improve 21st century learning and skills through the development of software. An overview of efforts in the areas of connected learning communities, improving student engagement, and empowering educations will be discussed.
Somsak Mukdavannakorn is the public sector director for Microsoft Thailand. In this role, Mr. Somsak leads Microsoft Thailand's government and education business. One of his key goals is to help Thailand transform Thailand education to 21st century learning in order to shift Thailand our from a medium income range country. He is knowledgable about enhancing value through the consumption of cloud, mobile, big data, and social technologies in relationship to public sector customers and partners.
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great fun and interesting, also made some great new contacts