It’s important to hear the students’ ideas. At the same time, challenge them to think differently and offer your advice.
Show how skills developed in a school environment are valuable in the job market and share your experience.
Take this opportunity to impact and inspire students and teachers.
An expert is someone who volunteers their time to listen to the ideas of students and teachers. Ideas aimed at changing small parts of the world through the development of a technological solution.
An Expert shares their knowledge, regardless of the field, and has professional market experience.
An Expert shares empirical knowledge, who questions, who advises, who suggests, who presents new perspectives, or validates others.
After registering on the platform, you only have to save your Username and Password and log in as often as you like. On the platform, you’ll have access to teachers’ requests and can accept the requests.
Once you accept a session on the platform, the teacher will contact you.
The sessions are online (via Teams or another platform) at your available times—you can do one session per year or one per week; there’s no limit!
The average duration of a session is 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Idea Creation
Presentation of initial ideas—students will do a pitch;
Why did they choose a particular idea?
Target audience and its characterization?
How to promote the app to its audience?
What already exists in the market?
(The Expert will guide them on the next steps to take)
Market Knowledge
How to differentiate the app from others already on the market?
What are the main market gaps?
Demographic focus of the app?
What are the needs of the target audience?
(The Expert should assess whether the students’ ideas are viable and how to add value to the idea)
Technical and Data Feasibility
Are the proposed app functions technically feasible?
Where will they source the data that feeds the app?
User Experience and Design
App design—overall flow, interaction, information architecture, and general usability;
Coding and Web Development
Programming languages;
Clarity regarding the need, solution, target audience, and market route;
Business Models
Understanding the target customer;
Outlining the best way to reach them;
Effectively managing customer feedback and continuously obtaining performance improvement data;
Canvas Model technique;
Marketing and Public Speaking
Understanding the structure, timing, and key points of a presentation;
How to develop a coherent story;
What communication skills are necesssary: voice projection, stage presence, looking forward, etc.;
Careers
Inspiring students to explore careers in technology, sustainability, innovation, or other areas;
Share your professional experience
Internet of Things | IoT | Machine Learning | Python
Helping students use internet-connected devices to create prototypes;
Exploring algorithms and ethics with Machine Learning