Overview
HACK-ED is a three day online hackathon with a mission to change the way we teach and learn and rethink education. This hackathon brings together experts to create and build products that can create real impact by bringing ideas to working solutions. The event will take place from 26th June to 28th June, 2020.
Eligibility
Individuals from all the walks of life are welcome to participate. Developers, designers, hackers, educators, entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to leverage technology to build their ideas into solutions are invited. We are expecting people to join in teams. Teams are composed of three to six individuals.
Ideas
You will be creating your idea and project exclusively during the event. Of course feel free to work on the concept for your application before the competition starts. Just no digital assets including graphic design assets, code, etc.
Mentorship
We will provide mentoring during the event in the course of several check-ins. A design thinking session will be conducted as part of orientation. Mentors will not be part of the teams.
If you need technical or non-technical assistance, we will have team members available during the event. Reach out to us at hack-ed@lftechnology.com.
Prototype Submissions
You will have 48 hours to create and build your product idea from 26th June, 2020. Every team must submit a URL of their project GitHub repository. A hosted URL of the project or a visual demo is to be submitted by each team on the final day on 28th June 2020. Failure to submit will result in disqualification.
Entries should be web, mobile, desktop app or other hardware products but not limited to wearable technology. Entries must not violate the intellectual property rights or other rights including but not limited to the copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of any other person or entity.
Presentation
Each team will have 2-5 minutes to demonstrate and pitch the solution to a panel of judges selected by the organizers followed by Q&A session with the judges.
Judging Criteria
Winners will be picked by a panel of judges and prize bundles will be awarded at their discretion. Products will be judged based on these criteria:
User Experience
Innovation
Impact