d) Evaluation

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MOOC – Virtual Hackathon

Module – Evaluation

Prof. Adela García-Aracil

This lesson proposes a set of interventions aimed at evaluating a hackathon approach. We propose to use a hackathon format as a way to raise interest among potential future professionals and spread knowledge to the larger population. Hackathons are time-bounded events during which participants from diverse backgrounds form teams and work on projects that are of interest to them. Hackathons are more and more used as a tool for education and learning, and in fact, learning has been cited as one of the key motivations for individuals to participate. However, there is a need for a hackathon approach in improving the level of knowledge among participants, and the way to control it is throughout the evaluation process. While learning can be considered an essential part of a hackathon, it is relevant to measure what organizers want participants to learn and the difference of what participants usually have learnt at a hack

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