f) Practical tips

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MOOC – Virtual Hackathon

Chapter 6 - Practical Tips

Niels Alberts, Science LinX

 

When organizing a hackathon there are many things to consider and many choices to make for the organizers in order to host a successful event. This is the case for any regular hackathon, but maybe even more so when organizing a hackathon in an educational setting. In this chapter we will provide some practical tips based on lessons learned from the pilot events organized by partners within the Virtual Hackathons project.

This chapter gives an overview of the hackathon format: its origin and concept, its process and the framework and values that underpin a hackathon. The second lesson dives deeper into what the Sustainable Development Goals are about and explains the concept of Just Transition. Both are essential for the virtual hackathon concept.

 

Lesson 1: Educational hackathons serve a different purpose than traditional hackathons

Hackathons originated as software development events with the ultimate

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