Supported the competition

I THE AIM OF THE COMPETITION

The competition aims to enhance the knowledge of high school students in the Republic of Serbia through the creation of infographics that represent the results of open data processing.

II ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is organized by the Center for Educational Technologies Western Balkans as part of the activities of the “Open Education in Serbia” project, supported by the “Open Data – Open Opportunities” project implemented in the Republic of Serbia by the United Nations Development Programme and the Office for Information Technologies and Electronic Administration, with support from the World Bank and the United Kingdom Good Governance Fund. The competition is also supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and Oracle Corporation.

Teams from high schools registered to conduct education in the territory of the Republic of Serbia are eligible to participate. Each team consists of 2 students from the same school and a teacher or expert associate as the team mentor. The teacher or expert associate who mentors the team must be employed at the school from which the students in the team originate. One student cannot be part of multiple teams, while a mentor may lead multiple teams.

III INFOGRAPHIC THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPETITION

A team of students with a mentor is submitting infographics based on the processing of open data for the competition. The infographic must clearly indicate the source of the open data, as well as any other data sources used in its creation.

The infographic can be in the form of a poster (of any size) in jpg, tiff, or png formats, a video not exceeding 90 seconds (in mov format), a presentation, or an A4 flyer (in docx, odt, or PDF formats).

When submitting the infographic for the competition, the team must provide:

– Information about the target audience for which the infographic is intended.
– Reasons for choosing the infographic theme.
– The method of processing open data, through the application form.

All participants must agree during registration for the competition that the organizers may publish their work on the website of the Center for Educational Technologies Western Balkans.

Each team of students with a mentor can submit only one infographic.

IV EVALUATION OF INFOGRAPHICS

Infographics submitted for the competition are evaluated by commission members without information about which competitive team created them (if the infographic contains author information, it will be excluded before being sent to the commission member for evaluation). The infographics are then provided to each commission member, who independently evaluates each infographic. The total score for each infographic from all commission members determines its overall evaluation score, forming the ranking list. The ranking list, without displaying the number of points, is publicly announced.

All infographics submitted for the competition are evaluated by a commission composed of 3 members representing the following institutions:

– Center for Educational Technologies Western Balkans and Computing Center of the University of Belgrade,
– Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development,
– UNDP Serbia,
– Coaching team that worked with schools on the project.

The commission evaluates and assigns points to each infographic according to the following criteria:

– Clarity and effectiveness of the infographic’s message (for the target audience) (up to 30 points)
– Infographic design (up to 30 points)
– Effectiveness of applying the results of open data processing as an argument supporting the infographic’s message (up to 20 points)
– Complexity of open data processing (up to 10 points)
– Explanation by students of their motivation for choosing the infographic theme (up to 10 points)

The maximum score for each infographic is 100 points.

Awards

Teams that earn the highest number of points (two students and one teacher) will be invited to participate in the final competition in Belgrade, which will take place on May 23, 2019. All transportation costs and possibly accommodation will be covered by the organizers.

The awards for the best works are as follows:

First place.

The team that wins first place will receive the latest computers for project work and learning programming.

Second place.

The team that wins second place will receive a K’NEX robot for learning programming.

Third place.

The team that wins third place will receive Micro-bit
equipment for learning programming.

SIGNIFICANT DATES AND WEBSITE ADDRESSES FOR THE COMPETITION:

  • May 10, 2019, at 23:59 – deadline for team registration and infographic submission.
  • May 23, 2019 – awards ceremony for teams at the “Open Education in Serbia” conference, to be held in Belgrade.

VII APPLICATION FOR COMPETITION

Teams registration and submission of infographics should be done at this address by May 10, 2019, at 23:59.

VIII COMPETITION PREPARATION

As part of the project, the Center for Educational Technologies team has developed materials that will assist all teachers in conducting classes and projects on the topic of open data.

The lesson material “Open Data,” consisting of several smaller units from which the teacher selects and conducts topics according to choice and needs. (PDF file titled 1 Otvoreni podaci u nastavi Lekcija.pdf).