Deconstructing Hackathons

This is a talk I gave about hackathons at IgniteStem in 2016. The goal is to help educators understand the student hacker movement and bring hackathons to their students.

Transcript

1. hackathons. DECONSTRUCTING by @SwiftAlphaOne
2. Hackathons.
3. Learn today? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
4. hacker UNDERSTAND THE movement. OBJECTIVE #1
5. your Students. BRING HACKATHONS TO OBJECTIVE #2
6. I’m Swift. I tweet as @SwiftAlphaOne I email from swift@mlh.io
7. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02. Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
8. HACKING on Tv? HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM
9. hackathons? WHAT ARE
10. Hackathons are weekend-long invention competitions. “ - Swift
11. all shapes and sizes HACKATHONS COME IN [OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER]
12. event flow LET’S LOOK AT A TYPICAL
13. Participants arrive on Friday afternoon
14. the event kicks off with opening ceremonies
15. Teams form organically and brainstorm ideas
16. They spend the weekend bringing their idea to life
17. and take breaks for fun, food, and sleep
18. Teams demo creations science fair style On Sunday
19. The top teams present On stage
20. Winners are selected and prizes awarded
21. MAJOR LEAGUE HACKING? WHAT IS
22. The OFFICIAL STUDENT HACKATHON LEAGUE.
23. Major League Hacking’s (MLH) mission is to empower hackers. “ That’s why we became a Certified B Corporation in 2016.
24. 93 HACK DAYS
25. 142 WEEKEND LONG HACKATHONS
26. 142 WEEKEND LONG HACKATHONS
27. 51,201 HACKERS EMPOWERED
28. Major League Hacking (MLH) works with administrators, faculty, & students to help bring the hackathon experience to High Schools and Universities World-wide. “
29. hackers MAKE? WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO
30. express themselves HACKERS LOVE TO
31. MEET STEF.
34. clever solutions HACKERS LOVE TO FIND
35. MEET SHARIQ, GURPREET, VICTOR, & HARMAN.
38. enhance HACKERS LOVE TO THEIR WORLD
39. MEET MATT.
41. solve problems HACKERS LOVE TO
42. MEET STEFAN, JUSTICE, SHREYAS, & ROHITH.
45. make things. HACKERS LOVE TO
46. participants? WHO ARE THE
47. 50% ARE FIRST TIME HACKERS
48. experience levels HACKERS COME AT ALL
49. Backgrounds. HACKERS COME IN ALL
50. Skillsets. HACKERS HAVE MANY DIFFERENT
51. be a hacker! ANYONE CAN
52. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02. Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
53. about stem. HACKATHONS EXCITED PEOPLE
54. MEET SWIFT.
55. Become a lawyer BEFORE MY FIRST HACKATHON I WANTED TO
56. This is me at my 1st hackathon in 2010.
59. CHANGE LIvES. HACKATHONS
60. MEET AN.
62. I WROTE A POST HIGHLIGHTING THE AWESOME THINGS RUTGERS HACKERS WERE BUILDING.
63. exploding. HACKATHONS ARE
64. 0 50 100 150 200 250 2013 2014 2015 2016 North America Europe HACKATHON GROWTH BY YEAR
65. 25x # OF EVENTS FROM 2013
66. 65,000 STUDENTS WILL ATTEND MLH EVENTS IN 2016
67. every weekend THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND HACKATHONS
68. 9% HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
69. 21% HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
70. practical skills. HACKATHONS TEACH
71. I learned more at hackathons than I did in all my Computer Science classes. “
72. 89% GAIN SKILLS AT HACKATHONS THAT THEY AREN’T IN CLASS
73. PROJECTS EMPLOYERS WANT TO SEE
74. innovation. HACKATHONS SPAWN
75. WHAT DO THESE COMPANIES HAVE IN COMMON?
76. opportunities. HACKATHONS CREATE
77. MEET SHARIQ.
80. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02. Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
81. hackathons? WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM
82. project based learning INCORPORATE
83. learning communities FOSTER
84. mentorship & feedback ACCESS TO
85. hands on experiences PRIORITIZE
86. creative process. CELEBRATE THE
87. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02. Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
89. http://guide.mlh.io READ THE GUIDE
90. Happy Hacking! I tweet from @SwiftAlphaOne I email from swift@mlh.io