[Linux-aus] [LACTTE] [Grant Application] IWS-Hackathon 2017

Mon Nov 6 15:31:15 AEDT 2017

Hi everyone,

This Grant Application was discussed at Council meeting 26th October -
it's taken me a little while to catch up on actions, apologies.

MOTION by David Bell that Linux Australia approves the grant request
from IWS Hackathon to the value of $1600 Seconded by: Cameron Tudball.
Carried.

We will now work with Mike Imelfort to identify the best way to provide
funds/support.

Kind regards,
Kathy

On 06/10/17 03:20, Mike Imelfort wrote:
>
> Thank you for considering this application for support for our
> Education-based hackathon. We’re a very new group with lots of energy
> and a mission to make teaching STEM easier for teachers. We welcome
> any questions.
>
>
> *Project name *
>
>
> The IWS Hackathon - http://iws-hackathon.org
>
>
> * About the IWS *
>
>
> IWS stands for “Intelligent Watering System”. Think of it as a
> Raspberry Pi attached to a tap, but intelligently! Basic versions can
> measure how much water is in the soil and how much water is being
> released, while more advanced versions can measure rainfall,
> temperature and humidity. We've created a 100% open source controller
> from readily available components so the IWS is not only powerful,
> it's also inexpensive and repairable. It's simple enough to be
> assembled on a breadboard by primary school students but we’ve also
> designed a freely (as in speech) available PCB, ready for soldering.
>
>
> The IWS was developed at Kimberley Park State School to teach primary
> school students STEM concepts. Students can write new code for the IWS
> using Scratch or python to modify it's functionality or add entirely
> new sensors and create something awesome. Two of our organisers have
> spent the past 12 months working with students in class and they’re
> having great results. Now we’d like to help other schools make use of
> and improve on our work.
>
>
> The version we'll be focusing on at the hackathon has been designed to
> water potted plants or small gardens, but it's equally comfortable
> watering much larger spaces. At Kimberley Park State School, the home
> of the IWS, it's currently being used to water a very large vegetable
> garden.
>
>
> * Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the
> project *
>
>
> We need lesson plans that integrate well with existing curriculum
> requirements and can easily be adapted for different classroom
> environments and IWS setups. So we’ve invited primary and secondary
> school teachers along to help us get started and hopefully join us on
> the journey.
>
>
> Our goal is to start producing an open, freely available toolkit for
> the IWS that includes teacher instruction, connections to the
> Australian Curriculum, assessment and extension opportunities. We want
> to empower participants to create a shared portfolio of ideas around a
> wide variety of topics including where the IWS fits into the
> curriculum, what lesson plans will look like, how assessment will
> work, how to physically install an IWS in a classroom or school and
> how to extend students using the IWS.
>
>
> Small teams of three or four teachers will work to create one or more
> lesson plans that use the IWS, include links to the Australian
> Curriculum and fit with a theme of work that students would typically
> work with throughout the year (e.g. the water cycle). All lesson plans
> will be uploaded to instructables (so anyone can use them) and any
> other supporting material will be hosted on Github or on
> http://iws-hackathon.org.
>
>
> Our immediate goals are hold the first IWS hackathon where we aim to:
>
>
>   -  Bring like-minded people together to talk STEM, the IWS and share
> ideas.
>
>   -  Create 6-8 lessons in a usable format that are freely available
> online, are appropriate for integrating with common teaching themes
> and can be modified and shared.
>
>   -  Start building an online community that creates, collates and
> shares IWS-related curriculum information, lesson plans, software,
> designs and schematics.
>
>   -  Include teachers from public and private schools and ensure that
> schools with socioeconomic / behavioural etc. challenges are well
> represented.
>
>
> After the event we’ll continue to work with teachers to develop more
> lesson plans or help them build and install the IWS in their school.
> If the hack proves successful we may hold it again with different
> participants as a way of growing the online community.
>
>
> * How we will know when we are successful *
>
>
> We will measure our success against the stated goals of the project.
> Specifically:
>
>
>   -  We will work with between 25 and 30 teachers to develop teaching
> materials including at least 6-8 lesson plans that are available online.
>
>
>   -  We will structure the event so that all participants have
> multiple opportunities to use digital tools to create, modify and
> share teaching materials. Every participant will create and upload at
> least one online artifact during the event.
>
>
>   -  We are holding the event in Logan, so we will endeavour to
> include schools whose students are representative of the communities
> that live in Logan.
>
>
>   -  We will finalise organising all the code and schematics for the
> IWS that have been developed in class and make them freely available
> under an appropriate open source license before the event.
>
>
> We will record data about our progress on these goals and include a
> summary in our reports.
>
>
> * Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials,
> projects or online services that are required to deliver the project.
> The cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or
> professional services. *
>
>
> The Hackathon begins on Friday evening (November 3rd) and wraps up on
> Saturday night. We are in the final stages of finalising the Venue
> with the support of Logan City Council. There is no cost for the
> venue. We’re going to limit the size of this first hack to roughly 30
> people. We want to make this a free event so we’re trying to keep it lean.
>
>
> What we have:
>
>
>   -  An assembled IWS that can be used to test with during the event
>
>   -  A dedicated organising team
>
>   -  Teachers who are willing to come to the hackathon
>
>   -  A place to hold the event
>
>   -  A website to host info about the hack and materials generated
> throughout and after the event
>
>
> What we still need:
>
>
>   -  We need to feed our hackers: We need to supply some light food
> and drinks on the Friday evening, brekkie and snacks on the Saturday
> and some more food and drinks on Saturday night. The total cost will
> depend on the number of participants but we’d like to keep the cost
> per person to under $30.
>
>
>   -  One or more IWS controllers to give away to attending schools: We
> can buy the parts to build one IWS controller + one ball valve + one
> moisture sensor + one light sensor + one 12VDC power supply and some
> other cables for between $100 and $150 depending on the supplier and
> the amount purchased. The largest single expense is the valve coming
> in at about $50. Anyone that want’s to use the IWS would need to
> supply their own Raspberry Pi and all the hose parts that attach to
> the valve. We are currently approaching some suppliers to see if we
> can get them to sponsor us with a discount or some freebies but we
> will need to pay some amount. We believe it’s very important to get
> the IWS into the hands of the teachers that come to the hack so that
> they can get it set up ASAP and use it to test, extend and develop new
> lessons. Depending on how many we can get together we may give them
> out as prizes or one to each school whose teachers attend up to about
> 8-10 units in total.
>
>
>   -  Stationary including post it notes / butchers paper / pens. This
> should cost no more than $70.
>
>
> How LA can help:
>
>
> We’d like to ask you to consider three possible grant amounts ranging
> from the minimum amount that would be needed to run the proposed
> event, up to an amount that would allow us to run the event comfortably.
>
>
> $1000 would be split as $400 to help with catering + $600 (4 IWS
> controllers to give away)
>
> $1600 would be split as $400 to help with catering + $1200 (8 IWS
> controllers to give away)
>
> $2170 would be split as $900 to help with catering + $1200 (8 IWS
> controllers to give away) + $70 for stationary.
>
>
> Of course, we’re happy to hear any ideas you may have about how to
> structure or split amounts. We would also appreciate any structural
> support LA could offer such as helping us to raise invoices to other
> potential sponsors etc. Open Knowledge does this for HealthHack and it
> is a lifesaver.
>
>
> * The project team *
>
>
> Dr Mike Imelfort
>
>
> Mike has a PhD in Bioinformatics and works as a data scientist for a
> biotech startup in the genome sequencing space. He's an open data and
> Hackathon enthusiast and active member of the Brisbane tech community.
> Mike is passionate about making technology available to diverse groups
> of people. He’s produced a number of open source bioinformatics tools
> (mainly GPL) which are available on github:
> https://github.com/minillinimand https://github.com/ecogenomics. Mike
> has been a local and national organiser for HealthHack
> (http://healthhack.com.au) and served as the lead national organiser
> for HealthHack 2016 which was held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,
> Perth and Canberra. Mike is also the President of the the Kimberley
> Park P&C Association.
>
>
> Mr Andrew Kudzius
>
>
> Andrew is passionate about using his extensive electrical and
> mechanical engineering background to educate students and help provide
> real world solutions for current and future problems. Andrew is the
> lead designer of the IWS and volunteers at Kimberley Park State School
> teaching students coding and electronics.
>
>
> Ms Bridgette Bird
>
>
> Bridgette is a teacher at Kimberley Park State School providing
> accelerated learning opportunities for students in coding, advanced
> science, engineering and mathematics in a STEM program of excellence.
> Bridgette is passionate about engaging students in STEM activities
> that are connected to real-world issues, collaborative and offer
> design and solution processes.
>
>
> * Person responsible for project *
>
>
> Dr Mike Imelfort will be responsible for this project and is more than
> happy to provide a detailed report on the outcomes of the actual event
> as well as provide updates on how the IWS community project is
> progressing.
>
>
>
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