2. BRIEF RECAP
Structure learning programme starting at
early school level to guide through
coaching
• Online matching platform to find
coaches and mentors
• Step-by-step programme to make
choose and continue learning
• Start-up process as learning experience

3. BACKGROUND
This idea came from the insights of discussion with many students and the
findings of other students of this MOOC on the problem they face when
finishing school
Overall when finishing university studies many seemed confused about
what they wanted to do next, seemed unprepared and did not have the
experience, support and skills to enter the workforce or find the right
project for them
This project is about starting early to create ‘learning’ opportunities for
children to experience different skills so that they have a much clearer
understanding of what they want by the time they need to choose
It also involves creating a coaching platform so they can find help and
support for the things they like
It is inspired by the MOOC world of online learning, weekly tasks and team
support

4. CREATE A PLATFORM FOR LEARNING ONLINE
The project will have ‘learners’ and ‘mentors’ that are connected through an
online platform called yammer (as it is free)
On the platform, the ‘learners’ will be given weekly challenges that will help
them develop skills. They will upload the result of the challenge which
will be evaluated by the ‘mentors’. This will be supplemented by regular
google hang outs where they can ask questions to the mentors and get
guidance
The purpose is to start thinking early about what the ‘learners’ goals are in
live and to start learning new skills and be supported by individuals in
doing so
It is inspired by the MOOC structure as a learning environment but will
have a more developed coaching structure

5. PLATFORM PROTOTYPE: TESTED THIS AUGUST

7. OBSERVATION
• The weekly task generates some degree of enthusiasm (depending on
the nature of the task) and clearly raises questions that they had not
thought of before
• If sustained and the content adapted it should work
• Still a lot of refining to do to make it sustainable in the long run (which it
needs to be in order to be useful for the learners)