about this event
Team Kickoff and Track Deep Dive with Subject Matter Experts
Get introduced to the hackathon structure, explore real-world challenges in education, and discover what is possible with cloud-powered AI. Meet your organizers and mentors, dive deep into the three challenge tracks (Teach, Learn, and Collaborate), and get a high-level introduction to AWS services.
What participants will experience:
Orientation to the hackathon, communication platforms, and team mechanics
Deep dives into the challenge tracks led by SMEs
High-level introduction to AWS Cloud and Generative AI capabilities.
Introduction to Amazon Bedrock and the concepts of foundation models.
After this session, participants will be able to:
Navigate the event schedule, logistics, and get-help resources smoothly
Identify an educational challenge and select their target track(s)
Define a high-level project concept to prepare for hands-on building in Session 2
This is the first of four enablement sessions ahead of the Minds & Machines Hackathon, which invites participants to create AI-powered solutions for teaching and learning to help shape the future of education and workforce development. With a focus on leveraging data science, machine learning, and AI, participants will create tools and models to tackle real-world issues in the classroom.
tracks
Teach
Challenge track on teaching
Learn
Challenge track on learning
Collaborate
Challenge track on collaboration
schedule
Minds & Machines Hackathon: Enablement Session 1
Team Kickoff and Track Deep Dive with Subject Matter Experts
◍ Warnock Engineering Building