Venture Pitch

ETEC 522: Ventures in Learning Technology

Reflection

Objective

The objective of this assignment was to create a very convincing, well-researched, and credible venture pitch that presents an innovative educational technology venture to potential investors.

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Reflection

This experience was a thrilling ride with its multiple exhilarating ups and frustrating downs. It was an invigorating exercise for my critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. I have gained a profound understanding of educational technologies from the business angle. I was able to see and experience how educational technology tools are envisioned and prototyped. This project taught me to look at ed tech tools from a designer perspective. Coincidentally, I took ETEC 522 in the same term I took ETEC 524 which, as I have previously mentioned, taught me to look at ed tech tools from a consumer or user perspective. Having both perspectives makes me feel empowered to do both: implement ed tech tools properly, and design them efficiently and creatively. Moreover, this project allowed me the opportunity to study the ed tech market scene and know where there are competitive opportunities (hopefully for me in the future) and where the market is simply jampacked with a certain kind of ed tech tool. Additionally, delving deep into the success (and failure) stories of ed tec startups taught me plenty about how I can best present my ideas convincingly to potential investors or stakeholders and how I can make a compelling argument and communicate it clearly to my audience. My professionalism and prioritization skills grew significantly thanks to this project. One thing I could have done better here is to have created a prototype of my application idea so it would be clearer to the target audience.

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Goal Alignment

This artifact aligns with Goal 3 because through it, I was able to identify and critically understand certain educational needs and create a solution to fulfill those needs.

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Metaphor Alignment

It fits within my metaphor since editing in essence is identifying areas of improvement and suggesting enhancements. Editors may also have to convince writers of their edits especially if writers insist on their original ideas or sentences, hence, editors have to make compelling arguments to support their cases. This is what this project is about.