What are Barcamps? 

Educamps are unconferences where interested people come and share knowledge, discoveries and observations. The first barcamps were held in Silicon Valley and soon 

spread to all over the worlds with people desiring access to up-to date information and less 

formal settings.  

Two participants writing  their topic on the topic sheet at the Bangkok Barcamp 2008, 

Chulalongkorn University 

In a typical barcamp people turn up at a venue and post the topic they want to speak 

about or discuss on a topic-board.  There is no restriction on topics and session range 

from food to technology and travel to healthcare.  Classrooms and timeslots are then 

allocated to the speakers. 

Typical sessions at a barcamp 

Educamp Singapore

The session could be in the form of a lecture or a presentation 

or they could be discussions 

Barcamps also have a gadget corner where participants can try new technology. This one is from 

the Phnom Penh Barcamp in 2008 showing the 100$ laptop and couple of e-book readers. 

Educamp Singapore

Educamps or Education themed Barcamps 

The education community also sees value in the barcamp format and they have come 

together for for edu-barcamps or educamps in Colombia, China, Germany and Austria.  

Here again the format is similar to a barcamp but emphasis is more towards education. 

Educators attending  Educamp in Medellin, Colombia. Image via Stephen Downes originally 

licensed under Creative Commons attribution/non-commercial license. 

Educamp Singapore 

A barcamp was held in Singapore in March 2009 and some of the participants from 

educational institutions felt that it was a good time to run a educamp. Some of the topics 

we wanted to discuss are 

1.Copyrights and Creative Commons for Education 

2.Building educational videos 

3.Google Maps and Google Earth in Education 

4.Collaborative tools 

5.Virtual Worlds in Education 

6.Building better presentations 

The educamp however, need no be restricted to these topics and we encourage educators 

to suggest topics and lead sessions. We want to invite the wider education community in 

Singapore to participate in the educamp. 

The tentative date for the Educamp is  Friday 26 June and it will held at Teaching and 

Learning Centre, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. 

More details will be available at 

http://barcamp.org/Singapore-Educamp-1 

Educamp Singapore

Educamp Singapore