The Student Union of the Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University, organized an educational innovation competition in the format of a 3-day (32 hours in total) educational problem-solving marathon under the theme “Agentic Play – Ground: Hack the Future of Interactive Learning Platforms.” The event aimed to provide a space for higher education students and pre-service teachers to develop their potential in educational innovation by designing and developing prototypes that address challenges in the digital-era classroom. It also sought to enhance their competencies as innovators, cross-disciplinary teamwork skills, and communication skills for presenting innovative concepts to experts and the public.
On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the Pitching Day was held, featuring competing teams from various educational institutions.
Undergraduate students from the Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, participating under the name Team SCAPE, joined the competition and successfully won the First Runner-Up award. Their winning project is a platform designed to promote learners’ analytical thinking through the application of artificial intelligence, developed under the concept: “Transforming Lesson Plans into Students’ Intellectual Journeys.”
Members of Team SCAPE include:
- Mr. Noppharat Chanok, 1st-year student, Computer Education program
- Mr. Chaitawat Jangjun, 1st-year student, Computer Education program
- Mr. Tanatas Ketkeaw, 1st-year student, Computer Education program
- Miss Thitaporn Samorkam, 2nd-year student, Science Education program
- Mr. Nanthiphat Kutrangnok, 2nd-year student, Science Education program
The innovation developed by Team SCAPE builds upon ideas originally created during the ED-KKU Startup Teacher Innovator Hackathon 2025, an incubation programme organised by the Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University. The programme aims to encourage pre-service teachers to generate creative ideas and apply technology to enhance learning in modern classrooms.
This achievement highlights the strong potential of students from the Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, in developing educational innovations that respond to the evolving demands of 21st-century learning. It also marks another important step in preparing a new generation of innovative teachers for the future education landscape.
