Experience the ‘Flows’ with eduScrum: About the Why, How, and What of the Empowerment of Students and Teachers

Abstract

The following chapter contributes further thought about how to empower students and teachers in their educational process. Agile learning promotes, supports, and enriches the personal development of students and teachers in different ways. These paths seem to evoke different specific experiences known as flow experiences. We look at three theories of flow connected with eduScrum practical experiences gathered in over 40 countries worldwide. This chapter presents a well-chosen agile learning project in more detail and introduces the model of Sangen (taken from martial arts) for understanding eduScrum holistically. By drawing similarities between the Product Owner role within the Scrum Framework and the teacher role within the eduScrum framework, it becomes clear that Product Owners in Scrum maximize the value of product developments. Teachers in eduScrum maximize the educational value of the personal development of their student teams and individual students. Within the eduScrum ‘educational value matrix,’ three learning and teaching approaches are combined with supporting teachers in their mission of increasing the educational value for their students. The given practical insights should encourage investigating the impact and effectiveness of the methodological framework eduScrum and show why and how eduScrum can give wings to the students and teachers.