MetaMine – Web App for Digital Pedagogy
MetaMine is a proposed web application co-designed and developed by educational technologists and outstanding faculty at some of Canada’s most prestigious schools. Born out of grassroots teacher innovations and informed by rigorous academic research, MetaMine promises to provide a 21st century digital platform that cultivates personalized and peer learning of edtech practice for teachers while giving […]
VER: Virtual Educational Reality.
Hello everyone You can click the VER logo to access my venture pitch. The COVID-19 circumstances honestly played a large role in producing my venture pitch as us educators are now all teaching online for now. I created a pitch for a product called “VER”. This product is a virtual reality educational tool that brings […]
Keeping the Human Element in Learning Using Technology
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and staying healthy. I just came across this article which was published on Wednesday. The article reflects on recent events and the changes in the teaching and learning environment many are experiencing now. The author was part of an education technology start-up company for micro-schools in […]
Wearable Technology
Wearable technologies are relatively new to the education sector, and the industry is primed for a breakthrough in the coming years. When Google Glass first came on the scene in 2013, experts predicted a massive boom in the way that we interacted with technologies that were more or less a part of us; we attached them […]
A3: LIT
Welcome to my Assignment 3 submission. Though I am late on this forum I would appreciate any feedback on my venture. The LIT platform offers computer-based simulations and VR content for Language Arts and Drama classrooms. We provide simulated and immersive experiences of scenes from literature. The LIT platform supports teachers and students to collaborate […]
SymboLearn
Based on results from the most recent world-wide study done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, math is one of the most challenging subjects students face in North America. Not only are concepts often abstract and difficult to apply to everyday life, but our modern day method of looking up answers doesn’t work […]
Feeling Pressured to be Productive at the moment? Don’t be…
Hi All So on a day where I should have been much more productive than what has really transpired, I received an email from a friend/ colleague with a link to this article. Wow, did I need it! I’m sharing it here not because it necessarily is related to educational technology but because it relates […]
Assignment 3: Venture Pitch – Rise eLearning Authoring Tool
Hello! Given the current pandemic situation, there has been a sudden increase in the demand for all things virtual and remote–be it eLearning courses, web-conferencing tools or virtual proxy networks. I thought this would be a good time to talk about my topic for assignment 3–Rise 360 an elearning authoring tool. Rise is extremely easy […]
EduBreath
Welcome Fellow ETEC 522ers I am presenting an online learning platform for K-12 education, I called EduBreath. The venture I would love to take you to is one that uses online learning technologies to help young people around the world to have an internationally competitive high school diploma that will give them access to top […]
Assignment 3 – GradHat
Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well. I’m sure like many of you the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly lingering in all the corners of my mind. I’ve been exploring some more of its recent implications on education and employment and trying to find creative solutions to some of these new world problems. This became the […]
21st Century Personalized School
Hello, I present to you a venture. Pardon me if when I say venture it sounds like adventure. The world as we know it has changed, think COVID-19 and the closure of all schools. I quote David Vogt, a Professor at the University of British Columbia. “You don’t need to look very far to see […]
A3: HealthPlus
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review my project. This is my A3 project where I have created HealthPlus. HealthPlus is a program that combines microlessons and wearable technology to improve the ability to deliver support to students struggling with anxiety and/or mental health concerns. It allows for targeted, individualized, and […]
Zaffold
Welcome to my Assignment 3 submission: Zaffold Millions of people around the world watch educational videos, play quiz games, use study apps, participate in MOOCs without getting academic credit, and more. Until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to track and get credit for all this unrewarded curiosity and study… Zaffold is like a […]
A3 – InnerVisions VR
Greetings fellow ETEC 522 Entrepreneurs and EVA’s, I would like to present my venture, “InnerVisions VR”. This is a for-profit venture aimed at providing schools with educational recruitment solutions. Hiring for any organization is difficult and hard to get right consistently. Teachers are hired all over the world everyday based on the traditional markers of […]
Hive Harmonizes Group Work
Dear esteemed colleagues, I hope all of you are well in this strange new world we find ourselves in, and I look forward to exploring and learning from you and your ventures. I introduce you to Hive, an app and LTI that harmonizes group work through its use of cutting-edge AI and machine learning […]
Tony Bates: Advice on how to teach online amid the corona virus pandemic
I thought I would share this link from Tony Bates (who some of you might know was one of the people that helped establish the MET program) on how to teach online in light of the corona virus. It’s actually fairly “old” in terms of how fast things are currently progressing (original post was 9 […]
Focal Ed
Hello 522ers, I’d like to introduce you to Focal Ed, a learning-centered wearable venture. Our company aims to allow teachers to focus more on what they do best, and less of the other stuff. The small wearable automates some of the administrative tasks that teachers encounter everyday; tasks that take away from valuable in-class learning […]
Kiota – Tapping Into Wisdom
Dear fellow ETEC522 classmates Please find the link to the pitches for my created non-profit organization called Kiota. Kiota is a Swahili word for bird’s nest with its origins in the word “ota” which means “to grow”. It acts as a metaphor for what we aim to achieve in the organization- creating and facilitating an […]
A3 – MeLearn
Our education system is stuck in the 19th Century and needs an update! MeLearn is a fictional company based on a concept that could revolutionize our entire system of education. I honestly love and believe in this concept … but feel that it’s a monstrous task to take on the education ‘establishment’. And I’m not […]
A3: – Questions – The Algebra App
Hello fellow entrepreneurs and educational venture analysts, I am very excited for the unveiling of my brand new start-up, “-Questions – The Algebra App”. Expanding upon the functionalities of some of the best math apps currently on the market, my venture adds original value in the form of unlimited, AI-enabled algebraic questions that meet students […]
A3 – FOODIKI
What was your first your first year of university like? Do remember what it was like? How healthy do you think your nutritional habits were? According to research, only 13.2% of students meet Canada’s Food Guide Nutrition Guidelines (Kotila, 2019)! University is a critical period in the life of young adults for many reasons, and […]
Week 11: Microlearning OER Update
Image Source Consider our brave new world that moves at high speeds and requires fast reactions; our busy schedules and less free-time; our need and desire to learn new skills and acquire knowledge via concise information that is to the point, easy to digest, convenient and effective. Microlearning is a learning strategy that offers […]
SaniSenini Company
Greetings everyone! I invite you to check out my elevator pitch for my new company “SaniSenini” . This company is focused on improving the way of life for people around the world. With flu outbreaks and germs everywhere my company strives to help people stay clean without using alcohol sanitizer. Many products from my company […]
A3 – Gradenetix
Hello all, I hope this post finds you safe and healthy in these exceptional times! I am very excited to share my A3 project with you all – It’s something I’ve been working on for the past few weeks (there was a time there where I felt like I’ve been on an isolated version of […]
G-Interact!
Hello classmates! As we are in an uncertain time during this global health pandemic, I’ve listened to educators from my province and created a product that would help centralize all learning into one platform. Introducing G-Interact – an application/extension that can be added directly into your Google Classroom! Check out the G-Interact website to learn […]
Market In The Middle Program
Dear Fellow Entrepreneurs, Students, and EVA’s I would like to introduce to you my Venture Pitch: The Market In The Middle. This is based on a program that I ran several years ago in a different school, but I am hoping to adapt it to a new position I am in. This specific program is […]
Safe2Summit The Micro learning Site
Dear Fellow Entrepreneurs, Students, EVA’s, Angels, With Pleasure I would like to invite you to my Venture Pitch, Our company SAFE2SUMMIT, was launched last year and promises a very successful future. Safe2Summit from and for Mountain Enthusiast for Safety, Respect, & Fun! I understand that this venture is a very “personal” one, though I still […]
Zoom – Video Conferencing
Hey All, I just wanted to share a piece of technology that seems to be having a heyday with the recent suspension of in-person university classes. It’s called Zoom and it’s a video conferencing application that professors have been using to hold online classes. I’ve been on social media a ton recently, constantly looking for […]
Icons for new tech
While designing my A3 pitches, I was having trouble finding the specific kinds of icons I was looking for to represent the newest learning technologies, and then I discovered The Noun Project! A fair amount of icons are available in the public domain for free, and there are icons representative of ed tech, online learning, AI, women, […]
VR meeting spaces
In light of COVID-19 and the new world we are living in, I’d like to share a few XR ventures that help bring people together, for business and for pleasure. Spatial, focused on bringing teams together to collaborate virtually, has a free plan: up to 4 people, up to 45 minutes per session, and enterprise […]
Week 12 – Wearables
Hello team 522! Welcome to the last Opportunity Forecast. The topic of our OER was Wearable Technology and we have had an immensely interesting time delving into this emerging market over the weeks leading up to our creation and launch of this resource. For this OER we have the following learning outcomes: Describe the origins […]
AI and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are poised to make evolutionary and revolutionary changes in the education market. Computers as we know them are really good at storing, organizing, fetching, and processing information. AI takes computing a massive step further by having computer programs that are able to learn from data, make decisions, and even […]
Concierge-A Virtual Coaching and Engagement Chatbot for Onboarding
Onboarding new employees is stressful for both the employee and leader. Concierge aims to ease this stress by offering a one-stop-shop chatbot capable of coaching, engagement, and answering any question. Please check out my pitches at https://conciergeatwork.weebly.com/ Note: this pitch is an imagined product, not a real working product I have developed. Although as someone who […]
Is this the strangest, most important time in history for online education?
I don’t mean to undermine the efforts of this week’s impressive OER. But for crying out loud!!! These are strange days! In the face of the pandemic, how can we deploy our skills to help schools and businesses get through it? What is the best way I can use my skills as an online educator […]
Week 11: Microlearning OER
Hello Fellow ETEC’ers from Kendra, Michael, and Matthew! Welcome to Week 11 of the Opportunity Forecasts and our presentation on Microlearning! Winston Churchill once said “Personally, I am always ready to learn; although I don’t always like being taught”. In a world that moves at high speed and requires fast reactions, microlearning is a new […]
Updated OER wk9 Immersive Experience
Dear Fellow Students, A big THANK you for your active participation in week 9 OER’s in XR Immersive Experience. We have taken your feedback and advise into account and have updated our OER. Also we have added a 30 mins interview, based on your questions, with XR Professional Rob Theriault, Please find our updated version […]
The Difficult Path to AI’s Promise
Pertinent to this week’s focus, I just came across the following article in the MIT Technology Review: The Messy Reality of OpenAI From an ETEC522 perspective it is a very worthwhile read. It is simultaneously an analysis of a single well-funded venture and of the entire frontier of AI: is it possible for AI’s general […]
Brain Backups
Is it possible to download your brain? Is it possible to map the connections between the billions of neurons in your brain to create, store and retrieve every thought, every memory and every experience you have ever had? This fascinating subject is the brainchild (pun not-intended!) of a developmental starter company Brain Backups. The company’s […]
Big Data & Learning Analytics
Big data refers to the massive amounts of data produced by our technologies that are often difficult to analyze using traditional tools and methods. The value of big data in education and other fields comes from finding hidden patterns and trends through data mining and data analytics. The growth and development of learning analytics stems […]
Week 10 – AI in Education: Forecast 2020
What does A.I. ACTUALLY mean? (we won’t judge you if you don’t really know). Computers are really good at storing, organizing, fetching, and processing information. This has obvious applications for calculations, models, archives, records, etc. Artificial Intelligence takes computing a massive step further by having computer programs that are able to learn from data, make […]