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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Please note that everything posted earlier than this post in this Category is part of ETEC522 “Archives” – they are the collected contributions of past cohorts of this course. You are encouraged to review these for reference and inspiration – the authors are brilliant!
Meet Your Mentor
When I think back about my educational journey, I can’t help but think of the awesome mentors that I have had along the way- my grade 2 teacher, the undergraduate instructor who took a risk on me being a TA, my PhD supervisor; really, when it comes down to it, I think we can all […]
A3: BookVRoom- the future library with immersive language learning experience
Hi All, Apologies for the delay. Here is my venture. BookVRoom is an interactive VR app where students can immerse themselves in books , listen to audios and express their opinions. The purpose of this venture is to help second language learners to have more input in English and be able to communicate using the […]
A3: PM Benchmark +
Sorry this is a bit late (I haven’t been able to log in to WordPress while being in northern Ontario) but here is the link to my venture pitch for PM Benchmark + For the purposes of this venture pitch PM Benchmark + expands on the PM Benchmark product that is common in schools […]
AI Enhanced School Information System (INGSOC)
Hello everyone, I really enjoyed the idea of pitching my venture as a Kickstarter. I don’t have an actual product that is ready to be funded, but I took advantage of the platform anyways. You can look at the “preview” version here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1801256886/59000560?ref=efm9e6&token=c4360d1b The marketing is meant to be a pretty obvious reference to Orwell, but the […]
hipogoo: next-generation educational consulting services
Hi, guys, I have created my pitches (for a virtual venture – hipogoo) to reflect my thinking about the pain points of studying abroad market of China. Although I have to fictionalize some information about this startup in order to complete this assignment, the industry analysis and proposed solutions are serious. Enjoy your reading and please feel […]
Workday Reality
Revised Post: August 4th Thank you everyone for your insightful comments! I appreciate your feedback and the questions that were raised as this helped me both in my reflection, but also in envisioning how I could take this idea further. Here is a copy of my self-reflection: Sydney’s A3 Reflection Thank you! Original Post: Hello, […]
Beyond Disruption
Hello Everyone, For this assignment I have created my own venture – Beyond Disruption. The goal of beyond disruption was to create a place for people to gain expert level in-demand skills without the associated risks. The tagline is “real world experiences without the real world risks” Hope you enjoy. You can find my pitch […]
OCR Technology – Photomath
Hello everyone, I hope that you all are enjoying your summer thus far. My education venture focuses on OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology and its success thus far in the education technology market. As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, my focus is on technological opportunities to save time, effort, and energy for […]
BibleQuest – Bringing the ancient text into 21st C learning
With the clear pedagogical benefits of GBL; a booming market promising GBL to be a sure and profitable investment, and a growing population of potential buyers without a serious competitor in sight, BibleQuest – the first “serious game” to teach and experience the Bible – the most published book in the world, will help bring […]
NeighbourhoodAR
Recently, I was walking around my favourite neighbourhood and couldn’t believe how much it changed since I was last there. The neighborhood had gentrified. Businesses tied to its cultural identity had vanished. The original people that built and made the neighbourhood thrive are dying, leaving their stories mostly untold. For those that remain, cultural clashes […]
VR in the Round
Hello Investors, Vr in the Round is raising funds to create an engaging immersive learning experience that would allow students to experience theatre in a new and profound way. We will use 8K stereoscopic 360 cameras (Insta360 pro) to capture live performances from multiple perspectives in order to bring professional theatre and music to students […]
Walk With Us Project: An Indiegogo Campaign
Hello sharks! I mean, fellow students, I am looking for your valuable feedback on my Indiegogo campaign (and maybe some shares on your socials when it goes live?), and, when I launch, $4500 for our next project. 🙂 Walk With Us Project is a digital storytelling and mapping project that uses 360′ cameras (Ricoh Theta S […]
Pigzbe – educational piggy wallet using cryptocurrency
Pigzbe is a tangible part physical, part digital piggy-wallet for children ages 6 and up to teach them about financial literacy. Pigzbe Plus+ incorporates junior and high school students in teaching them of real-world financial skills through scenarios, simulations and games. Take a look at my elevator and venture pitch below to learn more about […]
An advanced way of assisting refugees and newcomers with learning disabilities.
To begin with, I would like to talk about my background, rationale and the reasons behind the choice of the topic. I am a LINC Hybrid (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) Instructor at NorQuest College, Edmonton, AB. A LINC program is a government funded program for refugees and newcomers to Canada. The LINC Hybrid […]
VR HelloChinese
VR HelloChinese is a “sequel” on my A1 assignment. There is an actual HelloChinese gaming app that is for learning Mandarin. My venture is having this HelloChinese launch a VR version of it. Please click on the following link to visit my site: https://chaoslamasloca.wixsite.com/website-1