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Learn to Checks
Learn-To-Checks provides high quality printable workbooks for high school math and science. The workbooks have augmented realities built in to display answer keys and video tutorials when students get stuck. Here is my elevator pitch: For the full video pitch, please visit www.learntochecks.weebly.com. Enjoy!
Write I/T Right
Write I/T Right (WITR) is a venture addressing a specific problem faced by millions of people every year. Speakers of other languages who want to study in, immigrate to or practice a specialized profession in an English-speaking country have to succeed on one of the main English proficiency tests (IELTS or TOEFL – that’s why […]
INVESTios: Moving on Up (A3)
I decided to create an educational video game prototype for my venture pitch. INVESTios: Moving on Up is a Novel style RPG that follows James, a recent new highschool graduate, on his way out to university. The player will need to balance their budget while living away from home and become more financially literate along […]
A3: Open Teach
My start up venture, Open Teach, is a non-profit open online learning platform where High School students from anywhere can share STEM-related knowledge creations. The problem Open Teach addresses: the knowledge transmission model still dominates high school classrooms (DeWitt, 2017). In order to prepare students for the future, they need to develop soft skills like […]
A3 – Triple L
Triple L stands for LifeLong Learning and it is a Learning community where experts in Math and Science fields come together to provide short online courses in their fields of expertise and also learn about math and science topics. Our goal at Triple L is to encourage LifeLong Learning to suit people’s interests all at […]
Flytguide – Digital Learning Navigators
I’d like to introduce my new venture – Flytguide. Flytguide is a consulting firm focused on digital learning within large organizations. The team is comprised of Digital Learning Navigators – helping organizations thrive when trying to bring together the flow of learning and the flow of work. A good place to start in learning about […]
A3: Trades-Explorer
For this assignment I have developed a plan for a program called Trades-Explorer. This program is intended to battle the ongoing the skilled trades shortages currently happening in British Columbia. Click here for the link to my venture plan or click on the logo image above. Please view the elevator […]
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[A3] Stardew Valley: Education Edition
For my assignment 3, I decided to create an education edition of a farming simulation game called Stardew Valley. In short, teachers would create a virtual class farm where their students can interact, expand their farm, mine for resources, and work with each other to complete quests. Similar to Prodigy, but with more choices and […]
A3: Mathlandia
Elevator Pitch Main Pitch Reflection: I enjoyed creating this venture pitch greatly. I thought the strength of my pitch was that it was inspired by Seymour Papert’s notion of immersive learning being the way to learn math more effectively. Connecting that to creating a VR based program that differentiates from other VR math education programs […]
nagU
nagU is a contained social media space to support students meeting their goals and deadlines amid a world of instant distractions. Within nagU, anonymous students can form groups of three and support each other to meet their goals via the messaging. Students can move between groups and form groups freely. The idea is to use […]
Word Monkey
For this assignment I created an imagined language-learning app. Language apps like Duolingo are incredibly popular, but after doing some research I discovered that they really do not work if one wants to develop language skills beyond some basic vocabulary and grammar skills. In addition, despite close to 30 million active users, Duolingo does not […]
Just Right Reading
For this assignment, I chose to invent my own program called Just Right Reading. As a result, this program is in the beginning stages of development. As a disclaimer, this is just an idea as there are no software developments currently produced. I’ve completed my project using google slides at the website found here. This […]
A3: The Space
Welcome to the venture pitch for The Space: a hub for the 21st century student. Below you will find a mock elevator pitch, product video and full venture portfolio. [522 note: If these media packets were to be sent/presented to investors, they would be formatted and contextualized either on a website or in an email […]
Assignment Three
If technology were way farther along than it actually is, Choose Your Own Ed-venture would be the next big thing in the personalized learning market. I chose to invent my own something for this assignment. Or my own idea of a something anyhow – as there’s no coding or anything anything actually done. The “elevator […]
A3- Venture Pitch
Hi all, My Venture pitch assignment is on IMAX Program(India) . This venture has been solving hard problem in India through providing personalized education in private schools. Moving away from “One size fits for all” to creating individual personalized plans for every student. To check it out more follow the link https://rathoreharshita89.wixsite.com/mysite
A3: Program Ready
Hello! Are you Program Ready? Sadly, if you are an international student transitioning into a college program, the answer is probably no. Program Ready can help! This content curation app provides international students with easy access to the latest reading and listening content in their intended program of study. Program Ready fills a gap in international students’ […]
A3-Lexia Learning – Lexia Core 5 Reading
Hi all, Reading is such an important skill to have. It becomes a fight everyday to learn if you struggle to read. Here is a great program that is geared towards our learners who struggle, or need to be challenged. Please click here to see both the elevator and venture pitch. Thanks!
A3 : PC Building Simulator VR Edition
I did this assignment from the perspective of taking over Irregular Corporation as CEO and founder. I wanted to pitch a possible upgrade and new direction for a the game that exists on STEAM. Elevator pitch Venture Pitch References : References Venture Pitch PC builder Reflection This endeavour was not as easy or as […]
Indigenize Ed
Indigenous Education programs across the province of British Columbia currently serve and support approximately 62,000 students which generates over $500 million dollars per year in funding to school districts in BC. Indiginize Ed Solutions is the first ever, must have, cloud based, all encompassing documentation platform that will dramatically improve the quality and delivery […]
NIBBLEBYTE: Seed Crowdfunding for Women Technologists
There is a bug in the system — the technology venture system. Women are under-represented and underfunded. And Canada is no exception. This is a big, showstopper of a bug, but it’s not un-fixable, with a bit of re-engineering. Yes! If women’s perspectives, thinking, leadership, views and intelligence are not equally represented in our technology […]
A3 – Beyond Reading
Beyond Reading, as you’ll discover, is a web-reading and multimedia platform for all students, though specifically designed for students with language-based learning disabilities. Please find both the elevator and venture pitch here.
A3: The English Mysteries
A unique, informal, entertaining learning environment for Adult English Language Learners where the story, not the tech, is front and centre. (Access to site provided upon request.) Enjoy your holiday break, EVAs! Thank you, Kate
A3 – Artificially Augmented Intelligent Reality – AAIR
Did you know that over $362 billion US dollars was spent last year on workplace training globally? It could be a massive efficiency gain if employed effectively within your company; however, the important question to ask is how this can be done without sacrificing training quality? EVA investors – The solution is here. Introducing: For […]
LURNT – The Reddit of Education
The Internet’s true power lies in creating communities and sharing resources. Lurnt will become the premiere resource for students in Grades 4-12 to find, create and share educational resources to supplement their learning. It will function as a resource aggregator that is curated by students for students. At this time, I am currently seeking early […]
Scribe Right- using technology to improve printing skills
Hi everyone, Scribe Right aims to fix a problem technology is making worse: printing skills. Using Augmented Reality glasses, preferably Microsoft Hololens when we partner with them, students wearing the glasses will be able to speak and have the glasses display their ideas on a sheet of paper. Students can then use a pencil and […]
A3 – Experiencing xAPI
It is no surprise that technological tools that capture data and analytics are on the rise, especially in corporate learning. Understanding the impact of learning programs and content is especially critical for success; however, most companies are unsure how to measure the impact of learning. xAPI can change that. “xAPI is a new specification for learning […]
A3- The Potential of Writing Assessment Software
Automated technology has slowly been encroaching into our classrooms. Websites such as Khan Academy and Socrative have the capabilities of automatically assessing a large number of users at once. Many forms of standardized testing do not require an actual human being to grade the test. What about essay writing? Their are some ‘automated assessment softwares’ […]
Vreakout – Immersive Escape Room for Education
Hello Everyone, At Vreakout, we believe that immersive education in combination with the concept of escape room can create whole new ways of providing a different but also engaging and motivating classes for students. As we grow, we hope to teach and challenge students and teachers to experience the joy of problem-solving. Vreakout is a […]
Polyphony – Personalized Music Theory Education
Polyphony is a music theory learning app that takes the frustration and confusion out of teaching yourself through YouTube. It learns the interests and skill level of its learners and uses AI to connect them with YouTube videos that teach what they want to learn, how they want to learn it, in the quickest way […]
OrangeEnglish-An English Learning App
Hello everyone, Orange English is an English learning app designed for Chinese learners. It targets on Chinese uses who wants to improve their everyday spoken English. Please take a look at our elevator pitch here: Elevator Pitch Link (One tip for watching the Youtube video: please change the quality of the video to HD1080p, otherwise […]
Pixl
Do you want to play? Come play with Pixl, an educational building block system that will allow your students to build, design and create in your classroom. I have taken this idea from Kickstarter and presented it as an educational tool that can enhance the learning experience in the classroom. Please access the full venture […]
Lunch Kit Chef
Welcome to Lunch Kit Chef: an online service for teachers to use as a supplemental resource to engage students in learning about healthy options, more specifically, how to make healthy food choices independently. Lunch Kit Chef is revolutionizing the way health and technology work together in the classroom to create healthier kids. Please access the full venture […]
Slingbit- The Ultimate LMS
Are you ready to discover the ultimate LMS that supports math instruction in your intermediate or senior classroom? Slingbit offers a complete library of adaptive and engaging course ware that can be accessed on the intuitive Slingbit LMS or embedded into any third-party site. Best yet, every learning activity is fully customizable to meet the […]
Quikonnex
Hello everyone, I’d like to share my project on something I call Quikonnex (quick-connects). It is a platform that improves on sites such as ApplyToEducation and Jobs in Education in that is allows for teachers to create absences, upload lesson plans, principals to see who’s away and who’s replacing and for everyone to see how […]
Work To Learn
Hi Everyone, My venture pitch today is called Work To Learn. It is a proposed application service for working or un-employed adults to be supported into transitioning their career into the skilled trades. We have all heard about the shortage of skilled trades people and the booming economy for jobs, yet we are still lacking […]
TeachArch
Hello all, I present you: TeachArch, a new computer aided architectural design software that makes possible to work with 3D printers and VR technologies without the burden of file converting and quality loss. I have exceed the 1 min limit on Elevator Pitch, since I had trouble with pronouncing some of the words, so I […]
Wonderville.org, where teachers teach and earn, while students learn.
Hello ETEC 522 — I’m delighted to introduce my venture pitch, entitled: Wonderville.org, where teachers teach and earn, while students learn. I debated what format to choose, started with Prezi, then video, then reverted back to the standard pitch deck using a narrated PowerPoint, now on YouTube. The pitch details an ask of $2.5M in […]
Mobile Seniors
My venture is called Mobile Seniors. It is set of workshops designed to help seniors improve their skills and comfort with technologies such as cell phones, computers, cameras, and more. Mobile seniors is designed to travel to remote/rural locations to educate elders who are financially unable to attend, medically unfit/unable to travel, or are unable […]