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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Game-based Learning
Game-Based Learning is an umbrella term that encompasses the use of serious games often also called educational games, commercially available games as well as constructionist gaming in education. It seeks to take full advantage of the high levels of engagement offered by digital games to facilitate active learning. Students are able to learn through trial and […]
Mobile Learning (K-7)
Mobile learning is quickly becoming a buzz word in the world of education. This excitement and growth is driven by opportunities it creates in education. It is appearing in all areas of education from the public system, to corporate training, to personal growth. As infrastructure and access to mobile technology improves around the world mobile […]
Analyst Report: EdTech marketplace for adaptive learning systems
This is an analysis of the segment of the EdTech marketplace for adaptive learning systems for Mathematics. The rationale for analysis is to provide a snapshot of existing products in the marketplace with their main characteristics and features to support the decision of executives of a company interested in developing a product in this market […]
Analyst Report: Flipgrid
Discussion, communication, feedback and engagement. If you are a teacher at any level, you are aware of how difficult it is to get one of those things happening effectively in your learning space at any given time, never mind two or even three of them. However, there is a fantastic application that will help your […]
Analyst Report (A1) for Teachable
Do you have a special skill or ability? Something you are particularly good at and really enjoy? What if you could share your unique talents and abilities and in addition create a profitable venture? Teachable is referred to as the “all-in-one” course creating platform which allows you to create, market and sell online courses. I […]
FreshGrade Review
Hey teachers, have you ever wanted an app that allows you to showcase student learning? Have students show ownership over their learning? Have constant communication between students and families? Well look no more. FreshGrade is here! It is a free app that you can download onto any device. You can download and sign up to […]
W06: Mobile Learning
Mobile learning is quickly becoming a buzz word in the world of education. It is appearing in all areas of education from the public system, to corporate training, to personal growth (think duolingo). Take a moment to post what the term mobile learning means to you here https://www.menti.com/ Code: 64 94 24 At the […]
Vishal Punwani M.D. – CEO and Co-Founder of Sophya
Vishal Punwani, M.D. CEO, Co-Founder Sophya https://sophya.ai Sophya Sophya is an online student support platform. It facilitates more effective studying with easy implementation of seemingly complex tools, such as taking time-synchronized study notes with an educational video, the ability to write and draw on top of videos with timestamps, summarize readings and take notes in […]
Arpit Jain – CEO & Co Founder of Splash Math/Learn
Arpit Jain is the Co-founder and CEO of StudyPad Inc. Which developed the App/learning site Splash Math – Which has recently changed its name to Splash Learn. In 2008, Arpit graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology with a B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering. He founded Splash Math in 2010. Based out of […]
Book+App AR/VR/MR Learning Can Be Magic!
This is from Kickstarter where I searched for educational tools. I found this one very interesting, something that could be used in a primary classroom, as well as at home. This tool was developed in China as a virtual reality tool to help children learn words, have different experiences and enhance their learning.
Whympr, Social learning on Mountain safety!
Whympr is an online App for mountain activities and safety. It is a social platform where people can learn and engage on diverse mountain activities. The Funding pitch contains all the elements a good investment pitch needs. The problem is clear and their solution too. As well as what they need from investors and what […]
European Commission Science Hub, Digitization impacting Life & Citizens
The EU Science hub is a relevant source as it gathers research papers and practical implication for our professions and daily lives in regards to all digitization topics. All topics are supported by the European Union and get special attention and assistance and sometimes funding opportunities. As the Europe 2020 strategy acknowledges that Education and […]
Salutations from Northern BC
Hi Folks, Scott here. This is my fourth MET course, and I’m quite excited to get this one underway. I’ve been a classroom teacher for six years and have started to transition into a district-level role as “EdTech Support Teacher”. I get to co-plan and co-teach lessons with K-12 teachers, direct new EdTech initiatives and […]
Greetings from Saudi Arabia!
Hi everyone, My name is Brian Ham, and I am very excited to be a part of this course. I currently teach elementary music and serve as the technology coach for an international school in Saudi Arabia. Although I still teach music right now, my ultimate goal is to move into the educational technology space […]
Hello, from Merritt, B.C.
Hi all, My name is Robert and I am looking forward to working with all of you. I live in Merritt B.C. where I teach grade 11/12 at an online school. I actually ended up teaching online by accident. When I was applying on the job I thought it was a traditional classroom job. While […]
Hi from David Vogt
OK, so I’m your instructor, and I’m also the author of this course and the Graduate Advisor for the MET Program. Please call me David.
Success-Driven Learning
A Silicon Valley startup called Lambda School is pioneering a new business model for learning: everything is free, everything is very high quality, and you only begin to pay a tuition bill if/when you land a job in your chosen field with a salary above $50K/yr. This emerging market doesn’t have a name yet, but […]
Experience Design
You’ve heard of product design, graphic design, fashion design, architecture, etc, but Experience Design is the invisible frontier of human engagement. As mobile technologies continue to get smaller and more capable, they are beginning to disappear from our physical awareness without letting go of our attention – in fact, they are cleverly meshing our physical and digital […]
Teachback
Teachback derives from the simple, ages-old adage that, “you never really learn anything until you have to teach it”. A teacher instructs on a topic which the learner absorbs and then instructs back in their own authentic terms, with an arrived consensus becoming a learning moment for both parties. The strategy is being applied in the UK, for […]
Self-Guided Learning
Most people prefer to tackle the majority of their continuing learning objectives independently or informally in professional groups, as Self-Guided Learning. Additionally, the availability and affordability of qualified teachers and accessible learning environments can’t nearly meet the global demand for higher and better educational opportunities. Opportunity Statement: Venture opportunities exist in a vibrant global marketplace to […]
MOOCs
A Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) is an emerging model for interactive online learning experiences designed to accommodate possibly unlimited numbers of learners who potentially arrive, attend, participate, and leave on their own terms. MOOCs can take advantage of existing social media and gaming environments as platforms to host both formal and informal learning experiences. Opportunity Statement MOOCs are primarily […]
Mobile Learning
At first blush Mobile Learning might be thought of as any learning that can happen on a mobile device, but more deeply, the opportunity is to make learning as accessible and flexible as mobile technologies have transformed other dimensions of human experience. Just because something can be accomplished on a mobile device does not make it exemplary […]
Microlearning
Microlearning offers a change from traditional teaching and learning methods. It provides learners creative, engaging, and most importantly, short, opportunities to learn something new, whether one is on the go, or in educational and professional settings. By utilizing microlearning, information is easily accessed, gained, and shared to better serve society across any and all learning […]
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 […]
Week 11: Adaptive Learning OER
Adaptive learning technologies help scale the benefits of individualized learning through the use of designed or algorithmic adaptivity to collect and analyze data as students learn. We explore some of the giants, rookies and companies in between to paint a picture of the adaptive learning landscape and the opportunities therein. Our team developed a trio […]
W09: Personalized Learning
Greetings and welcome to our Personalized Learning OER! As a new, developing technological direction and a very popular teaching and learning method, an understanding of personalized learning is both important and useful for educators, students, investors and tech-users alike. In order to provide this, we have selected and researched four useful topics on this Edtech […]
A1 Analyst Report – Articulate 360
Did you know that there is a growing demand for rapid e-Learning across organizations worldwide? The way training is delivered has changed dramatically in recent years, and there is a growing need for authoring tools that reduce development times and are easy to use, but that also create engaging learning content. Articulate 360’s innovative apps […]
Analyst Report | African EdTech
An alternative version of this report can be found on my MET E-portfolio site by clicking here. —————————————————————————– “I believe we’re about to witness a huge surge in education innovation in Africa, not least in mobile learning. Although 30 million children on the continent miss out on even primary level education, 73% of Africans […]
Greg Porter, Founder of PowerSchool
Greg Porter unofficially started the company as a teenager when he developed record-keeping software at his high school in 1983. Fourteen years later, in 1997, he sold his first version of PowerSchool Student Information System with a simple vision of improving education. Today the company led by CEO Hardeep Gulati, states that they “are proud […]
Bobby McDonald – Founder and CEO of Parlay Ideas
Situated in Toronto, Bobby is a young entrepreneur that identified a problem that stemmed from his own experience in both his independent school and post-secondary education. The issue was the perceived disconnectedness of online discussions that were predominantly used in his courses. His product, Parlay Ideas endeavours to enhance online discussions by incorporating round table […]