A3: Spur
The concept behind Spur is something I have been tossing around since taking ETEC 565D this summer. It occurred to me that most videogame design or “learn to code” tools were stand alone programs without a true ecosystem to help them thrive. Through this, I came up with the idea of applying aspects of Sony […]
A3 Venture Pitch – Cedar App
COVID-19 has changed our lives, especially student’s well-being. As an educator and curriculum developer, students’ mental health is close to my heart as we can help students develop grit and resilience. In other words, how do we promote a balanced mindset to thrive in this unpredictable world? We propose the Cedar App. Each mindfulness session […]
A3: PrivaSearch
PrivaSearch is based on an idea that I got from listening to a Canadian podcast called CyberSecurED. I came across the idea at the end of episode 2: Are Schools Ready for Data Breaches? In this episode their guest, Stephen Abouldahab suggests that educators need a product to help them vet the privacy policies of […]
A3 – CWTS
Welcome to my A3. Every year Canada increases the immigration levels, resulting in more new immigrants entering the workforce which translates to corporations and business having an increase in international employees. However, companies also need to understand how subtle differences in cultural and language nuances can affect employees. CWTS – Corporate World Training Solutions is […]
A3-On-Demand Tutoring (CQ Tutors)
When we first went onto online teaching back in March (we are just returning to it tomorrow) I found my students worked at all hours of the day. Moreover, this got me thinking about how our schedules may not be the most conducive to ALL students. Eventually, I started to think about tutoring, which I […]
A3 – Adventure ABC
During the pandemic, more than 70% of after-school tutoring businesses in China said they experienced severe cash flow shortages due to a sharp drop in student enrollment, while more than 60% of business executives in the sector said they expect the negative impacts of the outbreak to continue to the end of the year. For […]