Week 8: Chatbots
Hosted by Meagan Strome and John Wu Welcome to our open educational resource on artificial intelligence and chatbots in education. Have you ever wondered if a chatbot could be used to enhance the educational experience? Our OER serves to investigate and better understand the rapidly evolving nature of chatbots and the opportunities this emerging market […]
Game-Based Learning
Game-based learning is training that uses game characteristic and principals within the learning activities themselves. Using core learning content, learning becomes fun and interactive. In game-based learning, two types of games that can be used include commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) games and educational games. The type of learning that takes place from these opportunities is experiential learning. […]
Week 7: Microlearning for Higher Education Students
Microlearning delivers short bursts of content for learners to study at their convenience. It is dominant in the corporate industry; however, it is expanding into higher education. We selected this area as students have returned to school seeking a new career or wanting to upskill during the pandemic. We are interested in what impact microlearning […]
VRtuoso – Analysis Report
VRtuoso provides a virtual reality-based presentation system for enterprises. It allows users to create slides using 360-degrees and two-dimensional content such as video, images, text, shapes, & polls. Also allows presenters to control what is viewed on their VR headsets in real-time and claims that the stand-alone product does not require a network connection rather […]
Venngage – Analysis Report
I created my Educational Venture Analysis (EVA) on a data visualization app called Venngage. I love creating 2D graphics and I had some experience with graphic design before becoming an analyst. So I wanted to learn what types of software is available and what is the area for investment. Here are my findings. Side note, […]
A1 Analyst Report: Desmos
Desmos is “on a mission to help every student learn math and love learning math.” They provide a set of math tools for students and teachers. My analyst report focused on their graphing calculator tool, the most popular of the tools they offer, which is available online and for download on mobile devices for free! […]
Forage: Analyst Report
I found out about this organization at work, when the company reached out as they were looking to get involved with the career center that I work at. I thought it was a really unique idea, so was super excited to spend some time learning more about them!Forage helps to bridge the gap between the […]
A1 – Cognii, Artificial Intelligence for Education
Man, I had a lot of fun with this assignment. As someone who does not produce many critical reviews of upcoming technology, I took a shot and put on an investor’s hat for this interactive infographic. My OER looks at this company from anywhere to industry to the financials to determine whether if it is […]
A1 – Analyst Report: Thinkific
What makes Thinkific stand out in a saturated market of online learning platforms/learning management systems? Is it a good investment? It was interesting to look at this publicly traded Vancouver-based company from an investment perspective. It seemed appropriate to present my findings within Thinkific, here is the link: https://mev-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/ETEC-522-A1
Texthelp
What if a technology existed that would allow everyone to access knowledge and remove barriers to their success? Texthelp was founded in 1996 in an effort to help people with dyslexia to access knowledge. Since then Texthelp has continued to innovate and increase their program portfolio to broaden the scope of people their technology supports […]