Carlo Hojilla
A2: Opportunity Forecast on WEARABLES
Launch Pad Please visit our OER: https://sites.google.com/view/wearables-in-education/introduction Wearable Technology in K-12 Education Opportunity Forecast What to wear, what to wear. No, we aren’t talking about the hottest new fashion trends in this opportunity, but rather wearables technology in the form of smart devices. Wearable devices are developed to detect and analyze data and transmit information […]
Assignment 1 – Analyst Report on Turnitin
Turnitin (www.turnitin.com) is an online tool that assists educators in detecting plagiarism in student papers. It leverages a large database of written material to assess for similarity. The disruptive effect of generative AI writing tools further highlights the importance of tools/strategies that foster a culture of originality and integrity in the learning environment. I look […]
Founders Parade: John Baker, Founder & CEO D2L Brightspace
Founder: John Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer Venture: D2L (Desire2Learn) Brightspace is a Learning Management System (LMS) platform used by K-12, higher education, government, and private corporations to deliver adaptable online learning. They are used worldwide with millions of learners. In addition to traditional LMS features of course management and evaluation, they have added new […]
Opportunity Horizon: Gartner Hype Cycle for K-12 and Higher Education
This is another Gartner-related post, which can be considered an update or at least related to the Gartner Top Technology Trends posted in this same forum. Just like the Top Technology Trends post, this is a yearly publication of new and developing technologies plotted as the Gartner Hype Cycle (with creatively named phases: Innovation Trigger, […]
Hello MET Community!
My name is Carlo and this is my fourth MET course. I’ve been taking a slow and steady approach as I balance family and my day job as a physician based in Toronto. My main academic pursuit is the application of educational technologies in health professions education (HPE). I’m learning a lot in this program, […]