John Wu
A3 Venture Pitch: Softiquette
Want to learn more about Soft Skills? Softiquette is the answer for you! As a portmanteau of “Soft” and “Etiquette”, the venture is designed to improve your social and interpersonal etiquette knowledge. Find out how we are creating new ways to acquire and teach soft skills which are normally absent in traditional education courses through […]
Chatbots
Chatbots are computer programs that simulates and processes human conversation (either written or spoken), allowing users to interact as if they were communicating with a real person. Most Chatbots are basic programs that are designed to answer simple queries with a single-line response, or more advanced digital assistant that constantly learn and evolve as they […]
A1: Analyst Report – Slack
Slack is a SaaS (Service as a Solutions) communication platform that is used in both educational and professional work environments. Designed to be a centralized hub for communicating, collaborating and learning, Slack is experiencing growth as an online education platform and innovative way to teach within online learning environments. More than 3000 higher education institutions […]
Michelle Sun – Founder and CEO of First Code Academy
“Coding is like a third language. It expands your perspective of the world,” Michelle Sun Company and Founder Background: Founded in 2013, First Code Academy is an education startup based in Hong Kong that teaches young children to code and create their own apps. Through their 1 to 1 online classes, the company has taught […]
Joanna Smith – Founder and CEO of AllHere
About AllHere AllHere’s mission is to strengthen student outcomes, attendance and boost effectiveness by offering easy-to-use, technology-powered, evidence-based education support services. AllHere supports families and students on the path to and through school by connecting them to education support services. Through the use of their propriety solution and Chatbot engine, the AllHere Virtual Advisor (AVA) […]
ProctorExam: Flexible exams for online learning
Personally I found this pitch to be very applicable to our MET program since it’s mainly online based. In the video, Daniel Haven points out a discrepancy in online education where in some cases, the physical exam still needs to be done in person even though the student is learning remotely online. Logistically this clashes […]
One hot minute: The 2P’s to remember: Product and Pitch
So say you’re planning to sell a product and need to quickly come up with an 1 minute elevator pitch to boost interest. On paper this sounds like a difficult task but as a starting point, it’s good to think around the concept of product and pitch as an initial selling point. In the video […]
A Paradigm Shift: Will AI take over future jobs and how to prepare students & graduates for 2030
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/10/27/how-to-prepare-students-for-the-jobs-of-2030/?sh=4c66e7914ad3 I’m sure we’ve all seen science fiction movies where Artificial Intelligence has developed into such an advanced state that it overtakes the human race (cue Skynet) While the situation portrayed in films are fictional and exaggerated, reality might not be too far off as many industries now use AI as part of their work/operational […]
Greetings from John – Intro
Hi everyone! Excited to see some familiar faces in this course. I’m located and grew up in Vancouver BC and this is my 5th/6th MET course (also taking ETEC 544), time really goes by fast when you’re busy! I’ve been teaching for around 7 years as a Business Lecturer/Educator that mainly focuses on teaching Management, […]