Yannick Wong
Moodle Aero – The Learning Platform of Tomorrow
For my venture pitch, I am role-playing as the CEO of Moodle, an LMS platform that I have a love/hate relationship with. I am a big supporter of Moodle’s open-source nature and I love its attractive price (free!). However, the user interface and overall visual design are generally dated, bloated, and not user-friendly. My intention […]
Analyst Report on Chromebooks (A1)
If you haven’t used or seen a Chromebook, you have probably at least heard of one. You can see them anywhere, from workplaces to schools, homes, and libraries. For the uninitiated, the Chromebook is a laptop that runs ChromeOS, a Linux-based operating system developed by Google. It is designed to run a more limited suite […]
DJ Cunningham – Co-founder and CEO of LEARNstyle
DJ Cunningham is the co-founder and CEO of LEARNstyle, a company that offers coaching in assistive and adaptive technology to both students and teachers in special education. The company’s goal is to help all teachers and students become more confident in the use of educational technology in order to foster independence and increase efficiencies. Website: […]
Hello from the Other Side
Hi everyone, my name is Yannick. ETEC 522 is my 4th MET course. I hail from Markham, Ontario (the other side of the country from UBC). I am a teacher by training, having obtained a BEd from Queen’s University. I used to teach high school history and geography but was always interested in technology, and […]