Dreamscape: a strategy game that encourages reading comprehension
By Derrick Cheung on September 14, 2019 In the past few years, games like Clash of Clans and Fortnite have exploded in popularity among school-aged children. These games, and many other free-to-play mobile and desktop games, employ strategies that incentivizes prolonged play-time and the use of real-world money to purchase in-game perks. Issues such as microtransactions have […]
VR/AR Not just Consumption
By Lori Jones on September 14, 2019 The trend toward 360 cameras and access to Virtual reality video on Youtube and other platforms has been the tip of the giant iceberg that will be AR & VR in the real world. Companies, Communities and Educational Institutions alike are beginning to use other technologies like barcodes and QR […]
Hello From Hong Kong!
I thought it might be fun to introduce myself via video, so enjoy!
ScreenMen: Health Screening Web-app Targeting Men
Original post by ryan.edtech on September 12, 2019 I’ve been working at a community level with other men for nearly 10 years to try to understand and improve some of the negative personal health and social outcomes that many men struggle with. I believe that technology, particularly mobile technology, can help to bridge some of […]
PTSD Coach
Original post by ttrembl on September 27, 2019 According to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) as of March 2018 there were over 600,000 veterans in Canada and that population includes Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and RCMP members. Of that population, over VAC currently serves 18% of the total veteran population through its programs and services […]
Hello everyone!
My name is Jordon and this is my fifth course in the MET program… halfway done! I’ve been working in higher ed for 12 years now, am currently employed at Capilano University here in the lower mainland. With everything going on in the world today it feels like an opportune time to explore the ins […]
Hello!!!
Hello everyone! My name is Linda, and I’m currently living in Vancouver. I was born in China, but I grew up in Calgary and studied Electrical Engineering for my undergraduate degree. I moved to Vancouver two years ago. I’m an Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters student, and I’m taking ETEC523 because I have an interest […]
It is nice to see so many new friends
My name is Yi Chen. I am a Ph.D. candidate in curriculum studies at Western University. This is my 5th class in MET. I am really interested in the themes of how technology will reform our understanding of education. All the courses so far have been so thought-provoking. They also help me with my dissertation […]
Editing
Hello colleagues! I encountered today a funny little problem whereby I’m unable to edit a comment on the blog. I was doing the Frontiers Poll assignment and I wasn’t pleased with something I’d published, so I wanted to go back and correct it but was unable to. Are you lot able to edit yours?
