A3 – A Truly Mobile Battery
One of the problems with mobile devices is the limits on their power sources. Batteries have limited use time, need to be constantly recharged, and lose capacity over time needing to be replaced. I propose a combination of a sub-screen light panel and a battery for mobile devices that charges with any light source, from […]
A3 – Clarity with transparent devices
Mobile technology has the unique experience of allowing us to connect with technology on the go, but as mobile devices advances, it aims recreates the same experience as being on the desktop. However, there are developments that will set apart the user experience and functionality of mobiles devices vs static ones. The one that I […]
A3 – Shop Class Future Tech. Design & Manufacture Completely on Mobile
Hello, everyone. For my A3 assignment I am predicting that students will be able to design and produce projects completely on their smartphone in shop class. I looked at how CAD/CAM software (basically software that allows for technical drawings or design) and CNC machines (basically machines controlled by code) are become more user friendly for […]
A3 – Student Self-Assessment of BC’s Core Competencies with CC4Me
How can educators in British Columbia address both the revised content curriculum and BC’s core competencies in classrooms? How do we help students learn about and effectively self-assess their competency profiles? While some teachers, schools, and districts have embraced the Core Competencies and have dived into learning and assessment, others are just getting started and […]
A3 – Beyond 5G and the Classroom Environment
This A3 looks at the far futuristic possibilities of 5G networks. I decided to create this digital artifact as a collection of the bulk of information I discovered through the journey of ETEC 523. The process starts with key blogs and the group discussions during the progression stages from the Week 12 Movable Feast. I […]
Peer Network Effects for Knowledge Workers in an Online Economy
This brief reflection began as a two-part conversation (one professional, one academic) about network effects in the knowledge economy and was intended to be a podcast. A knowledge worker is a person whose effectiveness is determined by the use of critical thinking and their capacity for decision making (brainpower). Creating a podcast about this would […]
A3 – Mobile Algorithmic Band
For my A3 I decided to develop a mobile app that would make my life exponentially better. I developed a composition app where musicians and could compose with an algorithmic ensemble. This topic is rich for discussion, because algorithms tend to ‘pick favorites’. I hope you like my presentation and that it promotes some discussion […]
A3 – HoloBar: the Next Step in AR
Hi everyone, welcome to my A3 contribution. When doing research for this course I encountered a lot of Augmented Reality content, and even worked on a Moveable Feast for it. One thing that I noticed is that to experience AR/VR/MR there is always a device between the user and the experience. I created a short […]
A3: Growing Experience with AR Gardening
21st Century Gardening Home gardening has grown in popularity over the years as people have become more aware of the health and environmental benefits. Currently there exists a wide array of supportive technology to assist the general public with their gardening goals. There are phone applications that provide access to general gardening information and methods […]
A3 — “Cloud-sourced” image analysis
Speaking as a photography instructor, and photographer, mobile photographic technology – in particular, the pretty decent camera attached to nearly every mobile device – has been something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, never, ever has photography been as free, easy, convenient and accessible to so many. Keypoint Intelligence predicts that worldwide, we’ll shoot nearly […]