Gender-neutral voice on Siri
The Personal digital assistants on our phone like Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri have become popular and much improved over the past ten years. Whether in the car or strolling the streets of the city, no need to focus your gaze on the screen and two thumbs on the keyboard, just speak. It is fast, […]
IMAGEN – Text-to-Image Generator
I came across this new technology, it’s recent and not yet available to the public for security reasons. Google announced IMAGEN a new AI system that takes texts as input and then generates images. It uses a process called “diffusion” and turns the concepts known to the AI to create a completely new visual version […]
Pairing your micro:bit to your mobile device – accessible technology
Micro:bit applications for iPhone and iPad to support coding with micro:bit
Smart Glasses – The replacement for smartphones?
Smartphones have become such a central part of our life that it is hard to imagine our existence without them. So far we’ve seen an outstanding evolution and refinement in what our smartphones can do, but will we reach a point in which they become obsolete? If we look at the history of technology, it’s […]
AI for Speech Recognition- Project Euphonia
I came across an article pondering Google’s newest AI software, DeepMind, and followed a hyperlinked thread to a page about Project Euphonia. The AI software behind automatic speech recognition (ASR), such as that which powers Google Assistant, is consistently reliable for most speakers, but may not function as intended for those with atypical speech patterns. […]
Hi, it’s Danya
It’s been such a pleasure getting to know you all a little bit better through your introductions. I was born and raised in Switzerland, but spent a few years in Kingston, Ontario getting my undergraduate degree at Queen’s University. After getting my teaching qualifications in Switzerland, I then worked in Paris as an English teacher […]
Augmented Reality for Breaking Language Barriers
I came across this recent video (only 9 days old) about how Google is planning to break down language barriers using augmented reality. Users wear glasses that show translation of speech in real-time with great precision (hopefully). This technology will allow us to have a conversation with someone who speaks a language we don’t understand. […]
Hi~ It’s Vera Xiong
Hi everyone, I was born and raised in Southern China. In 2016, I came to Canada to pursue my education. After completing the program, I was offered a job at the university I studied at. Now I am a full-time staff working with mostly international students in Vancouver. I have done a Master of Arts in […]
Greetings from the Prairies!
My name is Agnes, and I teach in Saskatchewan, Canada. One thing I am looking forward to most within ETEC 523, is the collaborative nature of our learning and knowledge processes. Over the last few days, I had the opportunity to e-meet many of my fellow classmates and I am looking forward to a great […]
Hi – Elizabeth
Being of settler descent, I’d like to acknowledge the relationship with the land I live in, and work is everywhere traditional and ancestral. Many generations of Cree, Saulteaux, Nakado Sioux, and Métis footsteps have flattened the grasslands and aspen parkland within Treaty 6. My footsteps have felt these same lands beneath our steps like my […]