A1: Podcasts
References Berk J, Trivedi SP, Watto M, Williams P, Centor R. Medical Education Podcasts: Where We Are and Questions Unanswered. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jul;35(7):2176-2178. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05606-2. Epub 2020 Jan 2. PMID: 31898131; PMCID: PMC7351909. Kay, R. H. (2012). Exploring the use of video podcasts in education: A comprehensive review of the literature. Computers […]
Week 6 Mobile Collaboration
Here is my moveable feast assignment! Hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving weekend! Let me know if you have any issues accessing anything. https://sites.google.com/view/mobile-collab-in-education/home Elvio
3rd World Farmer Mobile Game
In relation to this week’s excellent topic on video games as educational tools. I would like to share a game called ‘3rd World Farmer‘ which can be played online, or through a mobile app. It is available in multiple languages. The description from their website reads, “3rd World Farmer is a new kind of game. […]
100 Hotel Trends You Need to Watch in 2023 & Beyond
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(A2) Week 5: Mobile Gaming
https://sites.google.com/view/etec523movablefeastmobilegames/home Hi everyone, attached is a link to our movable feast. Our site has a section for discussions and conversation, but feel free to comment here as well. Enjoy!
Plickers, the new mini-whiteboard?
My friend introduced me to Plickers the other day and was raving about it. Plicker is an interesting combination of Kahoot, assessment, and learning analytics. Students are given a card, assigned to them. This card would be kept, and students would continue to use the same card for future assessments. Then depending on how they […]
LearnWorlds: The Benefits of Mobile Learning
As I was researching the topic this week I discovered a blog post on LearnWorlds about the benefits of Mobile Learning, by Kyriaki Raouna. While not part of traditional academic publishing, the post is extremely recent (September 27, 2023) and showcases some of the current trends and thinking around mobile learning. https://www.learnworlds.com/benefits-of-mobile-learning/ The post goes […]
Sesame Street
The BC Curriculum for students K-5 has a large emphasis on social emotional learning. Working in primary education, we are consistently weaving social emotional learning into the day so kiddos have the opportunity to discuss personal strengths and learn about self-regulation. As there is a lot of self-reflection required from students regarding the Core Competencies […]
Loopimal: Early Years Music Education App
Some of the most popular music education apps have centred around sophisticated music composition programs like Garageband, or music notation software like MuseScore. I was curious about music exploration and creation for younger students and stumbled upon the app ‘Loopimal’. This is a fun, simple, aesthetically pleasing, yet addictive app. Users experiment with different musical […]
Innovative Health Apps
As technology. continues to pave the way in modernizing our life it is not a surprise to see new innovative health apps being created. It is also not a surprise that there are so many available on mobile devices. It is estimated that there are over 6 billion mobile phones in the world and over […]