HomeworkMan
HomeworkMan is specifically designed for mobile devices. It is not even a website and exists only in app form. I have found, in terms of mobile technology, HomeworkMan to be one of the most useful resources I have come across. The app is an assistive tool for students in middle and high school courses and […]
Novel Effect, Bringing Read Alouds to Life
Novel EffectTM is an app that helps bring even more magic to read-alouds. It can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Novel Effect allows readers to search for books from a vast picture book library, and then pairs specialized sound files with print or ebook copies of the books. Utilizing […]
Apple Vision Pro AR/VR Headset: Potential Game Changer?
You’ve probably heard of the Google Glass (2013), Microsoft HoloLens (2015), or the Oculus Quest (2019)? If you haven’t, these are mobile device headsets that provide immersive AR and/or VR experiences. Since its inception, AR and VR headset technologies have created a lot of buzz, curiosity, concern and growth. In addition, these technologies have been […]
Class Kick – Digital Formative Assessment Tool
I had heard about this app a few times and tried it out before, and it seemed to work well. I thought I would share it as a mobile technology app that may work in the classroom. “Classkick is a free digital formative assessment tool that allows teachers to create lessons and assignments that students […]
To read or not to read lengthy posts? That is the question
If you clicked onto my post, you’re one of many who contemplated reading something due to its length. We’ve all been there. There’s a new newsletter that came into your mailbox about company news or that interesting research you’ve been dying to read but you can’t seem to get past the abstract. What if I […]
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
I was cleaning my desk the other day, and I came across some notes I’ve taken in my undergraduate days. I remember after I finished those courses, I wanted to compile these into my computer. “What if I lose these notebooks?” I thought, “what if I need to tutor in the future?” This is why […]
Future Prospects for AR/VR in Higher Ed
“it will take time, experimentation, and thoughtful evaluation to develop appropriate and effective educational applications with AR and VR.” McGrath et al 2023 A recent EDUCAUSE review (April 2023) discussed the future prospects for AR and VR in higher education. This is an area of particular interest to educational technologists and others working in vocational […]
Chrome Music Lab: A Viable Option on Mobile?
During the pandemic, music teachers were scrambling to find online resources they could teach their students remotely, since making music in-person was no longer possible. Chrome Music Lab was one option that continued to surface. It’s a readily available website, free, and offers some great learning opportunities in musical play, composition, and music theory. There […]
Leveraging Mobile Phone Sensors, Machine Learning, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence to Predict Imminent Same-Day Binge-drinking Events to Support Just-in-time Adaptive Interventions: Algorithm Development and Validation Study
Developing a machine learning model to predict same-day binge-drinking events.
Greetings, Sebastian
Hello Everyone, My name is Sebastian and I’m excited to be in this course as I have a keen interest in MLearning. I’m completing my third and fourth courses this semester and testing-out if taking two courses per semester is manageable. I am a Trg Development Officer in the Cdn Armed Forces, which is equivalent […]