andrea newland celestine
A2 – Experience Design: Save Money, Save Earth, Save Green – A Designed Experience (With Results)
INTRO TO USER EXPERIENCE Since a previous A2 on User Experience (UX) provided a solid foundation for learning about this topic, we decided to take an innovative approach for the movable feast. We strongly encourage you to see their project to explore the concepts of UX. User Experience focuses on the following elements which you […]
A1: Using Behance for learning design
My A1 project covers the app, Behance, a social media app for creatives. I investigated the social mobile affordances, the need, and the design learning capabilities that the app can deliver for the creative design community. My analysis comes from a few studies, predominantly one conducted with Higher Education design students using Behance as a […]
Newsela: Differential learning on the go
Mobile technologies will provide support to teachers in applying the differentiated learning framework more easily. Educators recognize that differentiating learning and assessment is useful to adopt in day-to-day teaching and but it’s really difficult to practice, “Human beings differ from one another and there is absolutely no reason to teach and assess all individuals in […]
Smart Glass: Shifting our focus
The power of wearable technology affords much more than what a smartwatch and handheld can provide. Carrying around a handheld device will soon be archived as humans’ most innovative piece of mobile technology. Glasses will be the next step of transitioning from a handheld mobile device and a smartwatch for ICT purposes. Prior to watching […]
Sharing Culture: Let’s share what we create!
“You have to move away from thinking about content to thinking about communities. Communities are built around content and the sharing that the licensing allows enables these communities to come together.” Creative Commons Mobile devices enable ubiquitous access to learning communities. You can create on a device – why not share on one as well. […]
Presentations Optimized for Mobile Devices
We use presentations in education for the listener to make visual connections and to reinforce what’s being said. But for some reason, mobile presentations are not optimized for mobile devices. I am not talking about a scaled-down version of slides, but a presentation that utilizes the gestures and experiences that a mobile device allows. In […]
Hello there!
Hello there! I’m Andrea – born and raised in Toronto. I live in the innovative city of Dubai. I started out teaching Design Technology in a small city in the United Arab Emirates. I moved to Dubai 2 years ago when I had my baby and have been a resident in this country for almost […]