Braden Litt
A3: Eye-Tracking Integration
Hello everyone, My A3 project is focused on a hypothetical program named inSight that utilizes software/hardware advancements in mobile devices to integrate eye tracking software into mobile devices. inSight would then provide learners and educators with a variety of data to help influence educational practice, user experience design, and quantify intangible data. Please explore my […]
A2: Week 11-Augmented Reality
Dear ETEC523 colleagues, For our Open Educational Resource (OER) on augmented reality (AR), we chose to utilize a critical lens in order to examine some of the main critiques of incorporating AR into an educational context. Using these critiques, we next identified strategies and resources that could be utilized by educators to gain familiarity and […]
A1: Merge Cube Augmented Reality
For my analysis, I chose to focus on a product called the Merge Cube which is marketed as an augmented reality tool for the classroom. My school district invested quite heavily in these a few years ago and I had never seen one used, so I chose to dive deeper to investigate its practicality in […]
Photomath- A Virtual Math Tutor
A significant component of my job as a Grade 6/7 teacher is spent explaining the various nuances of different mathematics problems when practicing new concepts, but how do students fare when someone with “expert” (I loosely use that term) knowledge is not around to answer their questions and support them? Unless the student has another […]
Stopping Cues- Mobile Technology to Manage Mobile Technologies
Many of the previous posts under the Mobile Culture category focus on the downsides of mobile technologies’ always-connected and immersive nature, such as reducing time spent processing sensory input or negatively affecting our mental health by comparing our lives to those we see presented on social media. This TedTalk by psychologist Adam Alter suggests that […]
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. […]
Hello All!
Hi everyone! My name is Braden Litt and I am a fifth-year elementary school teacher in Surrey, BC. I completed my undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature and my teaching degree at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON, before moving to BC in pursuit of employment. ETEC 523 will be my 5th MET course […]