jennifer r
A3 – Mobile Algorithmic Band
For my A3 I decided to develop a mobile app that would make my life exponentially better. I developed a composition app where musicians and could compose with an algorithmic ensemble. This topic is rich for discussion, because algorithms tend to ‘pick favorites’. I hope you like my presentation and that it promotes some discussion […]
Real-time Safety
This morning my sister texted me to be on guard in my neighborhood because of recent crime reports. Coincidentally, I had been reading this research article about a possible solution to local crime incidences. Purnomo, Indriasari, Anindito, Andrean, Prasetyo (2019) discuss their research on CrimeID, a crowdsharing platform, tested in Indonesia, in which community members […]
Micro-expression personal assistant
Dango is a mobile app that uses machine learning to predict what your emoji needs are. It does this through filtering through messages and emojis sent by numerous users. Although I do love getting an emoji suggestion from my phone, especially when I didn’t know the image existed for me to use, there is something […]
AI- Is Sharing Still Caring in the Sharing Economy?
For my analytical publishing project, I decided to focus on the social phenomenon of using digital apps and platforms to exchange resources in the sharing economy. Before beginning this analysis, I did not know the difference between sharing apps that were used to build community verses platforms that are created for collaborative consumption. I created […]
User Experience
and Emotionality I started to explore user experience design this week and I have to admit that I didn’t realize how much the design of an interface, or the interactive components of digital material, could cause a shift in our emotions. Simple things about an apps interface, like the color the way that the data […]
DIY Learning is Changing Pedagogy
This article is very interesting, as it discusses how mobile learning and culture has changed teaching pedagogy in post-secondary institutions. Because students are able to find personalized learning through online communities, forums, MOOCs and OER’s, some universities have even changed their course design to include integrating student chosen MOOC’s to supplement their learning. I also […]
AI Adaptive Learning Pandemic Response
The web resource that I found aligns with the frontier poll topic of ‘Learning in a Time of Crisis” https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec523/2021/01/06/learning-in-a-time-of-crisis/‘. This article, released by Berkeley News, discusses research that focuses on the holes in education, with K-12 and post-secondary learning moving online during Covid. Issues that Lempinen (2020) brings up, include the lack of direct […]
Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Jen and I am currently a substitute teacher in Calgary, Alberta. I am enrolled in my 8th and 9th class of the MET program. I am taking this class alongside of ETEC 540. Lately, I have exploring different elements of instructional design for job training. I am at the beginning […]