John Wu
A3: The Future of Holograms in Education
Link to OER: https://sites.google.com/view/etec523a3holograms/home We’ve all seen science fiction movies or media where a realistic projection appears and starts communicating with other people. On paper this seems like a really novel idea as surprisingly enough, holographic technology has actually existed since the 1940’s. With rapid modern advancements in Mobile Technology and our smartphones, wouldn’t it […]
A1: Memes in Education and Mobile Culture
As active users of the Internet, whether it’s for work or personal use I’m sure we’ve all encountered and laughed at a Meme in the form of a humorous image or amusing phrase. While Memes are commonly used for communication purposes, have you considered using them in education as a form of teaching tool and […]
Arist: The text based Microlearning platform
Learning can be time consuming, especially for continuing education/post graduate students. Maintaining a balance between work and study time can be difficult (especially if we have other responsibilities), finding time to learn is definitely a challenge. Microlearning is considered to be the more engaging, less time-consuming, and cheaper-to-produce sibling of regular eLearning. While it’s not […]
Google Soli: A mobile radar to detect body language and gestures
While technology has made communicating much more convenient for us, some lament the decreased level of human interaction as we’re all too focused on what’s happening in front of our monitors instead of paying attention to how other people behave or react. Aspects such as natural interactions, body movements and gestures are usually absent on […]
Hello and Greetings from John
Hi everyone! Excited to see some familiar faces in this course. I’m located and grew up in Vancouver BC and this is my 7th/8th MET course (also taking ETEC511) Background wise, like most other classmates, I completed a BA Bachelor of Arts (double majoring in English Language/Literature and Film Studies) for my undergrad degree which […]