At every level of education, technology has enabled dishonest students to plagiarize, copy, find and share solutions. “The anywhere/anytime access these devices provide to vast…
Author: Sam Charles (He/Him/His)
After two decades of working in televisions and radio, Sam transitioned to a role in post-secondary education in 2013 at UBC Okanagan. Sam is the Communications Manager for the School of Engineering where he develops content and provides technical assistance to faculty, staff and students.
September 2021 marks Sam's second term in MET.
With a goal of breaking new frontiers in the usage of video within educational contexts, our group decided to explore the concept of video as…
Is there room for another?
Posted in Mobile Education
After searching high and low for a mobile education technology app, and discovering that many (that interested me) were already included in the Mobile Education…
The Rise of Misinformation
Posted in Mobile Culture
The rise of misinformation has perhaps increased within the last four or five years. During the pandemic, we have seen an increase in the number…
360° video (immersive video)
Posted in (A1) Analyses, Mobile Education, and Mobile Technologies
The technology required to produce 360° video, also known as immersive video, is becoming more affordable. In a world where synchronous video conferencing and asynchronous…
When technology becomes ubiquitous, why would we want to stymie its momentum?
Posted in Mobile Technologies
There are few places in the world where you can’t find a mobile device. In North America, at nearly every level of education from pre-school…