Stephen Michaud

Stephen leads the learning technology team in CTLT and works with students, faculty, and staff to improve teaching and learning through the judicious application of technology. Working with a great team of dedicated professionals, Stephen helps to provide learning technology support, development, and innovation through the integration, development, and support of learning tools, web technologies, and learning analytics. With over thirteen years of EdTech experience, Stephen has stepped through the looking-glass and will endeavour to believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

(A3) Say Not to BYOD: School-Provided Mobile Devices in the Classroom

By Stephen Michaud on April 4, 2021

There is a lot of literature and discussion around the benefits and how best to incorporate BYOD (bring your own devices) into the classroom. The implicit assumption is a lot of these articles and paper is that it institutionally supplied devices are not feasible. I feel that attitude is akin to giving up. The best […]

Augmented Reality + Motion Controllers = Distraction-less Learning Augmentation

By Stephen Michaud on February 20, 2021

Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the use of technology to add to an individuals perception of reality, as opposed to virtual reality (VR) which places the individual in a wholly different, simulated environment. Augmented reality can be as simple as having an animated character appear on your phone screen when using the camera so it […]

Active Learning with Mobile Technology

By Stephen Michaud on February 7, 2021

In order to have mobile devices in the classroom not be a distraction, we need to leverage them and use them in such a way to as to enhance learning. An emerging trend in both online and traditional education is the concept of the active learning. Mobile technologies are being used to engage students in […]

Constructive Social Media Usage

By Stephen Michaud on January 28, 2021

Whether you view Social Media applications and sites as a transhumanistic extension of ourselves or the agent of our de-evolution of our species, almost everyone will admit that exposure to Social Media is inevitable for young people on our society. Though I tend to believe most social media interactions lean to the latter, negative side […]

Augmented Reality in Action

By Stephen Michaud on January 22, 2021

The article below describes the use of augmented reality in knee surgery and demonstrates how a truly mobile experience, unbounded by the restrictions of a screen-based mobile device is changing the way the world works and how it is being perceived. I believe very strongly that the confines of a rectangular, rigid device with continue […]

Introduction – Stephen Michaud

By Stephen Michaud on January 11, 2021

Hi! My name is Stephen Michaud, this is my second term (third course) in the MET program. I joined the MET program to get a better educational and pedagogical background in ed-tech. I have worked in ed-tech for the last 15 years and I am current the Senior Manager, Learning Applications, Integrations, and Analytics in […]