Mobile Technologies

A3: VoxFranco, a Comprehensive Mobile Language Learning App

A3: VoxFranco, a Comprehensive Mobile Language Learning App

As an Early French Immersion teacher, I am interested in investigating the shortcomings of language learning and figuring out how to improve the experience of French Language learning. Canadian French Language learning and instruction is at a crossroads, as multiple factors affect the current and future success of the system. My presentation (found HERE) imagines […]

A3: Geofencing in Education

A3: Geofencing in Education

For this assignment, I scoped the opportunity of geofencing in education. A nearly untapped technology in the sector, the lens I used for this opportunity was through my professional context. I immediately see value in using geofencing in activities related to onboarding in workplace education. You can find my presentation below via link or embedded […]

The Future of Smartphones – Implants and Brain-Computer Interfaces

The Future of Smartphones – Implants and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Welcome to my A3: Forecasting Project in which I explore the future of smartphones.  Through a 4-part YouTube Short series, I predict how the smartphone industry and how our current practice of using these mobile devices will be transformed.  This project builds off on my A1: Analytical Publishing Project, in which I explore the physical […]

A1 – QuiverVision: Augmented Reality in the Classroom

A1 – QuiverVision: Augmented Reality in the Classroom

I approached this a little differently and created an advertisement-like video to outline the benefits of augmented reality and the pros and cons of using QuiverVision. If you are interested in using or investigating other AR apps for Education, I recommend checking out this list as well as QuiverVision. If the video does not load […]

A1: Electronically Assisted Astronomy

A1: Electronically Assisted Astronomy

Astronomy has a variety of unique and somewhat contradictory aspects: awe inspiring visuals of real objects that are so different from anything we encounter on Earth that they appear abstract; subjects that are fascinating yet absurdly out of reach; a hobby that can be both aesthetically and emotionally impactful but also incredibly technical. Modern technology […]

Can we overcome our mobile addiction?

Can we overcome our mobile addiction?

Inspired by the discussion “what disturbs me the most about mobile culture…” I wanted to delve deeper into the culture of mobile addiction. Having taught pre and post COVID, I have witnessed how students have become so much more addicted to their phones than they once were. To be able to teach anything, all devices […]