Distance Learning Requires More than Technical Support
by Lee Rickwood
Well-planned and well-delivered online learning experiences are meaningfully different from courses offered online in response to a crisis or disaster.
Author Archives: Lee Rickwood
Work from Home: Employees Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind
Work from home is the new normal for many employees, but having so many employees out of reach and out of sight is not sitting well with some employers. Those who can are working from home these days to help…
Earth Tech Program Helps Canadian Drones Plant Trees and Fight Global Warming
by Lee Rickwood
Thanks to the nurturing soils of a local tech incubator, a Canadian tech start-up is using advanced drone technology to fight climate change by planting trees – millions and millions of them.
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Videoconferencing Takes Toll as it Takes Off
by Lee Rickwood
One of the first audio/video transmissions was 1927. Yet even with the age of the idea and years of implementation, some videoconferencing systems may have come to the market too quickly.
Canadian Tech Response to COVID Adds Virus Protection for Computers, Mobile Devices
by Lee Rickwood
Risks from the killer disease known as COVID-19 are keeping most of us at home, increasingly tied to our computers and mobile devices as the main or only source of connectivity. But that only makes our connected gadgets more vulnerable to their own infectious viruses.
Virtual Museums, Online Galleries Provide Stay-at-Home Art Experiences
by Lee Rickwood
Interactive 3-D virtual tours and VR experiences let you visit your favourite art gallery or museum from the comfort — and safety — of your own home.
Social Distancing Distances Tracked by Wearable Tech, Mobile Gadgets
by Lee Rickwood
Any device that can eliminate awkward conversations or anxious discrepancies about just what two metres really means is more than welcome.
Slower Internet Speeds: COVID Responses Causing Network Congestion
by Lee Rickwood
Canadians across the country are reporting slower Internet speeds as our online usage increases significantly as part of the social response to COVID-19.