Students Create Virtual Worlds as Metaverse Heads to College
by Lee Rickwood
The creative and educational opportunity for students lies in the construction of a new world, in the dynamics of new entrepreneurial and societal interactions.
Tag: education
COVID-19 Solutions: A Written Guide
By Yasmin Ranade
A partnership of authors with expertise in technology, medicine, cognitive science, and financial planning have authored a relevant eBook, called The COVID-19 Solutions Guide: Health, Wealth, Technology, and the Human Spirit, now in its Second Edition.
How Edmonton schools digitized millions of student records
By Ted Kritsonis
When Alberta Education mandated that all student transfer documents had to be digitized, the Province’s school boards had to look for solutions through tech.
Essential Back to School Tech: Are Parents Included?
by Lee Rickwood
In order to assess how important a role parents have in a child’s education, and where technology may fit in the role, the multinational technology company Lenovo recently surveyed more than 15,000 people around the world.
Cellphones in the Classroom: Teaching Tool or Dangerous Distraction?
by Lee Rickwood
The image of a cellphone cage outside every classroom is one of the ramifications of banning their use inside, if not a terribly ironic reflection of the world around us.
What’s Up with Drone Technology?
By Yasmin Ranade
Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) have been in use since hot-air balloon bombers were used in conflict in 1849, I recently learned. But, what can drones do today? How are they used? Who is monitoring them?
Virtual Reality and Education: Learning about VR in the Classroom
by Lee Rickwood
Virtual reality in the classroom has been identified as an important growth area by a number of leading technology companies,
Learning Outside the Classroom – Canadian Software Tracks Valuable Extra-Curricular Education
by Lee Rickwood
Sometimes the most important life skills and learned abilities are gained outside the classroom, not inside, and as such they may not appear on a student’s academic grade report.