When you think of the advancement of medical technology in the last 100 years, most of the devices that come to mind are ones we associate with hospitals – MRI scanners, pacemakers, and dialysis machines, just to name a few. When future generations look back at the 21st century, could it be that the greatest [...]
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We had the opportunity to get to know Spongelab for our last XConnect series, EduConnect and we also featured them in one of our GameConnect interviews to share with you the great movements they are making in the educational gaming arena. As a supporter of XConnect, Spongelab will be giving away 5 Professional Development Licenses [...]
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Alex Hayter is the Marketing Manager for Toronto-based startup SpongeLab Interactive. Spongelab is a Global Science Community. Spongelab Interactive is a group of scientists, teachers, animators, artists, and programmers passionate about science education. They believe that cutting-edge technology and stunning interactive media should be available to everyone, regardless of fiscal constraints. In this short conversation [...]
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With an inevitable reliance on devices that are as distracting as ever, and a shift towards recognizing the importance of application, educators and teachers are wondering how they can continue to engage students on a deep level. They’ve proactively started refining their approaches to teaching. Let’s have a look at a few of their latest [...]
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Host: Karim Kanji Producer: Chatelaine Cheung This is the final instalment in our video series covering education, technology and social media. If you’re in Toronto this evening we would love to host you at our panel portion of this study. Visit EduConnect.eventbrite.com for more information and to register. Maria Moriarty is the Information Resource Officer [...]
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I recently had the opportunity to attend INplay 2012, a conference dedicated to connecting digital media and children’s publishers. There was a very passionate speaker who claimed that textbooks were going to die within this decade, and explained why (I’m paraphrasing his points): Textbooks are made for a single user. It’s meant to be [...]
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After meeting with Joseph, I immediately knew that he his well-rounded experience in the Education sector would add value to our panel discussion on Education and Technology. We’d like to give you a head start on getting to know him before we introduce him to you in the flesh at our event next Wednesday. [...]
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The internet has made it so much easier to collaborate. People can work together on projects online, or consult with virtual tutors, or even buy their way into a “grade A essay”. Social media gives everyone with internet access the power to have virtual conversations. Naturally, many of these conversations lead to classmates collaborating and [...]
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Introducing Kyle Acres, a science teacher and Learning Technology Advisor at Greenwood College School – one of the great success stories within Toronto’s independent school community. Get to know him before you meet him on May 30th as he joins us on stage as part of the panel. Growing up on a sheep farm in [...]
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Host: Karim Kanji Producer: Chatelaine Cheung In this episode, Karim Kanji speaks with Gabriel Chan who is the Co Founder and Chief Ninja Officer of NoteWagon. For those who don’t know, NoteWagon.com (originally from Waterloo and now based in Toronto) is an online educational community and portal where students can publish their independently-created educational course [...]
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