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Dear Thought Leader,
It's been another amazing and inspiring week in the world of Canadian educational technology, leaderhship and innovation! And one not without controversy!
We are thrilled to announce Adreas Schleicher, Global Education thought leader with the OECD Education and recent author: World Class>>How to Build a 21st Century School System, will be keynoting at our 9th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit--October 11--
'Reimagining Sustainable Learning Environments, ' University of Toronto, Mississauga campus. Don't miss your opportunity to participate as spaces are limited! Early Bird pricing is now available!
Be sure to chekcout our this Week in Canadian EdTech Episode as Stephen Hurley of VoidEd Radio and I discuss the recent CBC Radio article: As Google for Education tools enter classrooms across Canada, some parents are asking to opt-out. We welcome your further thoughts!
There's something to be said about Canadian education not resting on its laurels. Here's a recent article for your interest: Canadian Universities Slide In Global Rankings.
We’re always looking for content contributors in the way of blogs, podcasts, events and news stories! Please drop me a note to share!
Kudos to Phil Cutler, Co-founder of GradeSlam, past winner of the MindShare Startup Challenge, who Adds ex-Google Machine Learning Expert, Luis Serrano, to his Advisory Board.
Be sure to take some time to enjoy the nice weather and take a pause away from tech! I'm hitting the golf course! Have a great weekend!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
Best,
P.S. I'm going to let us go a bit over capacity at ISTE 18 CanAm Celebration of Excellence Meetup. Drop me a note if you’re going to ISTE and would like to attend our meetup.
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Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
Follow us on Twitter @MindShareLearn
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“ Canada's universities are falling behind in a ranking of global institutions, and one key reason may be the country's focus on increasing the population of international students, leading to larger class sizes."
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How Canada’s Universities Rank Globally
(Hint: Not As Well As They Used To)
Huffington Post
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1. GradeSlam Adds ex-Google Machine Learning Expert, Luis Serrano, to Advisory Board |
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GradeSlam - April 11th, 2018 |
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GradeSlam today announced it has added ex-Google machine learning engineer and education leader Luis Serrano to its advisory board. Serrano, a Silicon Valley star known for developing Udacity’s world renowned Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence nanodegrees, will work closely with the GradeSlam Labs department as they use data science and artificial intelligence to truly personalize the learning experience for students. |
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2. Four Winning Schools named in 2018 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge |
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Education News Canada - June 13th, 2018 |
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On June 12, Samsung Canada announced the final four regional winners in its annual Solve for Tomorrow Challenge, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-based education initiative that seeks to ignite student passion in these subjects. This year, Bernice MacNaughton High School (Moncton, NB), Thornlea Secondary School (Thornhill, ON), Meadows West School (Winnipeg, MB) and Westwood Community High School (Fort McMurray, AB) will each receive $20,000 in Samsung technology as a result of their creative and collaborative STEM solutions to real-world issues facing their communities. |
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3. This Week in EdTech with Robert Martellacci and Stephen Hurley |
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4. First Year Computing Students impress at app Showcase |
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5. Transforming Ontario’s colleges in pace with employer demand
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George Brown College - June 11, 2018 |
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By Anne Sado,
As our workforce faces an increasingly uncertain future, one of our economy’s engines needs a power boost. Little has been said to address the evolving and essential role of colleges in the development of future talent.
Chronically underfunded but persistently scrappy, colleges ensure current and future generations are ready to face an economy undergoing a revolution by automation, artificial intelligence and big data. And while we’ve evolved consistently for five decades, the next will see changes to employment coming much more quickly and dramatically.
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6. Elementary and U of L students combine forces to design educational apps |
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University of Lethbridge - June 11, 2018 |
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Developing a mobile app that’s educational, fun and free of ads is the goal of a unique collaboration between the Faculty of Education and the Department of New Media at the University of Lethbridge.
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7. Slower and lower funding leaves Canadian startups trailing U.S.
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A University of Toronto study found that the Canadian innovation sector is lagging behind the U.S. because of the amount of money being invested into the space, and at what rate startup companies get that money.
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8. Waterloo joins world’s research leaders to advance blockchain and cryptocurrency |
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University of Waterloo - June 4, 2018 |
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The University of Waterloo will join top universities across the globe on an initiative designed to advance research and innovation in blockchain, cryptography and digital payment systems.
As the only Canadian participant in Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative, Waterloo will help contribute to the world’s research capacity in cryptocurrency and blockchain. The program will support the Ripple Chair, named to Anwar Hasan a professor of computer engineering who is an expert in cryptography, graduate studies scholarships designed to attract new talent, and a new research fund.
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9. As Google for Education tools enter classrooms across Canada, some parents are asking to opt-out
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CBC Radio - June 11, 2018 |
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Last October, Riaz Bassari's daughter came home from her elementary school class with a permission form for G Suite for Education: a set of cloud-based digital learning tools Google offers to schools for free. |
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10. Why grease can be great: Chemical engineering graduate helps put waste oil to good use |
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University of British Colombia - May 28th, 2018 |
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Whether it’s French fries on the menu or an entire deep-fried turkey, disposing of used cooking oil can be a headache. Only a small amount of it can be composted, and dumping the rest down the drain can result in blocked pipes. For university food services departments tasked with preparing food for thousands of students, the challenge of disposing used cooking oil is exponential.
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