|
Dear Thought Leader,
Happy Friday!
This week I had the opportunity to take in the full house #PlayCraftSummit hosted by Fair Chance Learning. It marked a first for their team, where educators and students spent two days co-learning through a hands-on workshop with Minecraft. Amongst my many conversations, I had the honour of meeting Frank a grade 2 student who greeted me with a firm handshake and a smile, then resumed his minecraft exploration in collaboration with another student. The vibe in the room was amazing! I'm optimistic about the future of education in Canada when I see innovative initiatives where educators and students are at the table learning together and having fun in the process.
A hectic week for sure as we wrap-up another memorable EdTech Innovation Summit. Be sure to checkout award-winning educator blog reflection by Zélia Capitão-Tavares.
Be sure to checkout our exclusive MindShare Moment podcast with Nicole Morgan,
Deputy Minister of Education (acting), Government of Yukon and C21 Canada CEO Academy Board member. Nicole reflects on the recent CMEC summer meetings, C21 Canada and shares insights on the Yukon's focus on global compenticies and FNMI initiatives.
Kudos to my alma mater, York University for bouncing back after a lengthy contract faculty strike and negative press with this headline: F inancial Times Ranks Kellogg-Schulich EMBA #1 in Canada for 12th Straight Year
I hope you enjoy this week's Top 10 news stories! Please keep your success stories and comments coming!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
Best,
|
|
|
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
Founder & CEO, MindShare Workspace
Follow us on Twitter @MindShareLearn
|
|
|
"Andreas Schleicher emphasized the importance of preparing ‘learners for their future, not our past’ and educational institutions need to ‘develop first class humans, not second class robots,’ through developing competencies: knowledge - skills - attitudes & values."
-- Zélia Capitão-Tavares, OCT, MEd, TDSB Hybrid Teacher - Digital Lead Learne
|
|
|
1. This Week in Canadian EdTech is our Pre-EdTech Summit Discussion |
|
|
This Week in Canadian EdTech with Robert Martellacci, Chief Digital Publisher, Mindshare Learning Report & Stephen Hurley, Founder, VoicEd Radio Simulcast on Twitter (Periscope & VoiceEd). Check us out every Tuesday at 10am est! |
|
|
2. Ontario schools prepare for legalization of recreational cannabis
|
|
|
CBC News - October 15, 2018 |
|
|
As the arrival of legal cannabis looms, school boards across Ontario are grappling with how to discuss the drug with underage students barred from consuming it while ensuring rules and policies reflect the province's new legal and social reality.
|
|
|
|
|
3. ENDRA Life Sciences shares gain after getting approval from Canada for human studies on liver disease
|
|
|
proactiveinvestors Canada- October 16, 2018 |
|
|
ENDRA Life Sciences inc (NASDAQ:NDRA) said on Tuesday it has received approval from Health Canada to start human studies with ENDRA's Thermo-Acoustic Enhanced Ultrasound (TAEUS) clinical system targeting Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a condition which leads to excess fat being stored in the liver. |
|
|
|
|
4. Nova Scotia looking to use more virtual reality in the classroom
|
|
|
Global News- October 15, 2018 |
|
|
People of a certain generation might remember the large, creaky TV carts, equipped with VCRs or DVD players, that were rolled into classrooms to watch movies and educational TV shows.
But these days students are more likely to see carts full of Chromebooks and iPads coming through the door than the boxy tube TVs of yore. Soon, classrooms in Nova Scotia will be able to add virtual reality (VR) headsets to the list.
The Department of Education issued a tender on Thursday to buy 516 VR headsets.
“That kind of technology can be used across a whole host of disciplines,” said Sue Taylor-Foley, the director of learning resources and technology for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
|
|
|
5. Nobel Prize shines a spotlights on the gender gap in science
|
|
|
Now Toronto - October 16, 2018 |
|
|
When Donna Strickland was asked by a reporter how she felt about being the third woman in history to receive the Nobel Prize in physics, she was surprised.
“Really? Is that all?” the associate professor in University of Waterloo’s physics and astronomy department said earlier this month. “I thought there might have been more.”
But the sad reality is, there hasn’t been. Strickland is the third woman after Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963. This year, Strickland and French laser physicist Gérard Mourou jointly received the honour by helping pave the way for the shortest and most intense laser pulses created by humankind.
|
|
|
|
|
6. Financial Times Ranks Kellogg-Schulich EMBA #1 in Canada for 12th Straight Year
|
|
|
Schulich School of Business - October 16, 2018 |
|
|
TORONTO, ON – Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – The
Financial Times of London yesterday ranked the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA (EMBA) the #1 EMBA program in Canada and 32nd globally. The 2018
Financial Times ranking marks the 12th straight year that the Kellogg-Schulich EMBA program has been ranked #1 in Canada.
|
|
|
|
|
7. Canada's Hardest to fill tech jobs of 2018
|
|
|
itbusiness - October 15, 2018 |
|
|
With a growing tech market but a shortage of tech talent, some jobs in Canada are going to be harder to fill than others, Indeed.com compiled a list of the hardest to fill tech jobs from 2018, with computer vision engineers appearing the most difficult to find.
Canada’s tech market has seen significant growth, with numerous Canadian-based startups and tech companies, as well as internationally-based tech giants moving into and investing in the Canadian tech landscape. Earlier this year Toronto was named as the top growing market for job growth in 2017, with three other Canadian cities, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa coming in the top 25.
|
|
|
|
|
8. Families with deaf, non-verbal children start new educational support group
|
|
|
A parent in St. John's has started a new support group that offers resources for families with children who are deaf, hard of hearing or non-verbal.
Kimberley Churchill said when her family learned her son Carter was deaf, she didn't know where to turn. Carter was three months old, and she said there were no services in the city that taught children sign language.
Now seven-years-old, Carter still doesn't have the same resources or access that his brother Hunter has, Churchill said.
|
|
|
|
|
9. Technology jobs grow across Canada
|
|
|
Tech employment in Canada expanded by nearly 45,000 jobs in 2017, to an estimated 1.2 million workers, according to a recent report published by technology industry trade association CompTIA.
Net tech employment accounted for approximately 8.4 percent of the overall Canadian workforce in 2017, according to the report. |
|
|
|
|
10. Microsoft will expand dictation to Word and OneNote Online to help dyslexic students
Neowin - October 15, 2018
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
 | | |
|  |
|
|
|
|
