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Top 10 Issue #227, April 26, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Welcome to our This Week in Canadian EdTech Top 10 newsletter brought to you by the MindShare Report.
One of the highlights of my week; my son Michael just wrote his final exam yesterday to complete his undergraduate degree at UofT Rotman commerce. I'm so proud of this highly focused young man, who will go on to complete his summer post-graduate accounting program, then on to KPMG. For my educator colleagues, you'll be pleased to know that Michael's declared that he'd like to become a professor as he thoroughly enjoyed his role as a teaching assistant that last three years.
Tonight was a late but memorable NHL alumni draft party with teammates in preparation for tomorrow's Tech4Good hockey tournament fundraiser.
I'm honoured to be playing on a team with the Cisco Blades!Connected North is a breakthrough program leveraging interactive, high definition video to deliver education and youth mental health and wellness services to students in Indigenous communities in Canada's remote north. I will be among 300 players who will hit the ice at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario to help raise critically needed funds to enable the program to serve more communities and add more schools and students to the network. Special thanks to my generous supporters! It's not too late to lend your support!
https://secure.connectednorth.org/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=4376943#&panel1-2
There is no shortage of insightful and inspiring K12 & post-secondary learning & tech news from across our vast Canadian landscape and beyond this week.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of This Week in Canadian EdTech Top10! Thanks for inspiring us to raise the bar with every issue we publish! Don't forget to send us your comments, news stories and upcoming events!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
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Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Founder, MindShare Workspace
Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
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"BCIT is committed to providing flexible pathways to learning, to facilitating reskilling, and to improving learner access—particularly for underrepresented groups, said President Kathy Kinloch. "This announcement will enable us to continue the important work of supporting Indigenous communities and students through delivery of skills training and providing opportunities to gain hands-on experience in the marine industry."
Kathy Kinloch
President, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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This Week in Canadian EdTech
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1. U of T named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2019
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utoronto.ca, April 22, 2019 |
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The University of Toronto has been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2019 for the sixth consecutive year.
This designation, issued by editors of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project at Mediacorp Canada Inc., recognizes employers who are leaders in developing exceptional sustainability initiatives and creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations.
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2. Reveling In STEM Education As An Adult Learner
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forbes.com, April 19, 2019 |
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Practical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills are crucial in order to prepare today's students for tomorrow's world.
There are many who are working hard to provide our youth with what they need to succeed in STEM careers. This can be difficult, however, for those who didn't experience a robust education themselves.
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3. AI tech company receives $3M in funding
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greenhousecanada.com, April 22, 2019 |
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Federal foundation, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has announced an investment of $3 million in an AI-based platform for pest management and yield prediction technology.
The investment’s recipient is Ecoation Innovation Solutions, a BC company that combines robotics, machine learning and measurements of plant health and biochemistry to created automated solutions ..
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4. Nine leading global universities are working together to design an infrastructure for digital verifiable credentials of academic achievement.
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digitalcredentials.mit.edu, 2019
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Digital technology has had a profound effect on the way we learn.
A wealth of materials is available to us at all times. We can easily connect with other learners, or communicate with our professors. Increasingly, technology is acting as personal guide that can support our individual interests and pathways. But the way we issue and manage academic credentials has not changed that much - and doesn’t take advantage of the possibilities of digital technology. |
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5. Minecraft can increase problem solving, collaboration and learning - yes, at school
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nationalpost.com, April 22, 2019 |
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A video game like Minecraft in schools might trouble some parents. As a Canada research chair in technologies and education, my hope is both parents and educators take the time to learn about how using Minecraft at school could be beneficial.
Firstly, parents and teachers are right to ask questions about video gaming, particularly given sometimes conflicting messages about its impact. Some researchers caution about the possible impacts of child and youth exposure to violence or problems of gaming addiction or screen saturation, while others say fears may be exaggerated and it’s a matter of balance.
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6. Innovators aim for a cleaner environment
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sfu.ca.com, April 18, 2019 |
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Hassan Murad is making waves in the clean technology sector. Recently named one of Forbes Magazine’s top five to watch in artificial intelligence (AI), the Simon Fraser University Surrey alumnus is also demonstrating the value of post-secondary opportunities in the sustainable technology field.
Murad is the co-creator of Oscar – an AI-powered visual sorting system that automatically identifies recycling from trash and instructs users on how to sustainably dispose of their waste.
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7. Red Deer student selected for $80,000 STEM scholarship
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lacombeonline.com, April 18, 2019 |
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Grade 12 student Allison Guthrie has been offered $80,000 to attend the University of Calgary after being selected for a prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.
Schulich Leader Scholarships are Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) scholarships. 25 scholarships are valued at $100,000 for engineering and 25 are valued at $80,000 for science and math. All award recipients must be entrepreneurial-minded high school students enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or math program at 20 partner universities across Canada.
Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship. According to their website, 320 scholarships have been awarded across Canada.
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8. Ford government poised to spend $1.6B to ensure no teachers lose jobs due to larger class sizes
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Ontario's education minister will issue a directive to school boards Friday about $1.6 billion being put toward ensuring no teachers are laid off because of higher class sizes.
Boards will also learn their funding allocations for the next school year. The funding, known as Grants for Student Needs, will increase from last year — it was $24.5 billion for 2018-19 — though "not massively," senior government sources said.
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9. Government of Canada invests in marine training for women, Northerners, Inuit and Indigenous peoples through the Oceans Protection Plan
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Indigenous coastal communities share ties to Canada's oceans that span generations. They value them as a source of livelihood, food security, and transportation routes. The Oceans Protection Plan is providing Indigenous peoples with new opportunities to protect and preserve Canada's oceans and sea routes.
Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport announced that the Government of Canada is providing funding over three years to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to deliver a program to increase access to marine training courses for Indigenous communities.
This $6.2 million in funding under the Oceans Protection Plan to BCIT will deliver a joint project with Camosun College to engage and consult with Indigenous communities to establish the full scope of training to be delivered and provide options to deliver training in Indigenous communities. BCIT and Camosun will also work with a number of industry partners, marine employers, and Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer opportunities to work and gain experience at sea.
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10. Leading universities partner with IBM to Accelerate joint research and drive educational opportunities in quantum computing |
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IIBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the expansion of the IBM Q Network to include a number of global universities with the intent to partner with IBM to accelerate joint research in quantum computing, and develop curricula to help prepare students for careers that will be influenced by this next era of computing, across science and business.
The IBM Q Network™ is the world's first community of Fortune 500 companies, startups, academic institutions and research labs working to advance quantum computing and explore practical applications.
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