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Top 10 Issue #228, May 17, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Welcome to our special Victoria Day Long Weekend edition of this Week in Canadian EdTech Top 10 eMagazine brought to you by the MindShare Learning Report.
With Spring-like weather finally upon us, I look forward to enjoying some gardening and perhaps a hike with our family later in the day.
A great segue to a "must read" blog I just stumbled upon this morning, Developing Strong Resilient Kids, by Chris Smeaton, Superintendent, Holy Spirit Catholic Schools, a colleague and valued member of the C21 Canada CEO Academy. The genesis of the blog speaks to kids enjoying unstructured play outdoors with a healthy dose of stress. One of the ways in which I achieved this with my kids and for me personally is also through sport. I find playing hockey, golf, hiking, gardening and other fitness & leisure related activites to be my life coping mechanism.
I see too many parents over programming their kids, or not managing their 'family' screen time. Spring is a good time to re-calibrate the live, work, learn & play schedule. Hence, it's time for me to wrap this up and move outdoors!
In closing, I'm looking forward to sharing and learning next week at the OECD Education 2030 Conference co-hosted with the B.C. Ministry of Education in Vancouver. Watch for my social media updates!
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, tips, research, success stories and upcoming events!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
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P.S. Be sure to have a listen to this week's featured podcast with two awesome John Fraser High School Students having built a drone from scratch and now off to compete in the Destination Imagination World competition in Kansas City Next Week. We're a proud Supporters!
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
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Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
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Featured Podcast of the Week: Pratham & Milan off to the Worlds as Champions of Regional & Provincial Destination Imagination Competition |
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This Week in Canadian EdTech
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Robert Martellacci, Founder & Chief Digital Publisher, MindShare Report and Stephen Hurley, Founder of VoicEd Radio tackle the hot issues of the week in learning & innovation simulcast on VoicEd and twitter (Periscope)
Listen to VoicEd Radio Stream here! |
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1. University education is ripe for disruption
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theglobeandmail, May 12, 2019 |
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Former Microsoft and Nokia executive Stephen Elop is McMaster University’s distinguished engineering executive in residence. Ishwar Puri is McMaster’s dean of engineering.
It’s pretty clear we’re living in an age of rapid disruption.
The internet disrupted information. Cellphones, e-mail and social media disrupted communication. Ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have disrupted cab companies. On-demand food-delivery apps such as Skip the Dishes are upending the restaurant business, while Airbnb does the same to hotels. Netflix is reinventing television before our eyes.
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2. How software company D2L revolutionized the way classrooms function
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canadianbusiness.com, May 9, 2019 |
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When John Baker was a third-year student at the University of Waterloo, he found himself musing on this not-at-all-grandiose question: “What’s the key problem that I could solve that would have the biggest impact on the world?” As an engineering student in 1999, Baker needed only look around his classroom for an answer. Assignments were still printed and delivered by hand; professors used markers and acetate slides for their lectures; cellphones were absolutely not allowed in class. “It was easy to see how technology could change your life,” says Baker.
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3. City students medal at Skills Ontario competition, next stop Halifax
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barrietoday.com, May 9, 2019 |
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The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) sent 41 students from 10 schools to the 2019 Skills Ontario Competition held in Toronto from May 6 to 8.
SCDSB competitors won medals in nine categories: three gold, five silver and one bronze. In addition, the SCDSB won the School Board Award of Distinction, presented to the school board that places in the top ten in the most contests.
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4. Ontario Tech University experts sharing high-tech discoveries on the international stage.
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educationnewscanada.com, May 9,2019
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Technological innovation in today's world changes so rapidly, it's almost impossible for consumers to keep pace. It doesn't take long for last year's newest software or must-have gadget to suddenly be passé, superseded by something faster or more functional.
Researchers at Ontario Tech University focus on how technology can improve our quality of life. They explore the moral and conscience-related aspects of tech pertaining to human-computer interaction (CHI). |
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5. Canadian teams on the world stage
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www.firstroboticscanada.org, April 29, 2019 |
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Toronto, ON (April 29, 2019) More than 40 Canadian High school teams, 6
FIRST LEGO League and 4
FIRST LEGO League Jr. teams competed at the 2019
FIRST Robotics World Championship this weekend in Detroit, MI. 43,000 attendees watched students from 37 countries compete with Team-Built Robots and Showcase Innovation Skills through all
FIRST programs. With thousands of cheering fans, the four-day event came to close this Saturday where one thing was clear: Canada would dominate. And they did.
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6. Seventeen countries sign promise to fight spread of online extremist content
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www.itworldcanada.com, May 15, 2019 |
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Canada is among 17 countries and eight technology companies that today endorsed the so-called Christchurch Call to Action for governments and industry to improve fighting the spread of terrorist and extremist content online. The signings took place in Paris.
The non-binding declaration is named after a call to action following the March 15 shootings in two mosques in the New Zealand city, where the shooter was able to live stream his actions across social media.
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7. Group will use $10M prize to teach tech skills across Nunavut
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nunatsiaq.com, May 15, 2019 |
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A group of Nunavut organizations has won a $10-million prize from the Canadian Smart Cities Challenge through Infrastructure Canada, which they’ll use to teach technology and digital arts skills throughout Nunavut.
The Pinnguaq Association, a Pangnirtung-based organization that operates the Iqaluit Makerspace, partnered with the Nunavut Association of Municipalities, the Embrace Life Council and Qaujigiartiit Health Research to submit a proposal to create a network of makerspace hubs across the territory.
The Iqaluit Makerspace program opened in September 2018 and offers a daily after-school program that focuses on teaching kids coding and digital arts.
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8."8 Students, 1 Ancient Computer. Why Ontario Isn't Ready For E-Learning"
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huffingtonpost.ca, May 16, 2019
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TORONTO — When Amal Qayum works on her online social science class, she usually can’t connect to the spotty internet at her Niagara Falls high school.
Instead, the Grade 12, straight-A student at Westlane Secondary School links her personal laptop to her phone data, despite the school touting a specialized technology learning stream. The plan costs $100 a month,which Qayum said she pays for using money she saved up from her summer job.
When Qayum heard about the provincial government’s plan to require all high school students earn credits for four courses online starting in the 2020 school year, she questioned how schools would make it work.
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9. Montreal’s Dow Planetarium reopens as university entrepreneurship hub
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After two years of renovations, Montreal’s Dow Planetarium became the new home of technology entrepreneurship centre, Centech, last fall. The centre’s objective is to provide a unique work environment for entrepreneurs in the early stages of their projects, and the iconic round building has become a place of new possibilities for École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS).
The former planetarium resembles a bustling spacecraft, with its recognizable dome, tall glass bays and circular hallways. It serves as a workspace for over a hundred businesses and some 300 students in entrepreneurship courses. ÉTS chose this well-known Montreal building as its incubator for entrepreneurs because of “the building’s scientific character” and “the connection that will be forged between innovation and new technologies,” says Richard Chénier, general manager of Centech.
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10. Industry, government, academics form group to help solve Canada’s cyber talent shortage |
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itworldcanada.com, May 16, 2019 |
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Another piece of the Information Technology Association of Canada’s strategy for increasing the number of cyber security professionals has fallen into place.
ITAC said Wednesday a group of industry, governments and academics have formed the Cybersecurity Talent Alliance to craft a plan for cyber security education and workforce development.
“The purpose is to energize and promote a collaborate network for cyber security education, training and workforce development by co-ordinating with governments, academia and industry partners to build on existing programs and facilitate change innovation,” Gina van Dalen, executive director of ITAC’s talent and business technical forum, said in an interview.
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