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Top 10 Issue #238, October 20, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Happy Sunday! Welcome to our Top 10 Canadian EdTech News Stories of this past week.
As conference season continues, last week I was honoured to organize and facilitate a fascinating panel on Designing Sustainable Learning Communities in a SMART City (or Town) context at the Global Sustainability conference, University of Toronto Mississauga. My takeaway is that our greatest resource in Canada is not oil, lumber or water, it's our people. In order to have a thriving and vibrant town or city, communities need to be nurtured and highly connected with the schools serving as true community hubs. We examined the highly successful Erin Mills Connects learning community model that encompasses all essential stakeholder groups, co-created through the leadership of former principal of John Fraser High School (Peel District School Board), Mary Nanavati. Is the innovative Erin Mills Connects community scalable? Absolutely. Why bother? Our students need additional supports to make sense of the highly complex digital world that they are facing today. And not surprisingly, the schools in Erin Mills (both public and catholic) are among the highest performing in all of the Region of Peel. Although I like to say it takes a digital village to raise a child in the 21st century, the Erin Mills Connects model is primarily more about face2face collaborations to provide essential supports to nurture well-being and student success. Feel free to drop me a note to learn more.
45 Days to Go! If you're looking to transform your province, district, school, or library, then I highly recommend joining us at the 10th Anniversary Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit -The Future of Education and Skills 2030, December 5-6, Vancouver, where we'll take a deep dive into designing thriving learning communities. Book early as spaces are limited! We're pleased to announce a partnership with Air Canada, so you can enjoy a savings on your air travel.
This week's special MindShare Moment exclusive podcast features our upcoming closing keynote at the Canadian EdTech Summit, Naomi Harm, ISTE Faculty member, who is incredibly inspiring and will perhaps peak your interest to join us!
A bonus podcast this week features, Dr. Brian Desbiens, Contact North Research Associate from the Global Online Learning Conference in Toronto regarding the recent release of the highly insightful Annual Survey of Canadian Post-Secondary Online & Digital Learning.
I hope you enjoy our special Top 10 stories in Canadian EdTech powered by MindShare Learning.
We love hearing from our readership! With that, a friendly reminder to send us your comments, news releases, research and upcoming events! We're also happy to highlight career opportunities!
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 & CEO C21 Canada™
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https://mindsharelearning.ca/
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45 Days to Go! 10th Anniversary Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit |
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This Week in Canadian EdTech Podcast Featuring, Naomi Harm, ISTE Faculty, EdTech Summit Closing Keynote |
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A MindShare Learning Moment Podcast with Dr. Brian Desbiens Global Online Learning Summit, Toronto |
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1. West Van student receives $80,000 STEM scholarship.
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nsnews.com: October 16, 2019 |
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A West Vancouver high school graduate is the recipient of an $80,000 scholarship that will go towards her STEM education.
First-year UBC student Helen Zhang is one of 50 students across Canada to be named a 2019 Schulich Leader Scholar.
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2. Un-making the grade: The shift to multi-age classes |
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CBC News: October 17, 2019 |
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Teachers, advocates express support, concerns about phasing out age-based grade levels. Wooden block towers of various shape and size stand in a corner of Michelle Boreland's Kindergarten to Grade 2 classroom at Keswick Ridge School.
They were built by teams of multi-age students as a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activity.
"We all built it," said seven-year-old Jeralee Albert, sharing credit for the structure her group built.vels.
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3. We street-proof our kids. Why aren’t we data-proofing them?
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toronto.com: October 17, 2019
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Google recently agreed to pay a US$170 million fine for illegally gathering children’s personal data on YouTube without parental consent, which is a violation under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The United States Federal Trade Commission and the New York State Attorney General — who together brought the case against Google — now require YouTube to obtain consent from parents before collecting or sharing personal information. In addition, creators of child-directed content must self-identify to restrict the delivery of targeted ads.
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4. Second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age now published as a FREE Download
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ContactNorth: October 9, 2019 |
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The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology.
The second edition is an update on the first edition. The main message, structure and content of the book, despite the revisions and updates, remain largely unchanged.
However the second edition includes:
- new sections on:
- serious games
- virtual/augmented reality
- artificial intelligence
- open pedagogy
- Dr. Reuben Peuntedura’s SAMR model
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5. In Doug Ford’s e-learning gamble, high school students will lose
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Next school year, Ontario plans to launch a massive learning experiment with high school students that seems set to increase inequality and compound failure for students already struggling in face-to-face classes.
The Ministry of Education, under Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party, plans to require students to take a minimum of four e-learning credits to graduate. This announcement came this past March. The province also plans to “centralize the delivery of all e-learning courses.” This means school boards will have less control over how e-learning is administered locally.
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6. OECD New Report, “Educating 21st century children: Emotional well-being in the digital age”
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What is the nature of childhood today? On a number of measures, modern children’s lives have clearly improved thanks to better public safety and support for their physical and mental health. New technologies help children to learn, socialise and unwind, and older, better-educated parents are increasingly playing an active role in their children's education. At the same time, we are more connected than ever before, and many children have access to tablets and smartphones before they learn to walk and talk. Twenty-first century children are more likely to be only children, increasingly pushed to do more by “helicopter parents” who hover over their children to protect them from potential harm. |
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7.Tech in T.O. Next Generation: 17-year-old develops brain-controlled technology
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globalnews.ca: October 8, 2019 |
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At 17 years old, Ananya Chadha is working as a machine learning developer with IBM and has already developed technology that allows her to control a toy car with her mind.
“It’s all within the field of brain computer interfaces, which is technology that lets you connect to your brain with computers and machines to let you do different things,” she said.
Chadha’s interest in technology started when she was young and she would attend summer camps at the Ontario Science Centre.
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8. Leading the charge: Ontario Tech, ACE and eCAMION test how to power autonomous vehicles
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educationnewscanada.com: October 18, 2019 |
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If you think rapid changes in technology defined the whirlwind first two decades of the 21st century, buckle your seatbelt: here come the 2020s.
One of the biggest changes you can expect in the next decade is the rise of autonomous vehicles (AV). The road to full vehicle autonomy gets clearer every day as the industry fast tracks AV testing and evaluates market opportunities for consumers.
Companies like Uber, for example, are investing heavily in the development of driverless vehicles and mobility as a service' (MaaS). Perhaps mass transit will one day be on par with MaaS transit'.
But full AV capability requires the ability to re-fuel or re-energize AVs without the need for human interaction. It doesn't make much sense if a regional team is needed to ensure someone can plug in AVs when the fleet needs charging. True autonomous functionality requires an autonomous AV charging system. That's where Ontario Tech University, ACE, Canadian advanced-energy storage and charging leader eCAMION, and Ontario's Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) enter the picture.
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9. Quiz: Can you tell whether these edtech innovations are real or fake?
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EdTech is taking over education as we know it. It’s now only a matter of asking when we will all be completely submerged.
In 2019, terms like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are no longer abnormal when used in schools and universities. But how progressive is the EdTech market today? Do we already have the ability to build the tools and services that would revolutionise both learning and teaching?
Take our quiz below to find out!
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10. USask partnership launches STEM mentorship program for Indigenous women
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educationnewscanada.com: October 18, 2019 |
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With a $133,000 investment from Saskatchewan mining companies through the International Minerals Innovation Institute (iMii), the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is partnering with the Saskatoon Tribal Council on a new mentorship program for Indigenous women.
Launched October 16 at USask's Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre, MentorSTEP supports Indigenous women to pursue STEM and related business, health, and environmental disciplines related to mining. Saskatchewan's mining industry aims to build bridges for Indigenous women to step into technical, production and professional roles.
MentorSTEP brings together roughly 20 members of Saskatchewan's mining community, matched as mentors to young Indigenous women at USask who are pursuing a variety of STEM and related degrees. As well, Indigenous high school girls from Saskatoon and participating First Nation partner schools will engage with USask student mentors in STEM disciplines.
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