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Top 10 Issue #242, December 2, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Happy Monday! Welcome to our Top 10 Canadian EdTech News Stories of this past week.
3 Days to go, as we finalize plans to host our 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit! I try not to stress over the excitement and nervous energy, always striving to embrace it, transforming it into the positive type.
While limited EdTech Summit tickets are is still available, we are thrilled to announce, thanks to our valued sponsor and partner, Padcaster and VoicEd Radio, we will be simulcasting and livestreaming our World-class keynote presentations and Cross Canada Checkup panel December 5th.
Join the conversation! What's nagging you about your school, district, or provincial education system, when it comes to innovation and the future of learning? We've begun the EdTech Summit conversation on our social media channels (twitter, Instagram, facebook and linkedin) via #cdnedtech19. What's holding us back from getting beyond pockets of innovation? Have your say!
What an honour to be invited by the OECDEduSkills to Paris this coming week to attend the OECD/Forum for World Education. Obviously, I have other priorities, but will be follow via social media. We are honoured to have Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director of Education, who will be opening with an update on their Future of Education & Skills 2030 Project via skype.
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, recommend a podcast topic and upcoming events! We're also happy to highlight career opportunities!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep! |
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P.S. Final opportunity! Here's a Bonus $50 off code for those registering this week for the EdTech Summit. Use code: MSL50
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
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3 Days to Go! 10th Anniversary Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit |
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This Week in Canadian EdTech Podcast |
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Inspired School Design. The photo above is an atrium of a school building we visited while attending the 5th China Education Innovation Expo. School Design will be a BIG focus later this week at the 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit. Photo by Robert Martellacci |
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1. Province Releases Framework For A Provincial Education Plan 2020–2030
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Saskatchewan: November 27, 2019 |
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Today, Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant released a framework that will be used to create an action plan for how Saskatchewan students are educated from 2020 to 2030. The framework was developed with input from all education sector partners.
“After a year-long engagement process that involved contributions from thousands of Saskatchewan residents including students, parents, teachers, education stakeholders, Indigenous leaders and the business community, we’re very pleased to roll out the priorities they have identified for Saskatchewan classrooms over the next decade,” Wyant said. “The framework’s foundation is based on having every Saskatchewan student feel they are learning what they need for their future, that they belong, can be themselves, and that they are valued, safe and supported.”
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2. Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) wins Entrepreneur / Innovation Leader of the Year Award
"It is our collective responsibility to ensure that kids are skilled with the tools to create and communicate in this world."
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McGillReporter: November 28, 2019 |
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Kate Arthur, a current McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA participant, has been named the VISA Entrepreneur / Innovation Leader of the Year 2019. Arthur, a recipient of a non-profit sector Scholarship from EMBA, is the Founder and CEO of Kids Code Jeunesse, a Canadian, bilingual, charity determined to give every Canadian child access to digital skills education. She won the award ahead of 15 other shortlisted leaders in the banking and AI industries. The Digital Finance Institute announced the 2019 winners of the 5th Annual Canadian FinTech & AI Awards at a Gala Dinner on November 18. Winners were selected by international experts from leading organizations, including Google, Microsoft and NASA. |
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3. Coding Education Coming to Canadian K-12 Classrooms #clcWeek
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newswire.ca: November 29, 2019
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Coding and computer science fundamentals are coming to Canadian classrooms during the 3rd annual Canada Learning Code Week. While only 4 out of the 13 provinces and territories have mandated coding in the kindergarten to grade 12 curriculum, teachers and educators will bring fun-filled learning and the digital skills needed to over 120,000 students all across the country during Canada Learning Code Week, December 9-15.
Canada Learning Code Week is designed to help educators introduce computational-thinking fundamentals and basic coding skills into classrooms across the country to ensure students in Canada have the knowledge to build and not just consume technology.
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4. Former doc sees link between smartphones and declining student mental health
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CBCNews: November 26, 2019 |
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A former New Brunswick family doctor is calling for a drastic reduction in cellphone use, especially in schools, after a wellness survey found mental health issues on the rise among students in Grades 6 to 12.
Smartphones should be kept in lockers, said Samuel Daigle, and only used for "very specific" applications.
Daigle retired from family practice in Bathurst several years ago and started an outdoor adventure company.
It seems "pretty obvious" to him that cellphones exacerbate symptoms of depression, anxiety and hyperactivity disorder and can even contribute to cases of suicide.
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5. Grading Platform Passes the Test
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ITBusiness: November 26, 2019 |
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Technology has transformed education in many areas – but not in the manual process of grading papers. Crowdmark is changing that, to not only speed things up and do away with drudgery, but also enable richer feedback. It’s all about driving better learning outcomes.
Michelle Caers, CEO of Crowdmark (crowdmark.com), has long felt that the Internet would democratize education. She did her MBA dissertation on e-learning, and notes how technology has made education more accessible and engaging. Yet one area remains old school: the actual grading of students’ exams and assignments.
That tends to be a pen-and-paper exercise. The time required for manual grading can also get in the way of providing the most valuable comments and advice.
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6. Moovly Media makes a move into the lucrative global education technology market
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InvestorIntel: November 27, 2019 |
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The global education market reached US$5.9 trillion in 2018, and is forecast to almost double to US$10 trillion by 2030. Funding comes from governments, parents, individuals and corporations. As the global middle class rises, and the global population increases, the demand for quality education will only get stronger every year.
Global education digital spend is forecast to more than double from 2018 to 2025
To help meet this demand, technology is playing an increasing role, starting from a very low base (less than 3% of global education expenditure is on technology). Many western classrooms are starting to use computers or tablets, and universities and the online education market are increasingly embracing digital technology. Global education technology (digital spend) is forecast to grow rapidly from US$152 billion in 2018 to $342 billion by 2025.
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7. LET’S TALK SCIENCE AND D2L TO PARTNER ON STEM EDUCATION
Leading STEM Organization Using Brightspace to Support Early Years – Grade 12 Teachers
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Global learning technology leader D2L announced that it is entering into a new partnership with Let’s Talk Science, a leading Canadian provider to support STEM-based training for educators and volunteers, working with students from early years to grade 12. This partnership will transform the way Let’s Talk Science delivers professional learning to educators and volunteers. Educators will now be able to choose from self-paced webinars, in-person sessions and live broadcasts that invite a trainer into the classroom.
Science and technology are reshaping everything, from the way we work to the way we manage our lives and interact with the world. Through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, Let’s Talk Science helps youth develop the skills and persistence required to find innovative solutions to real-world problems.
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8. U of T ranked number one in Canada for graduate employability, first among North American public universities
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utoronto.ca: November 29, 2019 |
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Recruiters at top companies surveyed by
Times Higher Education say University of Toronto graduates are among the best equipped in the world to join the workforce.
U of T was ranked the number one university in Canada and the top public institution in North America for producing work-ready graduates, according to the recently released Global University Employability Ranking 2019.
The same ranking placed U of T 15th overall among 250 universities in 41 countries, and eighth among the world’s public universities.
“Employers in Canada and beyond recognize the value of a University of Toronto education,” said U of T President Meric Gertler.
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9. STUDENTS READ ALOUD TO HELP KIDS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
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CJNews : November 29, 2019 |
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Aaron Friedland, 27, is a Vancouverite who’s on a mission to promote global literacy and improve the curricula and access to education for students in refugee camps and Third World countries.
He’s achieving this through a literacy program in which students at North American schools read and record books online. The voice recordings become part of a global library that’s accessible to children as far away as India and Sierra Leone, who read along with the recordings to help improve their reading abilities.
The Simbi Literacy Program is literally changing lives around the world. It is currently used by over 27,000 learners in 34 countries and each week, up to 2,300 new voice recordings of books are added to the library.
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10. Outward mobility remains a key challenge for Canada’s int’l ed sector – CBIE 2019
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ThePIENews: November 28, 2019 |
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Government representatives in Canada revealed they are negotiating agreements with new countries to explore cooperation opportunities to aid outbound student mobility, but declined to reveal which ones.
This topic was a key focus of the CBIE conference 2019, held in Winnipeg this month, as stakeholders focused on how to implement the outward mobility goals of the country’s recently announced International Education Strategy.
Representatives from universities voiced some concerns as to how these strategies would be implemented, with some worried that the onus would mainly fall on the institutions themselves to provide and implement study abroad experiences for students.
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