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A summary of pertinent information from presentations is provided below. Marie Efstathiou, Google Approximately 75 attendees at the Google Computing Educator Summit this year – biggest ever. The Google Computing Educator Professional Development Grants are being managed internationally by Marie … Continue reading →

Notes (see http://slido.com for interactive conference backchannel #edutechasia): Check out Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore: https://www2.imda.gov.sg/ Google Education Platform includes: GSuite for Education, Google Classroom, CS First, Chromebook, Google Cloud Platform, Google Programs Google education tools now starting to … Continue reading →

Presentation link: http://bit.ly/YAIRoundtable Introduction by Erica Southgate & Sarah Howard “Artificial intelligence will shape our future more powerfully than any other innovation this century” AI definition: The ability of a machine to perform a task that is ‘intelligent’: analytic, humanized … Continue reading →

Autism Spectrum Australia defines autism as “a lifelong developmental condition that affects, among other things, the way an individual relates to his or her environment and their interaction with other people” (Autism Spectrum Australia, 2019, para. 1). They define the … Continue reading →

Tech Girls Are Superheros – Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen Founder of the Tech Girls are Superheros movement #TGM Series of books that have been distributed Jenine says research indicates girls opt out of STEM at 6 years old (Jenine thinks that … Continue reading →

Since the release of my book “Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning – Integrating Research and Practice” in August 2017, several reviews are starting to emerge. Fortunately, most of them are highly favourable. Some reviews to date include: TechTrends article by Sylvia … Continue reading →

[This post draws from a recent paper published in the British Journal of Educational Technology: Bower, M., Lee, M. J. W., & Dalgarno, B. (2017). Collaborative learning across physical and virtual worlds: Factors supporting and constraining learners in a blended … Continue reading →

Recently I had cause to ask my great colleague and friend Mark Lee for some links to learning technology organisations and forums. Mark is a prolific writer and probably the best connected academic that I know. The astounding list that … Continue reading →

Web 2.0 technologies offer substantial opportunities for educators to enhance communication, productivity and sharing within their classes (Brown, 2010; Greenhow, Robelia, & Hughes, 2009). In order to capitalize on Web 2.0 technologies educators need to first understand the sorts of … Continue reading →

Types of AR include location, image, now panoroma (maps onto sphere), and now 3D objects. New AR also enables images, 3D objects Basic model involves a HTML overlay, 3D scene cube, camera view at back. Metaio (made by Junaio) powers … Continue reading →