Applied Technology Weekly Forums
Every week, I pick a tool that may have potential applications for teaching and learning. Each student must explore the tool on their own and share their idea about how to use the tool for teaching and learning by posting to the forum page on Canvas.
Tools are selected based on the following criteria:
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Topics
Topics will change each semester, but this is what I have in mind for the current semester.
- 360 degree video OR virtual reality
- AR or augmented reality (e.g., Google glass, Microsoft HoloLens)
- NUI or natural user interface (e.g., Kinect, Leap Motion, RealSense, Structure, Myo)
- 3D printing
- 3D scanning
- Drone (e.g., AirSelfie)
- QR code
- Smartphone (video camera)
- Smartphone (still camera)
- Video annotation tool (e.g., VideoAnt)
- Animated cartoon creator (e.g., Plotagon, Nawmal, GoAnimate)
- Eye tracking
- Document camera
Grading
The ideas shared by students are graded based on their educational relevance. Students must justify their idea by addressing these questions:
- What is your intended learning outcome?
- Can it be achieved more easily and with less const by using a different technology tool?
- Can it be achieved only by using the specific features and attributes of the tool?