Assignment 3: Venture Pitch

Please find my elevator pitch in the video below. Find my venture pitch in the following video. Alternatively, you can view it or download it as a PDF. References Dogtiev, A. (2022, October 31). App development cost (2022). Business of Apps.  Facts and Factors. (2022, April 28). Demand for global online language learning. Globe NewsContinue reading “Assignment 3: Venture Pitch”

Reflection

Please view the final reflection below. References: Issa T. & Isaias P. (2015) Usability and human-computer interaction (HCI). In Sustainable Design (pp. 19-35). Springer, London.  https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/10.1007/978-1-4471-6753-2_2 Jenkins, H. (2001). Convergence? I Diverge (Links to an external site.). MIT Technology Review. Woolgar, S. (1990). Configuring the user: The case of usability trials. The Sociological Review, 38 (1, Suppl.),Continue reading “Reflection”

IP 8 Attention

Can you spot the gorilla? 🙂 References: de Castell, S. & Jenson, J. (2004). Paying Attention to Attention: New Economies for Learning (Links to an external site.)” Educational Theory, 54 (4): 381 – 397. Citton, Y. (2017). Introduction and Conclusion: From Attention Economy to Attention EcologyLinks to an external site.. In The Ecology of Attention. John Wiley & Sons. C.S.Continue reading “IP 8 Attention”

IP 7 Digital Labor

Please view the comic strip below. It can be viewed either horizontally or vertically. References: Crawford, K. (2021). Chapter Entitled “Labour.”Links to an external site. In The Atlas of AI. Yale University Press. Tokumitsu, M. (2014). In the Name of Love. (Links to an external site.)  Woodcock, J., Johnson, M. (2019). The affective labor and performance of live streaming onContinue reading “IP 7 Digital Labor”

IP 2

Q 1. Alan Turing was a gifted British mathematician who technically invented the first-ever computer. He laid out the theoretical frameworks for AI through publishing his 1950 paper, ‘’Computing Machinery and Intelligence’’. According to Turing, intelligence is identified as the ability to talk like humans or to pass as a human. John McCarthy was anContinue reading “IP 2”

IP 1

1. Usability is a system’s capacity to be easy to use, easy to learn, compatible with the user’s needs, frequently used with minimal error count, safe, memorable, enjoyable to wok with, speedy when accomplishing tasks, informative about achievement of goals, and functional. 2. What is missing from this conception, particularly in relation to education, isContinue reading “IP 1”

Truth and Reconciliation

Before reading: Question: What part does education play in Truth and Reconciliation?Terminology: truth/reconciliation/ education/ representation/ First Nations/ Indians/ Indigenous/ Aboriginal/ Native After Reading: Question: How can reconciliation be achieved through education? Terminology: truth and reconciliation/ colonialism/ education/ representation/ First Nations/ Indians/ Indigenous/ Aboriginal/ Native/ Eurocentrism/cognitive imperialism Edward Said, in an article he wrote in 2003Continue reading “Truth and Reconciliation”