"Reconsider cultural difference in online education"   Ethics & Responsibility Presentations   Cultural differences learning Online education Compass Point Discussion Presenters: Hsiao-Cheng (Sandrine) Han (SL: Kristy Handrick), University of British Columbia; Kwesi Yaro (SL: Banapeh); Diana Ihnatovych (SL: dianaihn); Jennifer Zhao (SL: JenniferZhao); Peisen Ding (SL: AAADeanAAA) Description: Have educators considered online education in […]

  Photo: Dickens Festival Deventer, Netherlands   Dickens Project exemplifies virtual collaboration   Distance Connections Presentations   Charles Dickens Constructivism Historical Simulation SPOTLIGHT Presenters: Valerie Hill (SL: Valibrarian Gregg), Peninsula College; Breiana Theodore (SL: Jodie Landon); Mary Pat Lynch (SL: Aoife Lorefield) Description: The Dickens Project, a virtual simulation of A Christmas Carol and the […]

Abstract Big data and artificial intelligence have become a new mantra in the media and in the government’s agendas. The talk will address two main topics: on the one hand, it will try to explain why the hype about AI is completely unmotivated (AI is still far to come) while, on the other, it will […]

Top-Ten Science Circle Podcast Takeaways This presentation features background and audio excerpts from premier episodes of the Science Circle Podcast. Recorded guests include Phil Youngblood (SL: Vic Michalak), Stephen Gasior (SL: Stephen Xootfly), Rob Knop (SL: Prospero Frobozz), Greg Perrier (SL: Dodge Threebeards), Michael Shaw (SL: Shawza Tunwarm), Matthew Burr (SL: Beragon Betts), Robert Hendrix […]