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Although XR technologies can certainly help with accessibility to certain places or experiences for people with disabilities, they are not necessarily accessible to everyone. An article from UC Berkeley states: “Given the importance of vision, hearing, motion, and haptic control in XR, there also arise many crucial questions about how to accommodate users’ various functional…
Game-based learning and gamification can be highly effective in increasing engagement and helping students understand complex concepts in an engaging way. That being said, not all gamification is equally effective. With my inquiry project, I have come to realize that many language learning apps are game-based, but end up over-emphasizing the game aspect at the…
Last Friday, I attended a Focused ED seminar on AI literacy and on cybersecurity for students. Cari did a wonderful job of walking us through the risks and benefits of AI use as educators. For starters, Cari reminded us that AI is a tool that relies on data and probability; it is not a search…
Can we mitigate the environmental damage caused by AI? According to a 2025 article from the United Nations Environment Program, there are still several unknowns about the extent of environmental harm caused by AI, but it is a massive consumer of energy and water. According to the article, it was estimated that by 2026 (now),…
Although I do think AI can be useful for getting started on projects and saving time on bigger tasks by creating summaries of longer texts or creating outlines for projects, I have become fairly concerned about misinformation and AI dependence, especially among youth. For this reflection, I am going to test out Notebook IM to…
Today we had the opportunity to visit an independent, inquiry-based secondary school in downtown Victoria. The school encourages students to pursue their passions and curiosity without the limitations of a strict curriculum or rigid schedule. Students’ learning is guided by an inquiry project of their choice. They still have to meet basic provincial requirements for…
As a French immersion teacher candidate, I am passionate about language learning. Online tools and apps, such as Duolingo, have become popular in recent years as a means to learn languages independently. I used an app myself when first starting to learn Spanish and had some success, but I did not truly progress until I…