education
Skoodaleepoop
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A communication system that teaches math while providing a kinesthetic outlet for children with learning differences such as dyslexia.
Chemical Mama
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Chemical Mama is Lindsay Hoy's undergraduate thesis project; it involved rigorous research, usability testing, concept mapping, and prototyping to create the final deliverables and exhibit space for the 2013 grad show.
The project itself is about providing expecting mothers and new parents with both the knowledge and tools to make more informed choices regarding personal care products and the health of both themselves and their babies. The starting point of this project came from the realization that 90% of personal care product are chalked full of synthetic chemical ingredients that can be potentially harmful to health over long-term exposure. Immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and reproductive damage are but a few of the major concerns.
In the Loop
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In the Loop is a tablet application for youth with autism to learn about their online identities and social boundaries.
The City is the Classroom
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The City Studio aims to assist the development of the inter-institutional relationship between the region's post secondary education institutions and municipal governments to study, research and solve our pressing city and regional challenges.
http://blogs.eciad.ca/elverum/2010/10/04/the-city-is-the-classroom-when-it-comes-to-21c-learning/
What do we think education is for?
It is a great honour for Janet Moore and I to present this idea to the Mayor and panel. Take a moment to think about a time when you had your most engaged and mind-blowing learning experience....
Plastic Jam Experience, Center for Social Innovation, Toronto, Ontario
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http://blogs.eciad.ca/elverum/2010/10/04/the-plastic-jam-experience-nov-...
This past summer Duane Elverum was invited by OceanGybe Global Outreach to work with the Algalita Foundation on an ocean plastics research project. He joined the expedition during the last offshore leg of the OceanGybe’s 3-year circumnavigation. This passage marks Duane's 6th offshore passage across the Pacific Ocean between 2001 and 2010, including landfalls in the South Pacific Polynesian Archipelago, the Cook Islands, Hawaii and Mexico.
Wake Project Collection
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The Wake Teacher's Kit was developed as a toolkit to provide Grade 10 Science teachers the materials to provide multiple classes on ocean education. To view and download the kits, please head to http://www.wakeproject.net/?q=node/147 and click on the download option.
What is the basic societal mission of a university?
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http://blogs.eciad.ca/elverum/2010/03/19/what-is-the-basic-societal-miss...
Keynote Address
EduCamp, UBC/OTL
March 18, 2010
