Michael Colatruglio
Sessions in which Michael Colatruglio attends
Thursday 22 February, 2024
This session is an invitation for collective insight into the interplay between humans and technology. Dive into how people, culture, and technology collectively shape our experiences and drive our community. Engage in an exploration of how we can apply a system's thinking approach to enrich our work at Concordia.
Online learning has grown in popularity, with increases in demand, registration, and attendance. As a result, the processes and best practices that inform online learning and course development have evolved accordingly. In response to the growing demand, Quality Standards were implemented to ensure that increases in the quantity of courses would not diminish their quality, but, rather, enhance it. The Quality Standards were developed by eConcordia in collaboration with the Center for Teaching...
Characters create warmth, familiarity, human connection, inclusivity, diversity, and engagement in courses. This presentation will show a case study of a course in higher education that used characters, an intern and a mentor, to introduce topics, ask questions, and drive the course forward!
Friday 23 February, 2024
Manufacturers of immersive technology hardware have begun to include Mixed Reality capabilities in their next generation of products. Whereas Virtual Reality offered fully immersive (and virtual) environments, Mixed Reality blends the Virtual with Reality, offering the learners access to both simultaneously. In this session, we will dive into the implications for education and learning contexts.
STEM courses are popular but may face limitations in online learning environments. In particular, learners with visual impairments (VI) often struggle since screen readers rarely describe equations or chemical formulas accurately by default.Moreover, alt text is virtually nonexistent in university courses & popular media, especially for charts & graphs.What does the research say about this topic?How does theory work in practice?This workshop will share t...
Powerpoint is a tool used by many of us in our day to day work, but there can be so much more to it than putting text and images on the slide. In this short, beginner-friendly session, we will explore a few additional features that can help spice up your future presentations... and unlock your creative powers through the use case of creating an interactive game in Powerpoint, because why not?
Session Overview:1. eConcordia Courses - Student Demographics • Analyzing the demographic makeup of eConcordia online learners, including geographical location, language, number of courses taken, faculties etc.. 2. Motivations for Choosing Online Learning • Exploring the multifaceted reasons students opt for online education based on student feedback.• Comparing these motivations with traditional learning preferences, accessibility, and tools• Talking ab...
I will explain the main technologies and mechanisms related to 3D printing, go over some of the pros and cons, give a glimpse of the future and give ideas on how to implement it for home, business and education.
