I am a UX Designer and Researcher completing a graduate degree at the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver, BC. As I mentioned in my last review, the CDM’s Master of Digital Media (MDM) is a 16-month program affiliated with four BC universities (BCIT, Emily Carr, SFU, UBC). …

I am a UX Designer and Researcher completing a graduate degree at the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver, BC. CDM’s Master of Digital Media (MDM) is a 16-month program affiliated with four BC universities (BCIT, Emily Carr, SFU, UBC). It blends real-world industry projects and course work, facilitating experiential…

“The saddest aspect of life … is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom…” — Isaac Asimov — Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and robots serve human-like roles in our society, but they are not yet governed by human-like laws. AI increasingly provides companionship, develops art, and serves military tasks. These roles introduce ethical issues which contemporary law is not fully equipped to address which, in itself, is an…

From chalkboards and notebooks to Smartboards and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets, learning has evolved from the traditional classroom. These modern technologies resulted from years of research into different learning methods. Many researchers still champion Dewey’s experiential learning method [1], where direct interaction with content enhances student learning. This student-led method…