Session format: Online Tour 4

Date and Time: Thursday, 24 February: 14:00 – 15:00 SAST

Presenter:  Tony Carr from the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at University of Cape Town and e/merge Africa.

Description of the session:  

Online environments with spatial metaphors have been around for decades. During the pandemic there has been an explosion in the use and development of such environments as antidotes to Zoom/ Teams fatigue and for some of the familiar interactions in shared space that are part of a normal classroom, office, conference or social event. There are dozens of competing environments which allow participants the ability to move within a space, to mingle and to engage in conversation within hearing distance. In this tour we will start together in Zoom and then meet in Spatialchat, Wonder.me and Welo before returning to Zoom to share our experiences and insights. 

Tony says: 

“I get really curious about emerging and alternative technologies and I keep coming across some real gems for online and blended learning and teaching. I don’t claim to have expert knowledge of all of these tools so let’s explore together”.

To join this session please register via Zoom

Our Guide’s Bio: 

Tony Carr is an Educational Technologist in the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at University of Cape Town and convenor of e/merge Africa. 

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/137699809709364

Twitter:      @tony_emerge

Session format: Workshop

Date and Time:  Friday 26 May 2023, 5:00 pm Cairo Time / 4:00 SAST

Presenter:  Ahmad Mohamed Gheita, Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Certified Instructional Designer from Association for Talent Development (ATD)

For more information in Arabic please see e/merge Africa Arabic

To register directly via Zoom please use this link 

Session outline:

A discussion about new trends in the world of designing learning experiences in light of technological development and the emergence of artificial intelligence applications

Presenter Bio:

Ahmad is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Certified Instructional Designer from Association for Talent Development (ATD) the world’s largest association dedicated to talent development professionals.

Since joining the learning and development industry in 2005, Ahmad has built a rich professional record by managing learning projects in different countries in MENA region includes KSA, Egypt, UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Zambia.

Language: Please note seminar language is Arabic  

Please join the session via Zoom directly here or read more about this event (in Arabic) via e/merge Africa Arabic

Presenter:  Ahmed Mohamed Esmat, Learning Game Designer and Developer.

Session outline:

Create an interactive 3d activity in Articulate Storyline 3 using PlayCanvas 3d 

Main Topics

1- Import a 3d Model to PlayCanvas 3d Editor.

2 – Animate the 3d model.

3 – Adding UI Elements to the 3d scene.

4- Export the 3d scene as a Webgl object.

5 – Embed the 3d scene into the Artcuilate storyline.

Presenter Bio:

  Ahmed Mohamed Esmat, Learning Game Designer and Developer.

Learning Game Developer at the World Health Organization, former educational advisor at Save the Children, former designer, and developer of games and applications for augmented and virtual reality in an E content production company, and former educational technology specialist at the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Language: Please note seminar language is Arabic