🇨🇦 Rob Theriault
@edtechmedic.bsky.social
🌎EdTech leader, Author, Researcher, #UBCMET alumnus, retired paramedic, Nextant Global Educator Award🏆, Exploring the intersection of XR & AI in education #VirtualReality #EdTech #AI #ClimateActivist
Nice looking single paramedic response electric vehicle.
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Ambulance service unveils first fully electric vehicles - Emergency Services Times
The Welsh Ambulance Service has unveiled its first fully electric vehicles. Ten MAXUS eDELIVER 5 vehicles have now entered service as part of the Trust’s ambition to reduce its carbon footprint.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Nice looking single paramedic response electric vehicle.
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emergencyservicestimes.com/2025/12/19/a...
"A digital campus can become a strategic branding tool, driving differentiation, engagement, and global reach. Early adopters such as universities experimenting with metaverse platforms are already reporting higher engagement and improved conversion rates."
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www.tcs.com/what-we-do/i...
Digital Campus: How Virtual Experiences Transform Student Recruitment
Digital campuses are redefining student recruitment with virtual experiences and gamified learning, creating experiential engagement for Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"A digital campus can become a strategic branding tool, driving differentiation, engagement, and global reach. Early adopters such as universities experimenting with metaverse platforms are already reporting higher engagement and improved conversion rates."
www.tcs.com/what-we-do/i...
www.tcs.com/what-we-do/i...
Airbnb looking to augmented and virtual reality for more immersive exploration experiences.
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Airbnb in Augmented Reality! Exclusive Concept on Apple Vision Pro (UX & Design) #shorts
YouTube video by Orizon Design
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December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Airbnb looking to augmented and virtual reality for more immersive exploration experiences.
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Interesting read. But...the experiential piece is missing. Add XR & AI and students a get a visual, auditory and tactile experience. Recruiting multiple senses is where the magic happens.
"What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?
From lectures by avatars to entire qualifications, higher education centred around AI is just around the corner.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Interesting read. But...the experiential piece is missing. Add XR & AI and students a get a visual, auditory and tactile experience. Recruiting multiple senses is where the magic happens.
"What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Kudos University of Guelph!
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Shakespeare VR Named U of G’s Innovation of the Year
A virtual reality theatre project that helps high school students feel like they are a character in Shakespearean plays has earned the University of Guelph’s 2025 Innovation of the Year Award.
news.uoguelph.ca
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Kudos University of Guelph!
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Wednesday morning in sunny California at the Meta Burlingame campus
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wednesday morning in sunny California at the Meta Burlingame campus
Interesting read: Holographic effect through full parallax multi-viewpoint augmented reality with extended depth of field
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Holographic effect through full parallax multi-viewpoint augmented reality with extended depth of field - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Holographic effect through full parallax multi-viewpoint augmented reality with extended depth of field
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December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Interesting read: Holographic effect through full parallax multi-viewpoint augmented reality with extended depth of field
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
VRARA Best in XR & AI Education Summit
My talk: The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI
youtu.be/zNbW6kYh35Y
My talk: The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI
youtu.be/zNbW6kYh35Y
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November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VRARA Best in XR & AI Education Summit
My talk: The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI
youtu.be/zNbW6kYh35Y
My talk: The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI
youtu.be/zNbW6kYh35Y
At Georgian College’s Open House today he helped showcase how Visual and Digital Media Arts has integrated virtual & augmented reality into curricula.
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
At Georgian College’s Open House today he helped showcase how Visual and Digital Media Arts has integrated virtual & augmented reality into curricula.
Very insightful Alvin Wang Graylin! Thanks for sharing.
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U.S. AI policies and controls are making Chinese AI Stronger| Alvin W. Graylin| Episode1
YouTube video by Thinkers Forum
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Very insightful Alvin Wang Graylin! Thanks for sharing.
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Re-imagining textbooks: learnyourway.withgoogle.com
Learn Your Way
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November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Re-imagining textbooks: learnyourway.withgoogle.com
Study: "Awe is a potent emotion due to its ability to trigger trans- formative psychological change. Leveraging self-transcendence. Awe increases prosocial motivations and behaviors..." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Underwater virtual reality for awe, ocean connectedness, and pro-environmental behavior: a randomized controlled trial - Sustainability Science
As the ocean’s capacity to sustain human and planetary health is increasingly jeopardized by anthropogenic stressors, there is an urgent need for the widespread adoption of pro-environmental behaviors...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Study: "Awe is a potent emotion due to its ability to trigger trans- formative psychological change. Leveraging self-transcendence. Awe increases prosocial motivations and behaviors..." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Another successful “Take your kid to work day“ at the Bruce Power Visitor Center. We were showcasing the digital twin of Bruce Power that we created two years ago. Bruce Power was also showcasing virtual reality crane operation and welding.
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Another successful “Take your kid to work day“ at the Bruce Power Visitor Center. We were showcasing the digital twin of Bruce Power that we created two years ago. Bruce Power was also showcasing virtual reality crane operation and welding.
"VR simulation training significantly boosts earthquake preparedness knowledge and practical response skills among rural Indonesian volunteers, with enduring benefits."
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e74108 #EmergencyPreparedness #VirtualReality #simulation
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e74108 #EmergencyPreparedness #VirtualReality #simulation
The Impact of Virtual Reality Simulation Training on Earthquake Preparedness Knowledge and Practices Among Rural Volunteers in Indonesia: Quasi-Experimental Repeated-Measures Study
Background: Natural and human-made disasters, particularly earthquakes, threaten global sustainable development, causing significant loss of life, displacement, and economic damage. Indonesia, located...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"VR simulation training significantly boosts earthquake preparedness knowledge and practical response skills among rural Indonesian volunteers, with enduring benefits."
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e74108 #EmergencyPreparedness #VirtualReality #simulation
www.jmir.org/2025/1/e74108 #EmergencyPreparedness #VirtualReality #simulation
Interesting read - So long, SaaS: Why AI spells the end of per-seat software licenses. "We're on the cusp of an industry where software companies need to sell outcomes, not licenses" Thanks @ambermac.bsky.social for the link.
www.zdnet.com/article/so-l...
www.zdnet.com/article/so-l...
So long, SaaS: Why AI spells the end of per-seat software licenses - and what comes next
The AI surge is forcing application vendors to restructure how they deliver and charge for solutions. Software companies will need to sell outcomes, not licenses.
www.zdnet.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Interesting read - So long, SaaS: Why AI spells the end of per-seat software licenses. "We're on the cusp of an industry where software companies need to sell outcomes, not licenses" Thanks @ambermac.bsky.social for the link.
www.zdnet.com/article/so-l...
www.zdnet.com/article/so-l...
Yesterday we hosted a VR event for a group of visiting STEM university students from Mexico at Georgian College. Looking forward to meeting with them again next week to have a discussion around the intersection of artificial intelligence and XR, for the future of immersive learning.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yesterday we hosted a VR event for a group of visiting STEM university students from Mexico at Georgian College. Looking forward to meeting with them again next week to have a discussion around the intersection of artificial intelligence and XR, for the future of immersive learning.
My talk on "The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI" (26 min mark) at the Best in Education Summit - XR & AI. VRARA.
AI Mentor for each student
AI assisted essays & assignments
No more exams
Competency based system
Flexible semester system
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AI Mentor for each student
AI assisted essays & assignments
No more exams
Competency based system
Flexible semester system
www.youtube.com/live/7Nfsk9v...
Best in Education Summit - XR & AI
YouTube video by VRARA
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October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My talk on "The State of Education in the Face of XR & AI" (26 min mark) at the Best in Education Summit - XR & AI. VRARA.
AI Mentor for each student
AI assisted essays & assignments
No more exams
Competency based system
Flexible semester system
www.youtube.com/live/7Nfsk9v...
AI Mentor for each student
AI assisted essays & assignments
No more exams
Competency based system
Flexible semester system
www.youtube.com/live/7Nfsk9v...
What a fun VR Educator class! Thanks to the brilliant Jon Gress for generously sharing his knowledge of the film industry. Last night's class truly exemplified the power of visual, auditory and tactile immersive learning - enhanced with AI.
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What a fun VR Educator class! Thanks to the brilliant Jon Gress for generously sharing his knowledge of the film industry. Last night's class truly exemplified the power of visual, auditory and tactile immersive learning - enhanced with AI.
I had the pleasure of meeting with our Opticianry Program faculty in the Emerging Tech Lab at Georgian College to explore "Physiology of the Eye" on Steam. What an amazing tutorial app for visualization and quiz functionality! #eye #Opticianry #VirtualReality
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting with our Opticianry Program faculty in the Emerging Tech Lab at Georgian College to explore "Physiology of the Eye" on Steam. What an amazing tutorial app for visualization and quiz functionality! #eye #Opticianry #VirtualReality
Study: A cross-cultural study of virtual reality training in the 21st century - "The results of this study indicate that the use of VR technologies can be an effective tool for improving public speaking and communication skills among music students" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transforming communication skills in music education: A cross-cultural study of virtual reality training in the 21st century
The use of virtual reality technologies has proven effective for the development of communication skills. This study aims to determine the effectivene…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Study: A cross-cultural study of virtual reality training in the 21st century - "The results of this study indicate that the use of VR technologies can be an effective tool for improving public speaking and communication skills among music students" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fareed Zakaria and Karen Hao on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - sobering chat. Looking forward to reading her book.
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14K views · 241 reactions | The AI race among today’s tech elite is driving economic growth. But it also comes with significant consequences. Fareed spoke to Karen Hao, journalist and author of “Empir...
The AI race among today’s tech elite is driving economic growth. But it also comes with significant consequences. Fareed spoke to Karen Hao, journalist and author of “Empire of AI” :
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October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fareed Zakaria and Karen Hao on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - sobering chat. Looking forward to reading her book.
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www.facebook.com/reel/1152064...
A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the technology, opportunities, challenges, and implications for society of the metaverse. Credit: Dr. Mel Slater et al., #Metaverse
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Frontiers | A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the technology, opportunities, challenges, and implications for society of the metaverse
Since late 2021, there has been increasing interest in the idea of the “metaverse.” This is a virtual, augmented or mixed reality system that potentially mil...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the technology, opportunities, challenges, and implications for society of the metaverse. Credit: Dr. Mel Slater et al., #Metaverse
www.frontiersin.org/journals/vir...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/vir...
Looks amazing! I hope they have a "Boomer" level for slow and gentle twisting Ha Ha #MixedReality
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Laser Dance - Early Access Trailer
YouTube video by Thomas Van Bouwel
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October 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Looks amazing! I hope they have a "Boomer" level for slow and gentle twisting Ha Ha #MixedReality
youtu.be/Dx2JZ_9_lbc?...
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Congrats to lead author Dr. Isabelle Deschamps and all the contributing authors from Georgian College. "Student Motivation Using Virtual Reality in Human Anatomy and Physiology Courses"
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 51(2), 1–21.
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Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 51(2), 1–21.
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Student Motivation Using Virtual Reality in Human Anatomy and Physiology Courses
| Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology
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October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Congrats to lead author Dr. Isabelle Deschamps and all the contributing authors from Georgian College. "Student Motivation Using Virtual Reality in Human Anatomy and Physiology Courses"
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 51(2), 1–21.
cjlt.ca/index.php/cj...
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 51(2), 1–21.
cjlt.ca/index.php/cj...
Yesterday I had a nice visit from Simcoe County Paramedic Services Jordan Dumont & Julia Young-Williams to our Emerging Technology Lab Georgian College.
October 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yesterday I had a nice visit from Simcoe County Paramedic Services Jordan Dumont & Julia Young-Williams to our Emerging Technology Lab Georgian College.