Amanda Jones
12 May 2014: Google glass wearers can check the weather, take photos and even play games with the blink of an eye – but could they be used in the classroom? And what would the ethical implications be?
Key national and international speakers will discuss this emerging technology and how it may be used in education, training and development in the first #glassmeetup being held at the University of Canberra’s INSPIRE centre tonight.
The sold-out event will also be live streamed with approximately 500 viewers logging in from across Australia, New Zealand and the US.
he event will provide an opportunity for participants to experience, critically engage and speak directly with innovators and champions in this space including Rob Manson, CEO and co-founder of buildAR.com, the world's first cloud based augmented reality authoring platform and hand surgeon David W. Martineau, who helped pioneer the first set of prescription glasses to use in the operating room.
“This event is the first in a series looking at the educational and social implications of wearable computing and digital glass in particular,” event organiser and INSPIRE director Robert Fitzgerald explained.
“Emergency room doctors, surgeons, first-responders and teachers are all looking at the potential of digital eyewear.
“From the remote monitoring of students’ work, to creating personalised heads up displays customised to children’s learning needs, and even creating new types of shared educational experiences, digital eyewear has the potential to be a game changer in education and training.”
Participants will also discuss the connection between the eyewear and privacy, as well as its use in medicine, health care, law, policing, national security, retail, fashion and augmented reality.
“The use of digital eyewear raises many social issues most particularly around privacy. Some wearers have been subjected to ridicule and abuse because of perceived privacy violations. There are some interesting parallels to the introduction of the early camera phones that are now largely accepted.”
Three key speakers will attend the event in person with seven others presenting virtually via video calls from New Zealand and the US. More information on all of the key speakers can be found here.
