5g revolution
Welcome to the 5G Revolution OER
Welcome to this open education resource (OER) where we hope you will enjoy diving into the subject of 5G technology and envisioning the opportunities and challenges it will bring to the world and to mobile and open education in particular. You can learn about the creators of the OER by scrolling down on this page.
We invite you to jump onboard this learning and collaborating journey to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) that 5G will bring us. As you travel in the different sections of this OER, you will have opportunities to be part of the conversation by participating in a few activities and by posting your comments and reflections in the comment sections.
This OER is all about the 5G Revolution. It begins with an overview of what 5G is. The focus then narrows to 5G and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), how 5G will affect industries and individual lives, the Digital Divide, and concludes with an opportunity for you to consider its impact on education. There are collections of videos throughout, along with written information, and questions and activities to help you engage with the content.
Invitation to Use this OER
This OER was created for use in the University of British Columbia's Master of Educational Technology program course on Mobile and Open Learning, ETEC 523. Though it has been created for a Canadian context, we believe it is for anyone who is looking to learn more about 5G and how it may impact their lives as well as others. This new technology allows for innovation across many industry sectors, including education.
We hope that this resource will allow you to learn about these innovations and potentially spark some new ideas, as well. If you are an educator and wish to teach from this OER, we invite you to do so by using the following framework of the 5Rs of OER, as seen in the graphic below. Throughout the OER we have added suggestions for how to replace some activities for use in your context but have kept our colleagues' valuable contributions to enhance your learning or teaching experience.
If you wish to learn more about OERs (from OERs!), there is an Open Educational Resources Awareness Course from Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, and Chapter 10 from Tony Bates' Teaching in a Digital Age is an excellent introduction.
About Us
Yi Chen
BA, MEd
Yi is a Ph.D. candidate at Western University in Ontario. His research interest is technology-enhanced learning and teaching, game-related learning in particular. This is his 5th course in UBC's MET program. He is also a father of two boys.
Véronique Brunet
BA, BEd, OCT
Véronique is currently enrolled in the MET program at UBC. After starting her career as a secondary school teacher, she worked as an online course developer and project manager and then moved on to a Technology enabled learning and teaching contact (TELTC) position in a northern Ontario school board. She has recently accepted the position of Education Officer for the Ministry of Education of Ontario.
Her years as a teacher and as TELTC have taught her that one thing is always certain when it comes to technology and education: change is inevitable. And thus, the nature of teaching and learning is constantly evolving and changing.
Greg Patton
BA, BEd
Greg is an administrator in the New Westminster School District in British Columbia. He taught in alternate programs for over 10 years before becoming a Vice Principal 5 years ago. As his high school transitions into a new, state of the art campus, Greg is excited to apply what he has learned so far in UBC's MET program to this new facility; to the benefit of both staff and students.
Julia Jaschke
BA, BEd
Julia is an educator in British Columbia's Okanagan Region. She has been teaching for six years in the upper intermediate grade levels. Julia's professional technology focus is finding meaningful ways to incorporate technology into classrooms through the use of apps and programs as well as ePortfolio development. Julia is currently enrolled in UBC's MET program and will be completing the program in December 2020.
Mel Drake
BA, OCELT, Texas Educator
Mel is a communications instructor in the Niagara Region of Ontario and is currently enrolled in UBC's MET program. A proponent of lifelong education, she has studied in postsecondary and certification programs in Canada, México, and the U.S., and most recently completed an Ontario College Diploma program in 2019. Her goals are to study abroad once again, complete a PhD program, and never stop teaching or learning.