Scholarly Article (December 2019) - Augmented Reality Plant & Animal Cells: Design and Evaluation of an Educational Augmented Reality Application

Title:
Augmented Reality Plant & Animal Cells: Design and Evaluation of an Educational Augmented Reality Application

Authors:
Malek El Kouzi, Omar Bani-Taha & Victoria McArthur

Published:
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Volume 12, Number 3, December 2019

From the abstract:
"In this paper, we present a usability evaluation of a custom AR educational tool designed to improve students’ understanding of the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. We argue that the design of the Augmented Reality Plant & Animal Cells (ARPAC) tool promotes a self-driven approach to learning by presenting textbook content as interactive, 3D models that can be uncovered by exploring sections of their school textbooks with our app."

Available:
https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/7382/6451

Short Article/Podcast: 20 Technology Metatrends that will Define the Next Decade

Title:
20 Technology Metatrends that will Define the Next Decade

Author:
Peter H. Diamandis

Published:
SingularityHub, 10 January 2020

From the article/podcast:
"In the decade ahead, waves of exponential technological advancements are stacking atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact.

Emerging from these waves are 20 'metatrends' likely to revolutionize entire industries (old and new), redefine tomorrow's generation of businesses and contemporary challenges, and transform our livelihoods from the bottom up."

To read this article/ To listen to the podcast:
https://singularityhub.com/2020/01/10/20-tech-metatrends-to-look-out-for-in-the-2020s/

Blog Post: The Augmented World of 2030 - Part 1

Title:
The Augmented World of 2030 - Part 1

Author:
Peter Diamandis

Published: 
Peter Diamandis Blog, 2019

From the blog post:
"Augmented Reality is about to add a digital intelligence layer to our every surrounding, transforming retail, manufacturing, education, tourism, real estate, and almost every major industry that holds up our economy today.

Just last year, the global VR/AR market hit a value of $814.7 billion, and it is only expected to continue surging at a 63 percent CAGR until 2025."

This blog post is the first delivery of a five-part AR blog series. It will cover the following aspects:
*Importance of AR as an emerging technology
*Leading AR hardware
*AR convergence with AI, blockchain, and sensors
*Industry-specific applications
*Broader implications of the AR Cloud

To read this blog post:
https://www.diamandis.com/blog/augmented-reality-whitepaper-part-1

Short Article: This 8-Minute Galactic Primer is the Future of AR Education

Although this article focuses on children, it is still worth taking note of. These children will one day be the first-year students in your class! Coming from a background of AR education, what will they expect of you as an lecturer in an academic environment?

Title:
This 8-minute Galactic Primer is the future of AR education

Author:
Angela Watercutter

Published:
WIRED, 26 August 2019

The author remarks:
"Can augmented reality help children with reading skills? Boring math lessons? Chris Milk and the team at Within believes it can."

To read this short article, go to:
https://www.wired.com/story/how-we-learn-augmented-reality-wonderscope/