This week and over the next couple weeks our class is creating a new learning app.
Basically this week we had to come up with a problem in learning and explain why it is a problem and then come up with the proposal for the mobile app that we want to create to fix the problem. I like working backwards. You really should know your goal before you begin your journey.
At first I thought about doing something with Geography because most people have trouble with not only other countries but sometimes their own. Like, I have a vague idea where some places are like states or regions but you get too specific and I have to google it.
It is probably good I didn't go with my first instinct because another in my group went with geography.
But even before I saw their post, I had decided to do one on math for older students (adolescent to young adult) I know that there are math type apps. Calculators, converters, etc. but I came up with an idea for a game for young adults. Something akin to the learning and educational games our Kindergarten and early secondary school kids play all the time but something that would not only appeal to older teens and adults but cover some of the harder maths. My idea is that the person should know how to make conversions and know standard measurements (if in America) instead of only the metric system. They should know Ohm's law and Celsius and Fahrenheit and Basic algebra and geometry or at least the basic formulas for them.
Thankfully, I do not have to actually create the app, I just have to break down the design and details into how it will work and how effective it will be.
We'll see how it goes as we work through it. So far this assignment has peaked my interest.
Wish me luck and I'll keep you posted.
