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Innovation Meets Education: An Event to Stimulate the Next Wave of EdTech
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November 15, 2023 Prepr Team

Innovation Meets Education: An Event to Stimulate the Next Wave of EdTech

Prepr Foundation is pleased to announce the first #EduChallenge Innovation event in partnership with Mozilla Foundation will be held November 28-30, 2014 at Mozilla Toronto. The full weekend event brings together educators, developers, designers and business professionals to solve real-world educati

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The Cloud: Applications to Various Industries
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August 14, 2023 Prepr Team

The Cloud: Applications to Various Industries

The “cloud” is a network of servers that are hosted on the internet, and are managed in a highly automated way. They also shared by many applications at the same time. Cloud computing has been growing increasingly. Specific spending is expected to grow 6 times the rate of general IT spending through

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Winners of the 2020/2021 Industry Futur{e}Challenge!
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August 22, 2021 Prepr Team

Winners of the 2020/2021 Industry Futur{e}Challenge!

Our Industry Futur{e}Challenge series brought about so many wonderful innovations while encouraging personal and professional growth and exploring skill development. In addition, some of the winning projects inspired critical problem solving and a future-driven outlook that will continue to promote

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Cybersecurity Challenge
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August 19, 2019 Prepr Team

Cybersecurity Challenge

With most of our personal and financial information living in accessible portals online, cybersecurity is more crucial than ever. By 2020 it is estimated that over 1.5 billion people will be affected by some sort of data breach. As technology improves, it is almost an arms race of security and hacke

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Internet of Things
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June 10, 2019 Prepr Team

Internet of Things

The internet of things is a network of “smart” devices that communicate seamlessly over the internet. It’s essentially sensors and actuators that are connected by digital networks to to computer systems. As classic broadband internet becomes more widely available, the costs to connect to it decrease

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Conceptualizing Education in the Cloud
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May 12, 2019 Prepr Team

Conceptualizing Education in the Cloud

With every technological innovation comes a plethora of applications, and it is in the way we apply our technology that defines our efficiency. This principle is embodied throughout every Silicon Valley corporation that has harnessed technology to solve problems in a countless number of fields. Yet

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The Cloud & Internet of Things
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March 10, 2019 Prepr Team

The Cloud & Internet of Things

Cloud computing and the internet of things have a very strong symbiotic relationship. Without the power of cloud computing, the data generated by the IoT is largely futile. When working in unison, they produce useful data assets that are of value to organizations and consumers. While the risks of Io

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The Future of Work and Next Steps
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September 19, 2018 Prepr Team

The Future of Work and Next Steps

The skills gap is real. With multiple reports from both the World Economic Forum and the International Labour Organization (ILO) of the United Nations, providing research on the future of work, a global call has been made to both the public and private sector to join forces and establish programs to

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The Cloud: Applications to Various Industries
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August 14, 2018 Prepr Team

The Cloud: Applications to Various Industries

The “cloud” is a network of servers that are hosted on the internet, and are managed in a highly automated way. They also shared by many applications at the same time. Cloud computing has been growing increasingly. Specific spending is expected to grow 6 times the rate of general IT spending through

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The Evolution of Education Through the Power of Partnerships
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June 20, 2018 Prepr Team

The Evolution of Education Through the Power of Partnerships

As the future-skills economy evolves to become increasingly interdisciplinary, and with soft skills becoming more critical than ever, organizations will need to adopt a new approach to learning. At present, the public sector is confronted with the challenge of having to better prepare students for t

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The Cloud
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February 19, 2015 Prepr Team

The Cloud

The “cloud” is a network of servers that are hosted on the internet, and are managed in a highly automated way. They also shared by many applications at the same time. Cloud computing has been growing increasingly. Cloud specific spending is expected to grow 6 times the rate of general IT spending t

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THE FUTURE OF EDTECH: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND EDUCATION
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December 7, 2014 Prepr Team

THE FUTURE OF EDTECH: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND EDUCATION

On Friday November 28th, Prepr Foundation held EduChallenge, a panel discussion to explore the future of EdTech – asking, “What’s next at the intersection of education, innovation and technology?” The panelists were a diverse group – Marc Lijour (Cisco Canada), Ruth Childs (OISE, University of Toron

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PREPR’S FIRST #EDUCHALLENGE
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December 1, 2014 Prepr Team

PREPR’S FIRST #EDUCHALLENGE

Prepr launched its first #EduChallenge Innovation event at Mozilla Toronto on November 28, 2014. This event brought together educators, developers, designers, and business professionals to solve real-world education challenges using technology.

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Prepr’s First #EduChallenge
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December 1, 2014 Prepr Team

Prepr’s First #EduChallenge

Prepr launched its first #EduChallenge Innovation event at Mozilla Toronto on November 28, 2014. This event brought together educators, developers, designers, and business professionals to solve real-world education challenges using technology.

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INNOVATION MEETS EDUCATION: AN EVENT TO STIMULATE THE NEXT WAVE OF EDTECH
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November 15, 2014 Prepr Team

INNOVATION MEETS EDUCATION: AN EVENT TO STIMULATE THE NEXT WAVE OF EDTECH

Prepr Foundation is pleased to announce the first #EduChallenge Innovation event in partnership with Mozilla Foundation will be held November 28-30, 2014 at Mozilla Toronto. The full weekend event brings together educators, developers, designers and business professionals to solve real-world educati

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