DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Data and analytics are now central to higher education strategy and student success, especially with the rise of AI. The 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report highlights how evolving data strategies will shape innovation, effectiveness, and agility in colleges and universities.
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2025/10/educause-horizon-report-data-and-analytics-edition…
Learning management systems like Moodle and Canvas underpin modern education by organizing and delivering coursework. However, emerging AI agentic browsers now threaten their integrity by autonomously navigating, completing, and even grading tasks within these systems.
At this year’s MoodleMoot Global (now MIX), educators discussed how rapid change is reshaping the way we work and learn. Keynote speaker Dr. Naeema Pasha urged participants to re-evaluate their goals and how to move forward in EdTech’s evolving landscape.…
Cogniti allows teachers to create custom chatbot agents with tailored instructions and resources to support contextual student learning. Though still in beta, it shows strong potential for classroom use, learning design, and student skill development.
Preparing educators to lead, not follow, in classrooms transformed by artificial intelligence.
Imagine a future where you don’t even have to open the dedicated website or the mobile app of a service, and everything can be done within ChatGPT. Well, that future is finally here. OpenAI has today announced what it calls …
As AI tools become unavoidable in education, defining what counts as cheating has grown increasingly complex. Instead of banning AI, many educators now emphasize AI literacy, teaching students to use it responsibly and ethically.https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/what-counts-as-cheating-with-ai-teachers-are-grappling-with-how-to-draw-the-line-howard-blume-and-jocelyn-gecker/…
Research shows that methods like exercise and multimedia learning can speed up how we learn. These “super learning” techniques boost neuroplasticity, helping the brain absorb and retain information more effectively.
AI is exacerbating a feeling that since the pandemic, the classroom dynamic has grown transactional.
OpenAI is launching a new feature inside of ChatGPT called Pulse, which generates personalized reports for users while they sleep. Pulse offers users five to 10 briefs that can get them up to speed on their day and is aimed …
Generative AI is reshaping higher education, influencing all six key areas highlighted in the 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report. The report offers expert insights and actionable steps to proactively shape GenAI’s role in teaching and learning.
Generative AI is forcing K-12 schools to reconsider what key skills to teach students.
We’ll unlock a few new tips to use our phones in surprising and useful ways. And, because putting your phone down entirely sometimes is a good idea, we’ll cover a few tips for using it less, too. Let’s get into …
Without co-ordination among Ottawa and the provinces, universities risk deepening inequities in how students and faculty use generative AI across campuses.
AI-powered app development is really taking off, and smartphone maker Nothing seems intent on capitalizing on the bandwagon: the company on Tuesday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create apps with simple text prompts and deploy them to …