DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
This paper explores the theoretical foundations of Connectivism and relates it to previous theories of learning. Its focus is on networks – neural, internal (conceptual) and external. It relates the role of teacher, learner and knowledge within a dynamically …
Two weeks ago, we surveyed 3,670 people online about how they communicate. We discovered a remarkable difference between people over 41, who say they often talk on email more than they do in real life, and younger people who …
BCcampus has just announced that as of October 30, 2015, it has now made available 23 new ‘Common Core’ open textbooks for the Province of B.C.’s This brings the total number of open textbooks in the BCcampus project to …
The actual cost of recommended textbooks is over $1,000 a year (or more accurately, between $968 and $1221, depending on the mix of rental and newly purchased books), and that this is the figure that counts, because if students …
A look at new tools and new opportunities to create an instructional experience that is not only different, but better, taking online learning in mainstream higher ed to the next level.
http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/trends-online-learning-453/…
In a new report published by the UK’s telecoms watchdog Ofcom, researchers found that only a third of young people aged 12 to 15 knew which search results on Google were adverts, while this figure was even lower — …
These four groundbreaking products started as the brainchildren of teachers, and many have expanded in popularity beyond the classroom.
http://geiendorsed.com/blog/inspiration/4-wildly-popular-inventions-from-teachers/…
Why are postsecondary institutions trying personalized learning? What have faculty and students experienced, for both good and bad? Are there different approaches across diverse institutions and programs?
Gates had agreed with [Apple CEO Steve] Jobs not to start development on any apps for other GUIs until late 1983.
http://mashable.com/2015/11/20/microsoft-windows-30-years/#oE84AHBxcqqT…
How flipped educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat. Blended learning and flipped learning just got a whole lot easier. Anyone can now create learning resources for students in little more time that is …
Here’s a handy list that you’ll want to bookmark: Ohio teacher Eric Curts compiled an 8-page collection of useful Google-related tools and features for users with special needs. From the beginner teachers (“Useful Websites”) to the Chrome-obsessed (“Classroom Management …
The ability to annotate websites and PDFs in groups is now available. Previously, all annotations created using hypothes.is were either public or private (“only me”). Now you can create a hypothes.is Group and invite others to join you in …
Teachers are turning to web-based services for help – from lesson planning to parent communication.
http://geiendorsed.com/blog/tips/3-virtual-classroom-management-tools-teachers-love/…