DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
As AI tightens its corporate grip, education risks deepening divides. Openness, not black-box metrics, offers a path to equity, transparency, and shared progress.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/open-education-principles-resisting-metrics-ai-black-boxes…
The essay is in crisis as generative AI undermines its legitimacy as a measure of learning. Instead of abandoning it, the paper argues for redefining the essay as an exploratory process rather than a fixed product, aligning assessment with its …
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
AI education is evolving from theory to practice, emphasizing real-world problem-solving, mentorship, and creativity. Programs now focus on helping everyone, from beginners to business leaders, apply AI knowledge effectively and ethically.
The study develops a GenAI-specific literacy framework for education, identifying five key competencies: understanding, applying, evaluating, ethical use, and attitudes toward GenAI. It finds students moderately informed but struggling with prompt design and critical evaluation, highlighting the need for ethics, …
Over time, even powerful PCs can slow down without proper maintenance. Fortunately, Windows includes built-in tools to help keep your system stable and efficient with minimal effort.
https://www.makeuseof.com/run-these-useful-windows-pc-maintenance-commands-regularly…
For over 20 years, Google has expanded digital capacity worldwide, and now with the surge in AI demand, they’re launching Google Skills, a unified platform offering nearly 3,000 courses, labs, and credentials from Google Cloud, DeepMind, Grow with Google, and …
ChatGPT has broken out of the chatbot. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it is launching a web browser called ChatGPT Atlas, which it says will reimagine the browsing experience from the ground up, now built around a chat-based experience for …
Chatbots now ace the mathematician’s famous imitation game, but imitation never equalled intelligence.
Studying effectively means going beyond cramming to truly retain knowledge for the long term. Writing notes by hand remains one of the best ways to boost memory and understanding.
California Community Colleges is partnering with AI company Nectir to provide free, customizable AI learning assistants across its 116 campuses, supporting 2.1 million students and staff. The system offers 24/7 tutoring, feedback, and academic coaching while ensuring data privacy, with …
Education systems must quickly adapt to the rapid rise of AI and the growing impact of global conflicts and crises on learning. Through its partnership with IDRC’s EmpowerED programme, EdTech Hub is using strategic foresight to anticipate these changes and …
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology warns that widespread, untrained use of AI in schools is harming student relationships, critical thinking, and privacy. Experts call for stronger teacher training, AI literacy, and ethical safeguards to ensure technology …
Effective studying requires simple, research-based strategies that enhance memory without overcomplicating the process. The “123” method achieves this balance, making learning both efficient and sustainable.
Lawrence High journalism students won an exemption from the district’s AI surveillance tool, Gaggle, arguing it violated press freedom. Their case highlights growing concern that school monitoring systems, meant to prevent crises, often invade privacy, reinforce bias, and suppress student …