The creative arts programs at Dawson College figured out an innovative way to hold a final vernissage: a 3D videogame that mimics the campus.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1969910
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Facebook reportedly ignored its own research showing algorithms divided users
An internal Facebook report presented to executives in 2018 found that the company was well aware that its product, specifically its recommendation engine, stoked divisiveness and polarization.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-division-news-feed-algorithms…
How to escape your screen: 5 proven tips from an expert
Existing research shows that students who are addicted to their phones have a lower level of self-regulated learning, low level of flow – or feeling “in the zone” – and are constantly interrupted by applications on their phones when they …
Three Ways to Make Short Audio Recordings – No Accounts Required
There are three tools that I typically recommend to those who are looking to just record short spoken audio tracks and don’t require additional editing functions. Those three tools are Vocaroo, Online Voice Recorder, and Twisted Wave.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/06/three-ways-to-record-to-make-short.html…
Five ways online university learning can be better than face-to-face teaching
Online university courses may not be able to replicate the experience of on-campus social life. But in terms of teaching, well-designed online learning can be more satisfactory than sitting in a large lecture theatre. Here are five ways online learning …
How to Flip your Class Online: a Webinar by Eric Mazur
Eric Mazur gave an insightful webinar entitled “How to Flip your Class Online When the World is Flipping Out”. This webinar outlined the importance of social learning and explored some of the key benefits of using the Perusall platform to …
Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids
Microsoft is creating a new kind of Office document. Instead of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the company has created Lego blocks of Office content that live on the web. The tables, graphs, and lists that you typically find in Office …
How to Organize Your Amazon Kindle: 7 Tips and Tricks to Know
Once you’ve downloaded a few dozen books to your Kindle, it becomes difficult to keep everything organized. Sorting through hundreds of titles to find what you’re looking for is no fun, which is why organizing your Kindle books is important. …
How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health
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Presentation of the Week: Using MS Teams as an Alternative to Moodle to Help Engage Entry Level College Students
Several universities announce their fall plans, with instruction primarily online
There have been several new announcements from universities across the country firming up their plans for the fall term. Nearly all are preparing for primarily online learning when classes reconvene, although most still hold out the possibility that there will …
Never Go Back to the Office
The coronavirus killed corporate culture. Get used to working from home.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/never-go-back-office/611830/…
How 5G will help make classrooms smarter
Canada’s education system needs a transformation, and experts say 5G technology – with its increased speed and reliability – could help make it happen more quickly.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-how-5g-will-help-make-classrooms-smarter/…
Advice for students about online learning for the fall semester
There is one thing about which I am certain. Those students of the (potential) class of 2020 who work through this horrible situation and come out the other side in a good mental state will be the leaders of the …
How to Use EDpuzzle to Create Video Lessons
The video is a complete overview of how to use EDpuzzle to create video lessons without having to create your own videos. There are timestamps in the description of the video so that you can jump directly to different sections …