DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
What are students looking for in their hybrid classrooms? Bavani Divo, Miriam Wun and Eric Chua discuss their recent findings from student focus groups on the subject.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-help-students-get-best-out-blended-learning…
Your iPhone comes loaded with handy hidden features and hacks that can make it much easier and more fun to use – it’s this plethora of little-known features that really help to cement iPhones as the best smartphones out there. …
The post provides a detailed account of H5P usage in Canada, highlighting the author’s involvement in the BCcampus H5P Kitchen project and their efforts to promote H5P in various communities.
Some kids appear to learn faster than others. A few years ago, a group of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University decided to study these rapid learners to see what they are doing differently and if their strategies could help the …
Andrew Ng–an AI pioneer and Stanford computer science professor–has released a new course called Generative AI for Everyone. Designed for a non-technical audience, the course will “guide you through how generative AI works and what it can (and can’t) do. …
Play, learn, and redefine the possibilities of technology as you journey through Google’s creative universe.
https://www.androidpolice.com/top-experiments-with-google-you-need-to-try…
This paper (12 page PDF) published by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) in Australia draws on “expertise, based on evidence, theory and practice, about how to design assessment for a digital world, which includes artificial intelligence” in …
Not all students are letting AI do their homework. Others are seizing upon the technology to genuinely augment their education.
https://decrypt.co/207695/how-to-ai-best-ai-tools-for-students…
Are you looking for a free Moodle™ hosting platform to start your online learning portal, be it as an individual or part of an organization of any size? Below you can find some of the best alternatives available, varying in …
A collection of assignments and materials inspired by the humanities, for educators curious about how AI affects their students and their syllabi.
We found a range of discounted gadgets and goods that’ll make for great presents, from the Echo Pop and Fitbit Charge 6 to the Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 and even a pair of AirPods.
https://www.theverge.com/23965961/black-friday-2023-tech-deals-under-100-cyber-monday…
Whether it’s with TV, iPads, or smartphones, scientists have confirmed in a new study that screen time changes how a child’s brain grows and functions — often for the worst.
https://www.fatherly.com/health/tablets-smartphones-terrible-kids-who-will-never-stop-using-them…
Students are using artificial intelligence to write essays and other assessment tasks, but can they fool the AI detection tools? Daniel Lee and Edward Palmer put a few to the test.
If you find typing out your communications with ChatGPT a little tiresome. You might be interested to know that OpenAI has announced it has made its ChatGPT voice communication feature available to everyone for free.
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/chatgpt-voice-available-to-everyone-for-free…
Slides from the keynote offered my Martin Dougiamas at last week’s ICDE meetings. Describes the OET ‘Assistant’, which is essentially a personal learning environment.