Teachers can use these tools to give students feedback—and seek feedback in return—to support deeper understanding and growth.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/tech-tools-help-teachers-and-students-exchange-feedback…
Matching instruction to preferred learning styles does not raise achievement
As a leading study put it, “there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning styles assessments into general educational practice”. Yet, despite this conclusion of the evidence, as well as subsequent studies which relegate this association to the …
Metaverse and Education: What Do We Need to Know?
The metaverse can be leveraged as a space to create more opportunities for learning, in particular, for hybrid learning and providing more access for students than what might exist in a physical setting.
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2022/04/18/metaverse-and-education-what-do-we-need-to-know/
…
Moodle 4.0 – New look, better user experience
Moodle has a new personality! Welcome to a new contemporary interface, an intuitive tabbed navigation and a redefined course experience that makes it easier for educators or trainers to create and edit courses and for learners to reduce distractions and …
MIT OpenCourseWare launches NextGen platform
New site offers mobile-responsive, search-optimized experience to a growing global audience of learners.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/mit-opencourseware-launches-nextgen-platform-0413…
Worried you have Covid? Cough at your PHONE! Scientists develop an app that can detect whether you’ve been infected with 92% accuracy.
Scientists have developed a smartphone app that can detect whether you’ve been infected with Covid-19. The app, called ResApp, uses machine learning to analyse the sounds of your cough. During testing, the app was found to correctly detect Covid-19 in …
How to Change the Way Windows Runs Depending on the Time of Day
Here’s how you can automatically customize your Windows system as time passes, like changing the wallpaper or lowering the volume.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/change-the-way-windows-runs-depending-on-the-time-of-day/…
Five Great Speech to Text Chrome Extensions to Try Out
Speech to text, or voice to text, technology uses the power of speech recognition to enable you to navigate the web using simple voice commands. Several platforms have already adopted this technology popular among them is Google Search. With a …
How to copy text from anywhere on the web
There might be part of a site that doesn’t easily let you copy some text, or maybe the text you need to copy is part of an image. So we’re going to talk about a few tools to capture text …
3 Ways to Stop Your Phone From Being Tracked
Your smartphone can be used to track you in many ways, but you can keep this to a minimum if you’re diligent. Here, we’ll teach you how.
The best E-learning apps for remote students
Let’s take a look at some promising applications that facilitate interactive e-learning.
https://www.androidguys.com/promoted-news/the-best-e-learning-apps-for-remote-students/…
15 Must-Have Windows Apps and Software for Any New PC
Got a new computer? Here’s the essential Windows 10 software you need when setting up a new PC.
https://www.makeuseof.com/new-windows-pc-must-have-applications-to-install-first
…
I Analyzed 13 TED Talks on Improving Your Memory — Here’s the Quintessence
In her talk, brain researcher and professor Lara Boyds explains what science currently knows about neuroplasticity. In essence, your brain can change in three ways.
…
Using machine learning to improve student success in higher education
Deploying machine learning and advanced analytics thoughtfully and to their full potential may support improvements in student access, success, and the overall student experience.
What open-source alternatives are there to Microsoft Office?
For computer users of all ages, the idea of an “Office Suite” is intimately linked with Microsoft. Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are now taught in schools, installed by default on our PCs, an essential skill on our résumés, and is …