Stuck for a presentation idea, wrestling with your schedule, or looking to keep your inbox clean? These tools can do the grunt work for you.
https://www.makeuseof.com/generative-ai-tools-improve-work-life/…
Deepfake pedagogy
The article discusses the emergence of Sora, a synthetic video engine following the likes of DALL-E and MidJourney, noting its advanced rendering and movement prediction capabilities but also highlighting its lack of a physical or causal understanding. It raises concerns …
How to Get Past a Paywall to Read an Article for Free
You may be able to use some of these methods successfully today, but that could change in the future as websites clamp down on bypass methods. I hope that you support the websites that you read by signing up for …
A look at open-source alternatives to ChatGPT
There is a community effort to create open-source models that match the performance of state-of-the-art LLMs. These models can help improve research by sharing results. They can also help prevent a few wealthy organizations from having too much sway and …
25 Stupid Uses of Educational Technology, According to Educators
EdWeek Research Center asked teachers, principals, and district leaders across the country this open-ended question: “What is the worst or most misguided use of educational technology you have experienced during your career in K-12 education?” See the answers below.
The evolution of ChatGPT will fuel the future of higher education, says Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun
Sebastian Thrun, chairman and co-founder of Udacity, and Sal Khan, CEO of the Khan Academy, join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the influence of AI technology on the software engineering landscape, disrupting higher education with mentorship programs and an emerging blended …
Harness the Popularity of Wordle and Word-Based Games
If you are on social media, you may have seen contacts posting what, at first glance, seems like a simple Tetris grid or the side of a Rubic’s cube made up of gray, yellow, and green boxes. Or maybe you …
My Do-it-yourself Hyflex Classroom Experience at Dawson
Adapting to change by physically reopening campuses this fall has a price. I thus decided to explore the HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) pedagogical approach to think “outside the box” and respond to students’ needs. HyFlex provides a cloud solution for a …
A novel taxonomy of student-generated video styles
How should we classify student-created educational videos? The authors look at some existing classification schemes and offer one of their own; major categories include things like talking heads, whiteboard videos, acted scenes, digital animation, demo, and more.
https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-021-00295-6…
Open Pedagogy: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings
Open licensing used in Open Educational Resources allows for teaching and learning techniques that are not possible with traditional copyright. There is a growing body of empirical research on open pedagogy. However, definitions and instantiations of open pedagogy vary in …
Video Tutorials for Teachers for the Inclusive Use of Smartphones
In September 2020, Profweb spoke to Anick Legault, a Psychology teacher and Adaptech Research Network Research Associate at Dawson who developed a series of video tutorials within the ECQ project designed to inspire teachers to use smartphones as part of …
Canadian and International Experts Weigh In: An Annotated List of AI-Related Resources for College and University Students with and Without Disabilities
On May 1, 2020 the Adaptech Research Network held two Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board meetings via Zoom. Participants from Canada, Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the USA shared AI-related apps and devices as well as projects and articles. The …
Zoom is Now Integrated inside Dawson’s Moodle
Now if you want to create a videoconference in Zoom for your students you can do this inside Moodle itself. Login to Moodle, select your course, click “Turn Edit On” and then “Add an Activity or Resource”. Zoom will be …
Special Resources During the School’s Closure
IST compiled some useful resources for teachers during the college closure:
- Adobe is offering temporary at home access to Creative Cloud to all students and employees.
- Zoom has increased their support and online training.
- Microsoft has increased their support and
Higher Ed Faculty: Your Students Need To Know Their Grades and Get Feedback
Can Your Students See all of Their Grades and the Feedback You’ve Provided (you did provide feedback, right)? Are You Sure?
https://www.emergingedtech.com/2020/02/higher-ed-faculty-students-need-to-know-grades-get-feedback/…