DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
AI literacy is now essential across fields, and free self-paced courses from Harvard University and MIT offer accessible, high-quality training for both beginners and developers.
https://aitoolsclub.com/get-certified-by-harvard-and-mit-10-free-ai-courses-you-can-start-today…
Pedagogy of risk is a teaching approach that embraces the iterative nature of the learning process. It relies on scaffolding assessments, and seeing failure as a natural part of the learning process. The focus is not on grades, but on …
One professor was surprised to learn how easy digital technology makes it for students to cheat on class participation assignments and some exams.
With just a few changes, my iPhone screen got decluttered and easier to follow.
Considering ditching ChatGPT for Claude? I tested both on the same 10 tasks. Here’s which came out on top.
A practical guide explaining how Microsoft Copilot can be used in education, covering its features, classroom applications, benefits, limitations, and integration within Microsoft 365 tools.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Microsoft-Copilot_Education_Guide.pdf…
People creatively reduce phone use by adding friction, like keeping it in another room, using blockers, or replacing scrolling with alternatives like writing questions in a notebook.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5752170/clever-effective-ways-to-stay-off-your-phone…
The concept of “cognitive surrender” describes how people increasingly defer to AI for thinking, often trusting it even when it’s wrong, reducing critical reasoning while boosting misplaced confidence.
https://gizmodo.com/cognitive-surrender-is-a-new-and-useful-term-for-how-ai-melts-brains-2000742595…
A structured classroom intervention using ChatGPT showed that, with guidance, students can critically evaluate AI outputs, enhancing AI literacy, self-regulated learning, and ethical awareness in physiology education.
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00174.2025…
Discover 15 future-proof skills that AI can’t replace, from data analysis to emotional intelligence, ensuring your career stays relevant.
https://www.gadgetreview.com/skills-you-need-to-learn-to-make-yourself-future-proof-to-ai…
A great selection of tools to help you discover books across a wide range of subjects.
Opera has announced the availability of the MCP Connector for Opera Neon. This will allow users to enable an external AI client to connect directly to the browser, access the web, and perform actions autonomously. This will allow you to …
As higher ed institutions pay tech companies millions to provide students and faculty access to custom AI-powered tools, some faculty in Colorado and California are pushing back.
Duolingo helped start learning Spanish, but repetitive practice led to disengagement, with Google Translate becoming the primary practical tool.
https://www.androidpolice.com/thought-duolingo-enough-until-using-google-translate…