Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School, and O’Brien, his co-author, have spent the last three years transforming their classic textbook into a product that can only be described as “education software.” Hubbard and O’Brien worked with an editor for a …
11 iOS 11 Features for iPad Educators
Apple describes iOS 11 as “a giant leap for iPhones but a monumental leap for iPads.” Whether you agree or not, there are a number of fantastic new features available for iOS devices when iOS 11 is released.
https://jonathanwylie.com/2017/08/18/11-ios-11-features-for-ipad-educators/…
Copyright Lessons for Students and Teachers
The article points to the larger problem of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge of copyright as it pertains to the Internet.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/09/copyright-lessons-for-students-and.html…
HyperNotes? Use Hyperdocs with MS Office 365
Take Hyperdocs to the next level by creating hypernotes with MS Office 365 or OneNote and ensure that students have access to the information they need.
Noam Chomsky Defines What It Means to Be a Truly Educated Person
In the interview, you can hear him discuss why he has devoted his life to educating not only his paying students, but also nearly anyone who asks him a question. He also talks about his own education and further elucidates …
How artificial intelligence is transforming learning
An inside look into how AI is disrupting concepts of learning.
The 50 best free online university courses according to the data
Here is an updated list of the best free online courses of all time. Now there are over 8,000+ massive open online courses from around 750 universities worldwide. This can be daunting to the millions of learners around the world …
Teachers Can Now Use IBM’s Watson to Search for Free Lesson Plans
IBM’s famous Watson computing system—which defeated Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings in 2011—is coming to education, if not quite the classroom. As part of a new IBM philanthropic initiative, the supercomputer is helping to power a searchable database of open educational …
To Flip or Not to Flip?
A Harvard professor no longer thinks students benefit from skipping lectures for his rigorous course. Experts weigh in on what his decision says about the flipped classroom and other alternative learning approaches.
Presentation of the Week: UDL: A Deeper Dive
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How digital DNA could help you make better health choices
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8 Ways UX Design Theory Transformed My Approach to Course Design
UX Design Theory can teach us a lot about how to build community, communicate clearly, and set up effective systems as we design our courses. The following is an exploration 8 ways UX Design Theory can change the way we …
The college lecture is dying. Good riddance
Another advantage of in-person lectures is that students are privy to other’s questions and viewpoints. Critics might argue that more online learning means they have fewer opportunities for exposure to different perspectives, for engrossing themselves in thoughtful debate.
https://qz.com/1050869/the-college-lecture-is-dying-and-good-riddance/…
Snapmail Allows You to Send Self-Destructing Gmail Messages
Snapmail is a Chrome extension that allows you to send messages just like you might otherwise to recipients that will destruct in 60 seconds.
http://lifehacker.com/snapmail-allows-you-to-send-self-destructing-gmail-mess-1802795114…
A free, teacher-less university in France is schooling thousands of future-proof programmers
Since there are no teachers, it is up to students to figure things out. Everything is graded by peers. Students manage their time how they want.