Even if something isn’t actively being written on your USB drive, your computer might be caching some data and running background processes. So, the users of all operating systems (even Windows users with quick removal setting enabled) are advised …
Pixar and Khan Academy’s Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators
Pixar in A Box (or PIAB) is a collaboration between Khan Academy and Pixar Animation Studios that focuses on real-Pixar-world applications of concepts you might usually encounter in the classroom.
http://makezine.com/2016/02/09/pixar-khan-academy-release-free-online-course-aspiring-animators/…
Learning in the Digital Age
Information and communication technologies (ICTS) hold the potential to improve post-secondary learning by making learning more accessible and engaging. This report considers how e-learning could improve post-secondary education in Canada.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=8197…
10 free tools for creating infographics
Don’t have hours to spare crafting something beautiful in Photoshop? We select tools that won’t cost you a penny.
http://www.creativebloq.com/infographic/tools-2131971
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Strategies to Help Students ‘Go Deep’ When Reading Digitally
Casual digital reading on the internet has instilled bad habits in many students, making it difficult for them to engage deeply with digital text in the same way they do when reading materials printed on paper.
College Students: ‘Please Personalize My Learning’
Digital technology in post-secondary learning is here to stay, according to a new report. Eight in 10 college students surveyed said that the use of tech improves their grades (81 percent), lets them spend more time studying by increasing …
How the experience and the perception of a college education have changed
Colleges have changed along with the society around them. We asked selected staff to reflect on some transformations they have seen over the years.
Scraping Google Scholar to write your PhD literature chapter
This looks really excellent – it scrapes Google Scholar, starting with a search that reveals work you already know about and that you think is significant. From those search results it generates an exportable Gephi map of authors, subject/disciplinary …
Google Open Source Report Card
Open source software enables Google to build things quickly and efficiently without reinventing the wheel, allowing us to focus on solving new problems. We stand on the shoulders of giants and we know it. This is why we support …
Machine intelligence makes human morals more important
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Presentation of the Week: Creativity In Learning
Teaching in higher education – there isn’t enough evidence to tell us what works and why
Should I ask students to come to class or connect remotely? If they come to class, should I ask students to bring and use their own devices? How should I arrange the classroom furniture for my lesson? Does it …
What Is Open Source Hardware And Why Should You Care?
Open Source Hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. Open hardware is paving the way for recent technological developments, …
Google’s ‘DeepMind’ AI platform can now learn without human input
DeepMind is now capable of teaching itself based on information it already possesses.
In a significant step forward for artificial intelligence, Alphabet’s hybrid system uses the existing data storage capacity of conventional computers while pairing it with smart AI …
Review: What it’s like to use the most innovative laptop of 2016
When is the last time you looked at a laptop computer and thought to yourself, “this is a truly innovative device”? Lenovo first unveiled the Yoga Book in late August ahead of the annual IFA trade show in Berlin. …