DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Numerous researches show the effectiveness of learner-centered education with a focus shift from a teacher to a learner. To help you to apply a student-centered approach in the distant learning environment and highlight typical obstacles you can face trying …
Since Microsoft launched the original OneNote Class Notebook add-in for assignment and grade integration, with Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information Systems (SIS) and gradebooks, we’ve had many excited teachers and schools try it out.
Vizia is a free tool for creating video-based quizzes. On Vizia you an import a video from YouTube or from Wistia and then add questions along the timeline of the video. You can ask multiple choice questions as well …
A new study finds students use technology and digital tools in every part of their lives — except school. The study found few students use technology or digital tools in any meaningful way in their classrooms.
Artificial intelligence is hot, but also daunting. The latest advances — known variously as cognitive computing, machine learning, and deep learning — sound complicated and expensive. And they are, despite the enormous potential they bring to the marketplace. For …
Students spend less on course materials than a decade ago, as number of materials purchased remains steady.
http://www.ecampusnews.com/curriculum/digital-course-materials/…
Whether or not Moocs live up to the hype, technology’s impact on universities is real and growing, Stanford University’s John Hennessy tells Ellie Bothwell.
A flexible path to the cloud designed specifically to help colleges and universities achieve student success.
http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/collaboration-cloud-solutions-253/…
A list of useful apps for teachers and students.
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/07/13/11-cool-apps-for-back-to-school…
Our favorites, from budget-priced hybrids to upscale ultraportables to gaming laptops that skip the performance compromises.
http://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-laptops-you-can-buy-right-now/…
While roughly 25 percent of Codecademy’s users are in K-12, he says the company is “doubling down on our original approach” to serve lifelong learners.
The European guidelines for validating non-formal and informal learning are written for individuals and institutions responsible for the initiation, development, implementation and operation of validation arrangements.
http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/publications/3073…
Algorithms lie at the heart of machine learning, which, in turn lies at the heart of much of modern life–from online shopping to intelligence gathering. But most of us know little about these powerful tools and how they work. …