DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Formative is an online assessment platform. Formative’s new AI-powered assessment generator is currently a beta product that anyone with an active Formative account (free or paid) can use.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2023/06/how-to-use-ai-to-create-formative.html…
Mike Tholfsen recently published a video in which he outlined and demonstrated seven new features of Microsoft Word. Five of the seven work in the web version of Word while the other two work in the desktop version of Word.…
Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However, where the boundary for cheating lies is highly unclear.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230512144730.htm…
Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However, where the boundary for cheating lies is highly unclear.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230512144730.htm…
This book (241 page PDF) is the latest release from the authority on communities of practice. This book helps guide individuals, teams, and organizations through the process. It is for organizational leaders creating a conducive environment, community leaders launching and …
A comparison of teachers and AI giving scores and feedback on middle school writing.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-06-14-can-ai-help-teachers-with-grading…
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been quite a controversial topic lately. Regarding its use in education, I believe embracing AI can benefit both you and your students. This is why, during the Winter 2023 semester, I experimented with …
Online learning has become increasingly popular in recent years, and students have a lot to say about what they want from their online courses.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/higher-education-students-online-learning-survey…
Apple Vision Pro is an upcoming mixed reality headset developed by Apple Inc. It was announced on June 5, 2023, at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference and is set to be available for purchase in early 2024 in the United …
The succinct statement below aims to overcome this obstacle and open up discussion. It is also meant to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who also take some of advanced AI’s most severe risks …
Microsoft just unleashed a massive array of product announcements (50 in total) around the use of Copilots throughout our daily lives. In whole, these announcements put Microsoft far into the lead in bringing the power of Large Language Models (OpenAI …
We believe teachers can use ChatGPT to increase their students’ motivation for learning and actually prevent cheating. Here are three strategies for doing that.
https://theconversation.com/3-ways-to-use-chatgpt-to-help-students-learn-and-not-cheat-205000…
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Google is now rolling out the “help me visualize” prompt in Google Slides. This means you can now enter a prompt in Google Slides and use it to generate a relevant image.
Searching for emails will display a dedicated section compiled by artificial intelligence.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-injects-ai-into-gmail-on-mobile…