Among the many tools available, Microsoft Teams stands out as a powerhouse for virtual collaboration and learning. In this post, we’ll look at how to use Microsoft Teams for virtual training and how it can transform learning sessions from mundane …
Guidance for generative AI in education and research
The publication offers concrete recommendations for policy-makers and education institutions on how the uses of GenAI tools can be designed to protect human agency and genuinely benefit students, teachers and researchers.
Google Can Now Become Your Maths Tutor, Help With Complex Problems: Here’s How
What if we tell you that Google can now help you with complex Maths problems? Search is now able to offer solutions for subjects like trigonometry, calculus and geometry among others. That’s right, your regular Google Search becoming a Maths …
AI 101: Possibilities & Considerations of Generative Artificial Intelligence
This resource includes both an annotated slide deck with text and resources as well as a Prompt Guide with different examples of prompts to try out.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h4KAaVk3nxu6DVXW1_J9Aeoa2_lndbkusquYdoTacEc/edit…
Psychologists create scale for students’ attitudes toward digital educational technologies
RUDN University psychologists have developed a questionnaire to determine how students feel about digital educational technologies. It is one of the first such scales in Russia. The results were published in the journal Computers.
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-psychologists-scale-students-attitudes-digital.html…
A Vision of the Future of Online Learning in the Age of AI
In the last year or so the future arrived with a flourish as the latest advance in artificial intelligence, large language models, took the world by storm. But if AI is the unstoppable force, education seems sometimes to be the …
What I Learned at EDUCAUSE about the Higher Ed AI Conversation(s) Part 1
Lance Eaton has launched a brand new Substack and this three part series (part 1, part 2, part 3) launches us into its main theme as he discusses what he learned about AI and education at Educause.
https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-at-educause-about…
Students Outrunning Faculty in AI Use
A new study finds over half of students use generative AI, while more than 75 percent of faculty members do not regularly use the technology.
Video Lessons and Quizzes Using Twee.com
Twee allows users to swiftly generate questions about any YouTube video. By simply inputting the video’s URL, users can select up to a five-minute segment from the video and choose the type of questions they want, be it multiple choice, …
ChatGPT vs. Grammarly: Choosing the Ideal Option
The key idea of the video is that Grammarly and ChatGPT are both AI-powered writing tools with different purposes, with Grammarly being great for checking writing and ChatGPT offering a more creative and fun approach.
AI in the Classroom — Not Just Sci-Fi Anymore
Ever wondered if your classroom could turn into a scene from a sci-fi movie? Well, with AI, it’s not just a dream anymore!
https://medium.com/ai-hub/ai-in-the-classroom-not-just-sci-fi-anymore-73a504d4852a…
Effective assessment methods for large enrolment classes
Tips on how to assess students in large classes effectively, including how to use specialist technology to increase efficiency.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/effective-assessment-methods-large-enrolment-classes…
InfoGPT: Your Ultimate Text Summarization AI Platform
A cutting-edge AI platform that offers a crucial service: text summarization.
https://aumvats.medium.com/infogpt-your-ultimate-text-summarization-ai-platform-d1a02b826e06…
Monastic Academy’s Views on How to Use Technology Mindfully
While many view technology as an impedance to mindfulness, we here are interested in the question of if technology can be used to increase mindfulness and wisdom.
https://techbullion.com/monastic-academys-views-on-how-to-use-technology-mindfully/…
Using Current Internet Culture to Support Student Creativity
As an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Cégep de Chicoutimi, I integrate current internet culture into my daily teaching practice to enhance student engagement and foster creativity. From grammar exercises to classic poetry, I build lessons where …