Recently Google took a major step forward by opening up access to Bard, their generative AI chatbot. This tool is similar to other products such as ChatGPT from OpenAI. In fact, ChatGPT is built on top of the Transformer technology …
The beginning of the end of the password
For the first time, we’ve begun rolling out passkeys, the easiest and most secure way to sign in to apps and websites and a major step toward a “passwordless future.”
https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-password/…
A Simple Way to Create 360° Interactions in E-Learning
In most cases, 360° image interactions are exploratory and based on real-world context. In those case, stock imagery doesn’t work. This requires that the course author have a camera or other means to craft the images. However, it doesn’t mean …
OpenAI just released an official ChatGPT app for the iPhone
The free iOS app lets you speak your queries via voice recognition and syncs your ChatGPT history across your devices. The launch of the new app has kicked off in the U.S. and will expand to other countries in the …
Can large language models write reflectively
Generative Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate impressive results in different writing tasks and have already attracted much attention from researchers and practitioners. However, there is limited research to investigate the capability of generative LLMs for reflective writing. To this end, …
Meta: Facebook owner fined €1.2bn for mishandling data
Facebook’s owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people’s data when transferring it between Europe and the United States.
Creating Mind Maps or Planning a Project With Miro
In my teaching, Miro allows me to do a multitude of things. My students use it to: create concept maps or mind maps, structure the projects they carry out (in a project-based learning context), interact and collaborate in the classroom.…
1Password is finally rolling out passkey management
1Password customers are finally gaining partial access to the passwordless future we’ve been promised. Starting from June 6th this year, anyone with a 1Password account will be able to use it to save and manage their passkeys — a biometric-based …
iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training
Apple’s new accessibility features can assist those who’ve lost the ability to speak or who are blind or have low vision.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725237/iphone-personal-voice-speak-training-accessibility…
What Will High Schoolers Be Learning in 2033? See the Predictions
We asked 5 experts who follow the impact of technology on education and the workforce to predict what classes they believe high school students will be required to take a decade from now. Some of the skills these experts believe …
Best Tablets for Note-Taking 2023
The best tablets for note-taking help you keep everything organized and safe, which is helpful for executives, learners, and hobbyists. Here are the best tablets for note-taking available today.
Integrating Chatgpt Into English Take-home Assignments
During the Winter 2023 semester, my students at Marianopolis College began the semester being very aware of ChatGPT and its potential to affect their education, as did I. I responded to the advent of this tool by experimenting with allowing …
Google Calendar starts playing nice with Microsoft Outlook
Google now allows people who use both Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar with the same email address to seamlessly receive Calendar invitations — and subsequently RSVP to them with their preferred platform.
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-calendar-invites-microsoft-outlook…
Artificial intelligence could improve how teachers engage with students
Artificial intelligence can help improve the way teachers engage with their students, by way of a cutting-edge tool that provides feedback on their interactions in class, new research shows.
From ChatGPT bans to task forces, universities are rethinking their approach to academic misconduct
Postsecondary institutions are playing catch up as generative AI and other emerging technologies make their way into student coursework.