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Whether you’re creating a single course or a strategic, enterprise-wide program, following these design imperatives ensures that the learning will be effective, enjoyable, and lead to behavior change. These design imperatives are not trends. They’re proven approaches that tap into …

This systematic literature review aims to identify the recent research trend, most studied factors, and methods used to predict student academic performance from 2015 to 2021.

https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/27685…

See how students answered this question: “What has been your best experience in the classroom, and what action or actions did a teacher take to help you make it happen (if they did)? Please be specific. What can other teachers …

The Extended Mind outlines the research behind this exciting new vision of human ability, exploring the findings of neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, psychologists, and examining the practices of educators, managers, and leaders who are already reaping the benefits of thinking outside …

In honor of Open Education Week (March 7-11, 2022), the Creative Commons Open Education Platform community offered Lightning Talks, or  seven-minute presentations on specific updates or stories in open education.

https://creativecommons.org/2022/03/11/open-education-week-2022-lightning-talks-recordings-and-slides/…

Why you have to install some crappy piece of software to do tasks like file conversion, photo editing or for graphics designing, etc. when you have a web browser. Yes, you heard it right — “when you have a web …

Earlier this semester, in one of my Culture anglaise et littérature classes, a student requested a quick one-on-one talk in the hallway during a break. As I followed them outside the classroom, I kept wondering how I had put my …

Here’s how to copy and paste without formatting, on both Windows and Mac, using several convenient methods.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-strip-formatting-copy-paste-text/…

The following is a transcript of BCcampus executive director Mary Burgess’s welcome address at our recent virtual event HyFlex ReAction: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

https://bccampus.ca/2022/03/01/hyflex-its-about-equity-opportunity-and-inclusion/…

There are many ways to create a Wordle game for your students. Here are some ideas. 

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/03/how-to-make-your-own-wordle-style-game.html…

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly important in several fields. A new study finds that in a remote environment, an artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring system can outperform expert …

Learn the best ways to password protect your USB drive and keep your files secure.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-password-protect-your-usb-stick-3-easy-ways/…

In this paper, the video references and framing preferences of 6031 teachers were analyzed, and a set of categories were constructed and used to conduct observations of 1111 videoconference frames. The findings were used to understand the production decisions academic …

Castelli and Sarvary (2021) have investigated why students do not turn on their video cameras during online classes and suggest ways to encourage them. More useful they offer alternative ways for students to show their involvement in an online course. …

While watching a fearful memory take shape in the brain of a living fish, neuroscientists see an unexpected level of rewiring occur in the synaptic connections.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-watch-a-memory-form-in-a-living-brain-20220303/…