DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
While many companies are still mastering the art of working from home, Microsoft this week introduced its virtual solution: The Viva employee experience platform helps folks learn, grow, and thrive—even from their kitchen-table desk.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-introduces-viva-to-make-working-from-home-easier
…Course organization is one of the ways a teacher can help students succeed in an online course. Although I am an experienced teacher, I had never worked with Moodle before the pandemic, and it then became mandatory in my college. …
Below are some of great apps to help you make the best of your digital handwriting experience. Using a pen or pencil you will be able to handwrite notes on your iPad with almost the same accuracy and elegance as …
Zoom calls are a regular part of professional and personal life now, so it’s time to learn how to make them better. There are free apps to eliminate background noises, record and transcribe videos, and anonymously chat with other participants …
Of the five strategies of formative assessment, the issue of peer collaboration is the one that depends most critically on how teachers organize online learning. Remote software that supports breakout rooms provides greater possibilities for collaboration than when the main …
When it comes to learning anything, whether that be the periodic table of elements for a chemistry test or how to play Stairway to Heaven on guitar, many factors influence how much is actually grasped and retained. Motivation, cognitive arousal, …
Digital learning conferences worldwide went virtual due to the pandemic. Many made their recordings and resources available online. Here’s a list.
https://www.classcentral.com/report/online-learning-conference-recordings/
…This fascinating paper from Tomprou et al. (2021) at Carnegie Mellon, who looked at group ability to solve a range of different problems, found something quite interesting. Visual cues have no effect on collaborative work. In fact, teams without visual …
Online learning is made possible by a web of advanced technologies that empower teachers and students to create powerful learning environments. Here’s a look at some of these technologies and the impact they’ve had in recent months.
https://www.newsmax.com/larryalton/onlinelearning-highereducation-students/2021/04/01/id/1015995/
…In Microsoft Forms you can include a video as a part of a question instead of having it be its own stand-alone item as Google Forms makes you do. In Microsoft Forms the video is actually a part of the …
After nearly a year of virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students have taken advantage of new ways to cheat on digital exams and essays.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/virtual-learning-students-cheating
…A study of Japanese university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the complex, spatial and tactile information associated with …
Artificial intelligence is transforming education, but it remains an open question whether AI can replace live, in-person instructors entirely.
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/will-artificial-intelligence-replace-teachers-in-the-future/
…If you’re a Google Chrome 89+ user you now have access to Live Caption which is an accessibility feature that provides real-time captions for audio that plays through the browser. This is a really excellent feature for audio that runs …
Realistic videos of people doing things that never really happened have become shockingly easy to create. Now is the time to put in some guardrails.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/25/deepfake-video-apps/
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