DawsonITE
DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Moodle has reported that there are over 165,000 learning websites around the world built using its open-source software. The platform was launched 18 years ago.
https://iblnews.org/moodle-reports-165000-using-its-software-and-announces-improvement-in-usability/
…When it comes to correcting, the out-of-the-box options offered by Microsoft Word are interesting but extremely time consuming. Luckily, Word offers a way to streamline this process considerably: macros.
…In today’s remote learning reality, enabling students to work in groups, share their work, and provide feedback to each other is of utmost importance. Visual Classrooms is an online computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) platform that allows students to interact …
Engagement is an odd word in learning. It is clearly a good thing to be engaged with a learning experience but just because people are engaged, does not mean they are learning. Engagement can be a positive sign in learners …
The question is not only about which technology to use for effective distance education but more importantly whether our digital practices as implementers of this technology in education are theoretically grounded within sound pedagogical foundations.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/10/learn-more-about-distance-education.html
…The “Interactive Book” activity type allows you to create a large H5P activity made of any other activity, arranged by pages or chapters. It is undoubtedly the boldest of H5P interactive types to date.
…One of the main challenges with switching to alternative forms of teaching at a distance is getting students to participate, to get them engaged and to maintain their motivation. Selma Hamdani and Cory Legassic from Dawson College shared the strategies …
As a large swath of Quebec adapts to life in the red zone, thousands of CEGEP students are trying to tune out public health announcements and focus instead on upcoming mid-term exams that could affect their futures.
…Google Jamboard is a tool being used by schools worldwide as a way to engage with students better. This applies both to the physical touchscreen display itself, in class, and the Jamboard platform that also works across devices remotely. This …
Researchers at Facebook realized their bots were chattering in a new language. Then they stopped it.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90132632/ai-is-inventing-its-own-perfect-languages-should-we-let-it
…The Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) outlines the European Commission’s vision for high quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe. It is a call to action for stronger cooperation at European level to learn from the COVID-19 crisis during …
Though educators, parents, and students all yearn for a safe return to in-person schooling, when that is not possible, distance learning can model these best practices that educators know are integral to productive learning and growth.
…Now that most of your instruction is done online, the need for digital gradebooks is even more persistent. In today’s post we are sharing with you a list of 4 practical iPad apps that can help you in your grading.…
A teacher who now tutors online left a traditional position because she didn’t want to be part of a broken system that wasn’t serving all students’ best interests.
…We compiled a comprehensive list of apps related to coping with academic work by post-secondary students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by examining 23 recent sources. Most of these were based on the opinion of single
individuals, including persons …