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Extensive teaching of simple tasks through watching and repetition, then practiced several at a time on randomly generated, rich environments, virtual or not, allows to evaluate and refine the creation of “policies” that become instantly ready for real-life use by …

We’ve been wasting our processing power to train neural networks that are ten times too big.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613514/a-new-way-to-build-tiny-neural-networks-could-create-powerful-ai-on-your-phone/

In this video, Sean Tucker talks about the importance of being an autodidact and committing to teaching yourself for life. Designing your own curriculum will give the art you do content.

https://www.iso1200.com/2019/06/the-importance-of-teaching-yourself-new.html

This report draws from both the ‘top down’ – looking at data and research from sources like the World Bank and OECD – and the ‘bottom up’ – analyzing hundreds of news articles, blog posts and commentaries from a wide …

Voice typing is an excellent feature built in Google Docs and Slides that allow you to type and edit by speaking. You don’t need to install a third-party add-on to help you with voice typing this integrated functionality works like …

“If something on their desk or in their pocket dings, rings or vibrates — they will lose focus.” “Students are doing so much in class, distraction and disruption isn’t really something I worry about.” How should teachers deal with the …

Following on from her recent workshop at the LX.lab, we talked to Professor Barbara Oakley about her research-informed strategies for effective videos in higher education, and how educators can make their videos more engaging.

https://futures.uts.edu.au/blog/2019/05/29/make-videos-engaging-chat-professor-barbara-oakley/

A mounting body of evidence indicates that technology in schools isn’t boosting student achievement as its proponents had hoped it would. The latest research comes from the Reboot Foundation shows that the more students used technology in schools, the lower …

Everything — that’s your contacts, your location, your photos, your emails, your texts, and even your bank account — can often be found on that smartphone in your pocket.   

There are some small, privacy-focused steps you can take to mitigate …

Dawson College has decided to make an investment of over a million dollars in a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence initiative, the largest investment in an AI project by a cégep in Quebec. On June 4, the College announced that a three-year …

So much for that “what happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone” advertising campaign from Apple. If you aren’t paying for an app then you are the product. However, the sheer number of apps involved, the number of trackers …

By spotting and changing a few bad habits, you can easily increase your reading speed without missing out on detail.

https://ideas.ted.com/a-speed-reader-shares-3-tricks-to-help-anyone-read-faster/

In this post and podcast episode, you will learn How to Podcast with Your Students, what tools to use, and how easy it is to get started!

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-podcast-with-your-students-suls014/