“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.” – Elon Musk
http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2016/09/11/feedbackscreencasting/…
Why We Should Stop Grading Students on a Curve
Ask people what’s wrong in American higher education, and you’ll hear about grade inflation. At Harvard a few years ago, a professor complained that the most common grade was an A-. He was quickly corrected: The most common grade …
Trends in Canadian University Finance
New income and expenditure data on Canadian universities came out over the summer courtesy of StatsCan and our friends over at the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO), so today it’s time to check in on what the latest …
Steve Jobs Explains Why Apple Removes Features From Its Products (Video)
Years ago, in an interview, Steve Jobs told the world what courage means for Apple. He called it a quality that allows Apple to choose right technologies for its products and users. He also said that if the customers …
5 Ways Teachers Can Encourage Deeper Learning With Personal Devices
To ban or not to ban, that is always the question when it comes to personal devices in the classroom. While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure …
Video Games Can Have Lasting Impact on Learning
According to researchers, a new computer based brain training program helps improve a child’s performance in math and reading.
Evidence Rebuts Chomsky’s Theory of Language Learning
Much of Noam Chomsky’s revolution in linguistics—including its account of the way we learn languages—is being overturned.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-rebuts-chomsky-s-theory-of-language-learning/…
“Windows 10 Is A Failure” — According To Microsoft’s Own Metric
Microsoft has accepted that Windows 10 has failed to perform as expected. The software giant hoped that by mid-2018, Windows 10 will be running on 1 billion devices. Now, this number seems far-fetched due the constantly shrinking PC market …
Diagnose your plant’s health with your smartphone camera and Plantbot
A bunch of plant nuts decided to build Plantbot. You take or upload a photo of a plant, and using some machine learning tools available online, it’ll tell you whether or not your plant is healthy and what might …
Learn from three founding fathers of distance education interviewed by Steve Wheeler
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Presentation of the Week: Digital Literacies in the Age of Remix
10 life hacking tips for educators
Educators always feel strapped for time. If we can change our habits and create more productive ones, we can gain valuable hours back.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/09/06/10-life-hacking-tips-for-educators/…
How Facebook News Feed Works
This is the ultimate guide to how Facebook chooses what to show in your News Feed, and how you can get your content seen by more people. Understanding how the News Feed works is tough because the algorithm is …
6 Tools That Can Help Students Keep Track of Tasks
Services like Cel.ly and Remind are great for sending reminders about important school and classroom events to parents and students. That said, students shouldn’t rely on teachers to remind them of their assignments. These are some of my favorite tools …
How AI may affect urban life in 2030
Specialized robots that clean and provide security, robot-assisted surgery, natural language processing-augmented instruction, and helping people adapt as old jobs are lost and new ones are created: these are some of the profound challenges explored by a panel of academic …