Many professors worry that online systems like Discord and GroupMe are used for cheating, but they can also help build community.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-09-07-how-students-use-unofficial-online-backchannels-for-classes…
The Best Ways to Take Notes so You Actually Remember Information
Note-taking can help in class or a meeting—and if you do them right, they’ll help you afterward as well.
Teaching with AI checklist
I pulled together my notes from the last 9 months of doing sessions on Generative AI and compiled them yesterday. Shout out to Nick Baker for adding some things, editing some things and overall making it more nicely to readish.…
4 Ways to Let ChatGPT Read PDFs
If you’re using ChatGPT as a productivity tool, feeding it documents will likely come in handy. Here are some ways to let the bot read PDF files.
UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers and School Students – A work in progress
Building on a host of guiding frameworks on AI and Education aimed at policy makers, UNESCO offers this draft AI Competency Framework for Teachers (AI CFT). The AI CFT serves as a practical, living guide for teachers in navigating the …
Your iPhone will soon be able to track your mental health with iOS 17, but what are the implications for your well-being?
A new mood tracker (dubbed “State of Mind”) will ask users to rate how they feel both in random moments (from unpleasant to pleasant) and daily. Mental health questionnaires will provide users with a preliminary screening for depression (using the …
29 of the best Harvard University courses you can take for free
Learn all about AI, Python programming, and much more without spending anything.
https://mashable.com/uk/deals/free-harvard-courses-september…
The Top 5 Tech Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For
Here’s my overview of some game-changing trends, along with my predictions for how each of them will impact life, society and the planet.
Guide on the use of Generative AI (Government of Canada)
This document provides preliminary guidance to federal institutions on their use of generative AI tools. This includes instances where these tools are deployed by federal institutions. It provides an overview of generative AI, identifies challenges and concerns relating to its …
How to Download YouTube Videos
Take your favorite YouTube videos with you wherever you go.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-download-youtube-videos-1850825285…
The 7 best AI photo editors in 2023 to retouch and elevate your photos
Why spend hours masking and fine-tuning photos when you can let AI do it instead?
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-ai-photo-editor-apps-3363313…
Implementing Learning Stations to Boost Student Engagement
The use of learning stations is a teaching approach widely used in elementary and secondary schools. But are they relevant for college students? Absolutely! I have used them into my English as a Second Language (ESL) courses on multiple occasions, …
9 surprising benefits of remote proctoring software
Remote proctoring software goes beyond catching cheating–it promotes academic integrity by ensuring equity and access during exams.
6 tips to detect AI-generated student work
Although AI has some educators worried, it’s possible to identify AI-generated student work from human-generated work.
Adoption of learning analytics in higher education institutions: A systematic literature review
This paper reports the results of a systematic review of the literature carried out with the aim of identifying the factors that influence the adoption of LA, as well as the existing strategies that facilitate such adoption in higher education …