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…
Researchers: We Learn Better Using Paper Than Laptops and Phones
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 …
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Teachers in the Future?
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/…
Here’s a Quick Way to Instantly Have Closed Captions
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 …
Anyone with an iPhone can now make deepfakes. We aren’t ready for what happens next
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/…
Champlain College St-Lambert Library’s successful implementation of a virtual reference desk
When the COVID pandemic closed down the colleges in the spring of 2020, we had to figure out the most efficient way to provide virtual services for our library users. Students use chat platforms to communicate with each other every …
Online learning boomed during the pandemic—but what happens when students return to classrooms?
Did ed-tech experience a pandemic bump or is this sustainable growth? Here’s how the education technology industry has been impacted by the pandemic, one year later.
The History of the Future of Education
All the visions of the future of education, the future of teaching, the future of work, the future of learning are ideological. They are also political. As we hear the visions of politicians and entrepreneurs, as we listen to the …
Microsoft Teams is getting this new feature which makes a written record of your meeting
Microsoft launches its real-time transcription service for Teams meetings, but you’ll need to be on the right subscription to use it.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-launches-live-transcriptions-for-teams-using-cutting-edge-ai…
Hybrid Flexible Class: A Professor’s Guide to Hyflex Teaching
Below, I discuss why hybrid and flexible (Hyflex) approach is an exceptional alternative to 100% online or in-person teaching. I go through 4 crucial factors to consider when transitioning to Hyflex courses and how to provide an effective learning opportunity …
5 Best Two-Factor Authentication Apps For Android And IOS
Do you have an account on Facebook or Google or Twitter or any other major platform where you share your personal data or any other crucial information — then activating two-factor authentication or 2FA on all these online accounts is …
Teaching Students in Person and Online at the Same Time Is a Huge Challenge. 4 Ways to Bridge the Home-Classroom Gap
It’s worth considering how we can make simultaneous learning work better for more teachers and students. Evidence gleaned from research and from talking to educators across the U.S. suggests there are four big takeaways for thinking about how to better …
Online learning could change academia for good
Higher education remains rooted in rigid, traditional structures and tracks — and it’s at risk of getting left behind in favor of expanded access, greater flexibility and tailored learning. Educator Tyler DeWitt explains how innovations in digital content and virtual …
Looking ahead to higher ed in fall 2021: struggling towards normalcy
At some point the infection situation will drop below pandemic levels. I don’t see any move to eradicate COVID. Instead, we seem to be headed to living with it, much as we live with other infectious diseases (flu, AIDS, etc.), …
Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students’ academic performance. This is how we know.
The effects of mobiles phones and other technology at school is a hotly debated topic in many countries. Some advocate for a complete ban to limit distractions, while others suggest using technology as a teaching tool.