Google might soon truncate the full address of websites you visit. By only showing the domain name of a website in the address bar rather than the full URL, Google’s move could actually help people increase their security when browsing …
The 7 elements of a good online course
Good online courses can be more personal and rewarding for students than the traditional learning in large lecture halls. Here’s some advice for students about what to look for as learning remains online.
https://theconversation.com/the-7-elements-of-a-good-online-course-139736…
Want students to thrive? Build them a learning ecosystem
Learning ecosystems help break silos and scaffold collaboration and equity for students, educators, and communities.
https://remakelearning.org/blog/2020/06/08/students-thrive-ecosystem/…
How to Keep Students’ Attention in a Virtual Classroom
Teachers worried about students zoning out during distance learning can lean on these programs for help.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-keep-students-attention-virtual-classroom…
What Comes After Phase 3?
This is a conversation with some people from the health care industry in the U.S. asking about what I expect to see after the current wave of technology. The current wave, which I discussed in my E-Learning 3.0 course, involves …
What We’re Learning About Online Learning
As virtual classrooms and online learning proliferate, researchers are working to quantify what works and what doesn’t.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/health/school-learning-online-education.html…
We need to gather as much data as we can’: How AI could change everything about education
We need to gather as much data as we can so we can build on this and implement it in the long term. This will ensure that, first of all, we don’t go back to the old way of doing …
My secret to staying focused under pressure
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Presentation of the Week: Tricks that students may use to fool Turnitin
Easy Ways to Remove Image Backgrounds
There are plenty of online tools for removing image backgrounds. Once the image background is removed you can then upload the new version of the image to your presentation. Here are some free tools you can use to remove image …
Work in 2030
Good discussion and review of a work futures study Ahead By A Decade: Employment in 2030 published last week by the Brookfield Institute in comparison with similar work done by the “Canadian Occupational Projection System” (COPS).
http://higheredstrategy.com/work-in-2030/
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12 Key Ideas: An Introduction to Teaching Online
This book is meant to be a short course to help you prepare to move your teaching online. Do a chapter a day. Or just pick the ones you like.
Teams and Moodle, What Scenario to Expect
Microsoft Teams has features like a virtual classroom in which there are virtual classes for learning. Chat and video conference interactions, to task submissions and quizzes. Everything makes Microsoft Teams a comfortable place to study in virtual classrooms. However, still …
Confused About Screen Time and Disinformation? You Aren’t Alone
We’re seeking and scrolling in the dark. We’re doing this literally, as we sit up at 2 a.m. in our bedrooms, scrolling and clicking and unable to sleep. And figuratively, clicking through mazes of media messages on social media, pushing …
Here Is A Good Reading Extension for Teachers and Students
Just Read is a Chrome extension that can help you turn your online reading into a pleasurable experience. It provides you with a distraction-free environment where you can focus on the content of your articles. With a single click, Just …