DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Pretty much everyone went online; professors with the least online experience had to make the most adjustments, had the most to learn, and were most likely to just jump into giving lectures by videoconference.
https://www.tonybates.ca/2020/04/22/first-data-on-the-shift-to-emergency-online-learning/…
I have selected reports from sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, Japan, the UK, Canada and the USA. Now I have to say that the selection below is by no means a stratified random sample – the emphasis here is on random – …
This inaugural podcast is part of what we hope will become a series of podcasts that highlight how teachers are innovating in the digital age. These podcasts are a collaborative effort between Profweb and the SALTISE active learning community of …
These are some decent suggestions on how to prepare for next year. The difficulty, of course, is always in the details of how to implement them. Here are the suggestions.
No need to post “boredom” as a status update on social media because you can temper a staid stay-at-home experience with free tech courses designed to address the skills gap and an increase in security threats.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/tech-company-offers-free-online-cybersecurity-training-courses/…
While users can still purchase the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications, the company is pushing for a subscription-based future. Today, its Office 365 service takes on the new name of Microsoft 365 — and though this is mostly a …
Distance learning is the new normal, and schools are expecting students to be logging into Google Classroom, Zoom, etc., for immediate learning so as not to lose any learning time. However, when we talk about students learning at home, it’s …
“In response to the unprecedented events that have put “a pause” on the Winter 2020 semester, there is a renewed interest in exploring various options for on-line meetings. Having facilitated many on-line meetings in the last 20 years, I have …
XuetangX, China’s first and largest massive online open course platform initiated by Tsinghua University, launched its international version on Monday.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202004/20/WS5e9d65a3a3105d50a3d177f9.html…
Microsoft has released a handy new tool for writers struggling to turn their ingenious ideas into words. The feature is a new addition to Rewrite Suggestions, an AI-powered editor for Word that was first unveiled at the 2019 Microsoft Build …
Tech exec, VCs, and analysts—from WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart to AOL cofounder Steve Case—on the pandemic’s lasting impact on how we live, work, and think.
Online learning is poised to transform public education across the country as provinces and school boards scramble to complete the academic year – a paradigm shift that could reshape education long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
Millions of users are signing up for free courses taught by professors from Harvard and other top universities.