Google wants to tackle how “students often get ‘stuck’ while studying” outside the classroom. Searching on Google.com is one way to find answers, but the company now offers a more dedicated lookup experience catered towards learning. Last year, Google acquired …
Big Screens Are Actually Better for You
A study from 2018 found that screen size was directly and significantly related to how well students did on a test. For learning in the short term, larger screens made a big difference, but less so in the long term.…
Videoconferencing to Build Bridges Between Student Communities
“In 2017 and 2018, I organized 2 very successful trips to Vancouver with my students, enrolled in the Language profile of Cégep Limoilou’s Arts, Letters and Communication program. Because this type of cultural exchange adds great value to the career …
Could micro-credentials compete with traditional degrees?
The skills gap means companies are increasingly considering candidates from non-traditional paths. Could targeted, bite-sized chunks of education help you get a job?
Presentation of the Week: Can student peer assessment work in my teaching?
The secret to giving great feedback
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Secrets of How We Learn (Documentary)
Secrets of How We Learn explores the way our experiences shape our minds and bodies as we make the journey from the most helpless to the most sophisticated organism on earth. It combines cutting edge science and technology with pioneering …
Artificial intelligence in education: where are the educators?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a very popular topic in recent years, with ongoing questions as to how it can be used to enhance learning opportunities and outcomes. In order to find out more, Melissa Bond and Olaf Zawacki-Richter recently …
Some Good Platforms for Educational Documentaries
Looking for some good websites that provide curated educational documentaries? The collection below features some of our favourite options. These are platforms where you can get access to a plethora of documentaries spanning different topics and subject areas.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/02/some-good-platforms-for-educational.html
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3 Reasons Students Procrastinate — and How to Help Them Stop
Psychologists have uncovered reasons why students put off important work. But there are a few simple things teachers can do to keep students on track.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-reasons-students-procrastinate-and-how-help-them-stop…
Animate Anything With Cloud Stop Motion
Cloud Stop Motion is a browser-based tool for creating short stop motion videos. Cloud Stop Motion could be a great tool for students to use to create short videos to animate stories they’ve written by using toys or clay models. …
Exploring Extended Reality with an Innovation Kit for Teachers at Vanier College
On January 29th, 2020, Vanier College held a launch event for their Teacher’s Innovation and Exploration Kit (TIEK) which allows teachers to try Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR) and other recent technologies to explore their pedagogical …
Headliner – A Good Alternative to Adobe Spark Video
Headliner is a browser-based video editor. It has more editing features than Adobe Spark but not quite as many as WeVideo. Headliner provides its “pro” version for free to schools. The pro version removes all watermarks. Finished videos can be …
The World’s Second Largest Wikipedia Is Written Almost Entirely by One Bot
‘Wikipedia consensus is that an unedited machine translation, left as a Wikipedia article, is worse than nothing.’
Reducing Dependence on Slides
Focusing less on the slides and more on student discussion fosters deeper engagement.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/reducing-dependence-slides…