DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Open Culture and Class Central compiled a list of thousands of enticing free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and lectures from top-shelf educators at great universities like MIT, Stanford, and Harvard.
https://boingboing.net/2019/09/05/list-of-free-and-amazing-onlin.html…
What insights might be gleaned from an education platform that’s entirely online? Plenty. In a newly published paper on the preprint server Arxiv.org, a trio of scientists at the University of Copenhagen investigated an AI model that ingested data from …
Flowcharts are incredibly useful diagrams to explain process flows. But how do you make them using a computer? Microsoft Office or Libre Office can be used to create flowcharts. But an application like Draw.io that specializes in drawing diagrams can …
Started by Persainjit Singh, Prakash Gupta, and Swati Gupta in 2017, Gurugram-based Extraclass is a social online learning platform that curates content for students, parents, and teachers.
https://yourstory.com/2019/09/edtech-startup-extraclass-gurugram-online-platform-rewards…
The growing science of memory manipulation raises social and ethical questions.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-successful-artificial-memory-has-been-created…
Gamification can help enrich educational experiences in a way that students will recognize and respond to,” said Elizabeth Lawley, a professor of interactive games and media at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
If you don’t have time to sit and read a physical book, is listening to the audio version considered cheating? To some hardcore book nerds, it could be. But new evidence suggests that, to our brains, reading and hearing a …
Google is the web’s most dominant services company – it’s also one of the world’s biggest advertisers. If you’re trying to protect your data, these are the best alternatives.
The future of education is technological. Necessarily so. Or that’s what the proponents of ed-tech would want you to believe. In order to prepare students for the future, the practices of teaching and learning – indeed the whole notion of …
The computer, mobile, and apps are a reality for a student’s life too. Many class projects, research assignments, and group work now require computers and the internet. Thankfully, there are tons of websites and apps that can enhance your education …
If you don’t want a Gmail or Yahoo account, here is a list of the best email services you can choose from.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-6-popular-free-email-providers-online-gmail-yahoo/…
The new Find My application is available in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina and integrates the “Find My Friends” app. This means you can not only track all of your devices, but also any friends with whom who share location. …
Using technology well means being selective. Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals — and that is what this guide aims to help you …