Discover how video can be used to solve problems in education. Seek answers to challenges the audience has faced in their own use of video. Identify time-saving strategies for video production.
This 20-year-old Montreal student speaks 19 languages — and counting
At the age of 20, the Montreal linguistics student can already speak 19 different languages, most of which he taught himself through a combination of internet videos, music and conversation with friends.
Why Competency-Based Education Is Exciting And Where It May Stumble
Competency-based education has piqued the interest of many communities because of its promise to make learning a more personal experience for students. In a competency-based model, children move through school based on their ability to demonstrate proficiency in skills and …
Future Learning in an Advanced Decentralized Learning Ecosystem
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Presentation of the Week: The Third Wave: the Next Generation of Distributed Learning Technology
Drowning in Research Reading? AI Could Help
Artificial intelligence that reads journal articles and highlights key findings could help researchers stay on top of the latest research. But the technology isn’t ready for prime time.
Google Glass is back with a new $999 headset designed for businesses
The augmented reality glasses will continue to be sold to businesses rather than directly to consumers.
https://www.blog.google/products/hardware/glass-enterprise-edition-2/…
Can Technology Help you Lose an Accent?
The trick to losing a heavy accent and imitating native English speakers may lie in re-training the brain to hear new frequencies.
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190506-this-technology-could-help-you-lose-your-accent…
5 of the coolest edtech tools since sliced bread
Today, it seems like edtech tools are a dime a dozen–but these 5 really shine.
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/05/17/5-coolest-edtech-tools/…
U.S. college graduating class stunned as billionaire vows to pay their student loans
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans — estimated at up to $40 million.
https://globalnews.ca/news/5293581/billionare-morehouse-college-debt/…
Nine Tutorials for Making Your Own Mobile App
Glide is a service that anyone can use to create a mobile app without doing any coding. Glide lets you take one of your Google Sheets and have the information become a mobile app. It’s easy to use and you …
Fishbowl – A New Professional Network for Teachers
Fishbowl is a professional networking service for professionals in many fields including education. Fishbowl features dedicated communities for discussions about the issues that matter most to them. Fishbowl makes you verify your identity, but lets you post questions and responses …
Teacher Qualifications Emerge as Major Predictor of Student Achievement in New Report
The new report, California’s Positive Outliers: Districts Beating the Odds, finds that the proportion of teachers holding substandard credentials—such as emergency permits, waivers and intern credentials—is significantly and negatively associated with student achievement for all students.
https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2019/05/teacher-qualifications-emerge-as-major.html…
DeepMind’s superhuman AI is rewriting how we play chess
AlphaZero doesn’t play chess like a machine – it plays it like a human grandmaster, but better.
Amazing Google AI Speaks Another Language In Your Voice
It’s not the first system to translate speech from one language to another, but Google designed Translatotron to do something other systems can’t: retain the original speaker’s voice in the translated audio. In other words, the tech could make it …