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Here is a set of educational web tools you can try out in your instruction. The tools which we have shared in the past allows you to perform a wide variety of digital activities including creating and sharing online quizzes,  …

The guidelines require students to have a letter signed by their instructor indicating what kind of editing help is permitted.

https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/editors-canada-releases-new-guidelines-for-the-ethical-editing-of-students-work/…

We need to stop perpetuating the false dichotomy between technology and the humanities. To do otherwise would be detrimental to society.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613063/ai-ethics-mit-college-of-computing-tech-humanities/…

A team of scientists from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab and Harvard University built an algorithm called GLTR that determines how likely it is that any particular passage of text was written by a tool like GPT-2 — an intriguing …

Could we use artificial intelligence (AI) to create open educational resources (OER)? Donald Clark responded with this post pointing to his Wildfire service, saying “AI, we believe, is far better at precise goals, such as identifying key learning points, creating …

The 21st century has seen a major shift in learning goals—formal education sectors in countries all over the world want their young people to be able to think critically and creatively, solve complex problems, make evidence-based decisions, and work collaboratively. …

Mr. Zuckerberg detailed plans to integrate Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger so that people can communicate privately and directly across networks. The shift follows years of scandal for Facebook, which has been criticized over its handling of user data and the …

Given the explosive growth of online learning in institutions of higher education, we are in dire need of guidelines for instructing new and continuing online instructors on how best to teach in online spaces.  

https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1329…

Many students struggle to create citations in the required style and format. If you’re one of them, you’ll be glad to know that there are tools for citations styles and formats. Citation tools can save you time and make it …

The rogue code can disable safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents. It was discovered in the Middle East, but the hackers behind it are now targeting companies in North America and other parts of the world, too.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613054/cybersecurity-critical-infrastructure-triton-malware/…

Coggle is a good Chrome app for creating mind maps. It integrates seamlessly with Google Drive and allows you to organize and share your files with your Google contacts the way you like. Coggle provides a wide variety of features …

In this study, conducted in a French MOOC that is part of the EDUlib initiative, we systematically classified MOOC user profiles based on their behaviour in the open-source learning management system (LMS) – in this case, Sakai – and studied …

Using built-in iOS settings, Apple users can configure their mobile devices to read any form of text aloud with a simple gesture.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set-up-ios-to-read-any-text-from-emails-to-ebooks-aloud/…