DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Dhawal Shah, founder of Class Central, has been tracking the machinations of the MOOC business since before it was a business. Here, he provides perspective on the revenue side of open and online courses.
https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2019/03/20/How-MOOCs-Make-Money.aspx…
AI mentor is a concept that brings together AI and machine learning to help humans in different aspects of life or mentoring them to get better.
https://chatbotnewsdaily.com/how-ai-mentors-are-the-next-step-in-learning-4c8f250ac6ef…
Complex processes and functions can prove really hard to explain solely through text, or they can be difficult to put into words. A smart way to explain such complex processes in a visual manner is to use videos.
https://blog.neolms.com/3-tips-rocking-classroom-video-learning/…
Stadia will stream games from the cloud to the Chrome browser, Chromecast, and Pixel devices, and it will launch at some point in 2019 in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019…
A coalition of activists, linguists, ad makers, and sound engineers has created what it claims is the first genderless AI voice for virtual assistants, and is asking for the public to help get the word out.
https://qz.com/work/1577597/this-ai-voice-is-gender-neutral-unlike-siri-and-alexa…
Properly getting rid of student data when it’s no longer needed. “Deleting data is much more complicated than one might think, with a number of important policy, legal, and technical considerations.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2019/03/schools_data_deletion.html…
Is it possible for MOOCs not only to develop professional but also to promote the transversal skills? The main aim of the research was to analyse MOOCs in the field of business and management (N = 829) regarding the ability …
The Ontario government, under the leadership of its premier Doug Ford has announced it will ban cellphone use during ‘instructional time’ in its schools from September. I am sure many instructors already discourage if not actually ban the use of …
The Coursera Global Skills Index (GSI) is an in-depth look at skill trends and performance around the world, made possible by the millions of learners who come to Coursera to learn and grow.
https://blog.coursera.org/introducing-the-coursera-global-skills-index/…
There are many sites and tools that can help educators and students find free photos, clipart, icons, and more. See below for a list of many of these, and be sure to share your suggestions for other resources to add …
The Report does not intend nor is it able to answer all ethical questions about the use of Learning Analytics in all countries, and accepts there are legitimate issues of differentiation deriving from national legislation and broader cultural issues. The …
Teachers can create almost any type of experience they want in Minecraft because it is such a malleable space.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-02-04-game-based-learning-is-changing-how-we-teach-here-s-why…
As more and more laptops find their way into middle and high schools, educators are using Google Docs to do collaborative exercises and help students follow along with the lesson plan. The students, however, are using it to organize running …