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Visual whiteboarding is a powerful technique to integrate in your instructional methodology. It basically consists of representing ideas in a visually interactive way using drawings, shapes, sketches, charts, diagrams and many more.Below are some of our favourite titles to recommend …

MIT President Rafael Reif talks to Gerry Baker of “Wall Street at Large” about how major universities are preparing students for how advances in artificial intelligence will impact the workforce of the future.

https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5996490901001/#sp=show-clips…

ClassDojo is one of the most popular classroom communication apps in the world. But new research looks beneath ClassDojo’s friendly exterior to carefully consider the implications of tracking student data on discipline and behaviour.

https://theconversation.com/digitally-tracking-student-behaviour-in-the-classroom-encourages-compliance-not-learning-110181…

The public report of the 2018 national survey of online and distance learning in Canadian universities and colleges is now available in English and French for free download.

https://www.tonybates.ca/2019/01/27/some-reflections-on-the-results-of-the-2018-national-survey-of-online-learning/…

The tablet’s surface preserves “a two-part lesson in Greek that provides a snapshot of daily life for a pupil attending primary school in Egypt about 1,800 years ago.” Its lines, “copied by this long-ago student were not just for practicing …

Before jumping into the design of a learning solution, it is important to understand the connection between the different types of learning theories with other aspects of the learning process such as learning styles and educational technologies.

https://mylove4learning.com/different-types-of-learning-theories-understanding-the-basics/…

Google’s advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology allows Drive users to easily convert text in images and PDF documents into searchable documents with the ability to easily edit and save editions. Check out this article to learn more about how …

The cleverly titled focus of this article is on how to ‘sequence’ educational data. “In 2019 we are focused on organizing, standardizing, and safeguarding data,” writes Susan Grajek, “so that we can use it to address our most pressing priority: …

The EdSurge International Education Technology Conferences calendar PDF lists the dates and locations of more than 50 edtech conferences and events happening outside the U.S. in 2019, relevant to K-12 and higher education, that have got our attention.

https://go.edsurge.com/International-Educational-Technology-Conferences-Calendar-2019.html…

According to this industry report, 29% of the total elearning market will be packaged or off the shelf elearning content — something I predict will grow as we get closer to 2023.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/features/who-will-become-uber-packaged-elearning-content…

Below are some ideas that are truly transformational–not that they haven’t been said before. It’s not this article that’s transformational, but the ideas themselves. These ideas aren’t just buzzwords or trendy edu-jargon but the kind of substance with the potential …

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This report offers a good overview of the state of blockchain in education.

https://www.holoniq.com/news/education-blockchain-50-fuzzy-front-end/…