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Libby is an excellent app that allows you to access your local library and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The way Libby works is very simple: open the app, find your local library, use your library card or sign up for …

Here are five good alternatives to searching on YouTube for educational video clips.

https://practicaledtech.com/2019/04/28/five-good-alternatives-to-youtube-for-finding-educational-videos/…

A new report from Strada Education Network offers key takeaways from last fall’s Online Student Success Symposium, a two-day workshop focused on challenges, innovative practices and future opportunities in online learning.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/04/22/5-ways-to-promote-student-success-in-online-learning.aspx?admgarea=news…

In all honesty, we believe wholeheartedly that technology has no impact on teaching and learning … in an environment devoid of support.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/04/technology_has_no_impact_on_teaching_and_learning.html…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, today announced a collaboration to build a system that would let institutions issue digital diplomas and credentials in a way that can be verified without needing to check with a human registrar.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-04-23-mit-starts-university-group-to-build-new-digital-credential-system…

The number of robots around the world is increasing rapidly. The full potential of these disruptive technologies is yet to be discovered, but their impact on teaching and learning is expected to be huge. This means that higher education might …

Quick Rubric is a new web-based application that allows you to easily set up criterion-referenced rubrics to score your students’ performances and assignments. You can use Quick Rubric to create rubrics to help you assess things such as oral presentations, …

Fast-paced technological innovations mean that most of us will soon share our workplaces with artificial intelligences and bots, so how can you stay ahead of the curve? Start by adopting a commitment to lifelong learning so you can acquire the …

Instead of thinking about machine intelligence in terms of humans vs machines, we should consider the system that integrates humans and machines – not artificial intelligence but extended intelligence. Instead of trying to control or design or even understand systems, …

The Horizon Project can be regarded as education’s longest-running exploration of emerging technology trends that support teaching, learning, and creative inquiry.

https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2019/4/2019horizonreport.pdf…

Educators balance privacy concerns with learning possibilities when considering the use of voice devices in the classroom.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/alexa-do-you-belong-classroom?es_p=9149101…

MoocNote is a new web tool ideal for flipped classrooms. Using MoocNote, you will be able to build your own video library by importing videos from YouTube, Dropbox, or Google Drive. You can also use MoocNote’s video player interface to …