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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/…

Amid concern over the fall in pupils studying foreign languages, a new online tool has turned the streaming service into a classroom.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/02/netflix-languages-education…

This paper discusses the Personalization and Learning Analytics (PERLA) framework which represents the convergence of personalization and learning analytics and provides a theoretical foundation for effective analytics-enhanced personalized learning.

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3936/4956

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All of our design and most of our assessments are created in an effort to help people know things,” writes Dave Cormier, “and yet there is no clear agreement in education on what learning actually is.” This point is especially …

Moodle, developer of the most-used learning platform software in the world, today officially introduces Moodle Workplace, a learning solution to support effective organisational training that combines the proven power, scalability and flexibility of the Moodle LMS with completely new features …

University libraries are integrating the massive online encyclopedia into their operations to share their unique resources, improve teaching and learning, and raise their profile.

https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/advancing-academia-with-wikipedia/…

I’m pretty sure I’ve found the ideal Chrome alternative in the Brave browser. If your reasons for sticking with Chrome have been (a) extensions, (b) compatibility, (c) syncing across devices, or (d, unlikely) speed, Brave checks all of those boxes. …

A good video clip can spark discussion, reinforce a key concept, or introduce students to an entirely new topic. Here are fifteen tools to use the next time you’re planning to use a video in your classroom.

https://practicaledtech.com/2019/03/03/15-tools-for-teaching-with-video/…

Established in 2012, FutureLearn is Europe’s largest online social learning platform, where learning happens through conversation with other users.

https://www.britishcouncil.org/anyone-anywhere/explore/web-for-all/future-education…