The internet should became a formal subject on the school curriculum – just like physics, chemistry and maths – according to an education academic. That’s because we live in an era where schoolchildren have “teachers and libraries in their pockets …
These 12 apps and services can help you ditch Google completely
Here are the top alternatives for some of the most popular Google products, inspired by the “No More Google” list.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-ditch-google-2018-10…
Some Good Tools to Access Open Digital Textbooks
This is a list featuring some popular platforms that provide open digital textbooks. Textbooks are arranged into different categories and content areas. Some of the textbooks are available for free download in various formats others can only be read online.…
Why a Web of Connections—Not a Single Relationship—Should Surround Students
Research from an array of youth development and social capital scholars is clear: students will most benefit from a web of adults supporting their healthy development, academic success and access to opportunity.
How MOOC-Based Master’s Degrees May Transform Higher Ed
A new master’s degree offering from MOOC platform EdX and seven partner universities allows online learners to earn a post-baccalaureate diploma at a fraction of the cost of a traditional program.
$1 Billion in Savings through Open Educational Resources
Five years ago at the 2013 Open Education Conference, we issued a challenge to the OER community to save students $1 billion by 2018. Today we are thrilled to share that the data show that the OER movement has saved …
The Guardian view on artificial intelligence: human learning
Computers can’t be held responsible for anything. So their owners and programmers must be.
OneNote Class Notebook: A Digital Binder That Will Change the Way You Teach
OneNote is like a digital binder, an online notebook where you can take notes on individual pages, then organize the pages within subject tabs. Because the binder is digital, you can also hyperlink text, embed video and audio, add drawings, …
One Way to Help Students Become Knowledge Creators
Being a professor comes with a certain amount of authority. But some instructors have found that letting go in the classroom and finding ways for students to construct their own knowledge can create a richer experience for them.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/One-Way-to-Help-Students/244769…
The best Internet security: Layers of protection and good habits
The best protection consists of setting up and maintaining layers of security on your devices: keeping your operating system, browsers, and software updated, paying for decent but not overbearing virus and malware protection, installing browser extensions for Web privacy and …
Do classroom clickers improve learning? It depends.
Classroom “clickers” quiz students in real time, allowing instructors to gauge student learning and reinforce what is being taught. New research suggests that the effectiveness of these devices hinges largely on the teaching methods being used with them, not the …
What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work — and vice versa
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Presentation of the Week: How People Learn
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Google to shut down Google+
Google just announced that it will sunset the company’s social networking service Google+ for consumers in the coming 10 month period. Google+ was Google’s last attempt at creating a Facebook competitor that would put Google on equal footing with the …
11 Tools for Teaching With Videos – A PDF Handout
There are times when a good video or video clip can be just the thing that a student needs to see how all of the pieces of a topic come together. And sometimes just seeing a demonstration or hearing an …