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I can’t predict the future, but I can make projections based upon an analysis of past, present, and emerging trends and patterns. Sometimes I do so with careful research over weeks, months, or years. In other instances, I embrace a …

With the amount of distractions present in the virtual world, it becomes extremely challenging to maintain sustained focus on a single task for a prolonged period of time  undermining thus our overall productivity and sense of creativity. In today’s post, …

As the coronavirus pushes schools and universities toward remote learning, teachers have struggled to keep their students focused from their homes. Over the last few weeks, however, some teachers have figured out a better way to educate remotely: Zoom backgrounds.…

Online university programs get a boost, as schools determine the fate of the fall semester in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-best-elearning-platforms-for-online-courses/

One of the (many) things to surprise and disappoint me over the past couple of months has been the resurrection of so many bad takes on online learning that I had encountered in 1999 and thought we had moved on …

It is crucial that academic staff associations and academic governance bodies be actively involved in all discussions about planning for the 2020-21 academic year. To assist member associations in these planning discussions, CAUT has prepared guidelines on re-opening universities and …

The one-on-one interview ensures equity when we evaluate our students’ learning. In the context of distance education, this innovative method of evaluation could allow us to circumvent the potential integrity problems that distance evaluation can create. Here we discuss how …

We have compiled for you a list of the most efficient and user-friendly apps that help facilitate online learning. From making notes to holding webinars – you will have all the apps you need at your fingertips. Online learning is …

In 2019, Mozilla’s Voice team developed a method to evaluate the quality of text-to-speech voices.A lot of the existing work answered the core question of “can you understand this voice?” But now that we’ve reached a stage of computerized voice …

Covid-19 brought in overwhelming uncertainties for each one of us. While office-goers adapt to the remote work culture, colleges are embracing the online learning modules and discussions. For many, the lockdown has resulted in an uncertain examination schedule, lost internship …

Researchers have shown they can rapidly build intelligent tutoring systems by, in effect, teaching the computer to teach.

https://www.futurity.org/intelligent-tutoring-systems-artificial-intelligence-2361412/

If you have a newer Android smartphone, the back camera has a much better sensor than most Windows laptops and some of the cheaper webcams on the market. Trust us—this is one of the fastest ways to improve your video-conferencing …

This past Friday I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Taylor Jadin on ds106radio. Taylor is an instructional technologist at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, a school that has been tearing up Domains I wanted to chat …