When the COVID pandemic closed down the colleges in the spring of 2020, we had to figure out the most efficient way to provide virtual services for our library users. Students use chat platforms to communicate with each other every …
Online learning boomed during the pandemic—but what happens when students return to classrooms?
Did ed-tech experience a pandemic bump or is this sustainable growth? Here’s how the education technology industry has been impacted by the pandemic, one year later.
…The History of the Future of Education
All the visions of the future of education, the future of teaching, the future of work, the future of learning are ideological. They are also political. As we hear the visions of politicians and entrepreneurs, as we listen to the …
Microsoft Teams is getting this new feature which makes a written record of your meeting
Microsoft launches its real-time transcription service for Teams meetings, but you’ll need to be on the right subscription to use it.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-launches-live-transcriptions-for-teams-using-cutting-edge-ai
…Hybrid Flexible Class: A Professor’s Guide to Hyflex Teaching
Below, I discuss why hybrid and flexible (Hyflex) approach is an exceptional alternative to 100% online or in-person teaching. I go through 4 crucial factors to consider when transitioning to Hyflex courses and how to provide an effective learning opportunity …
5 Best Two-Factor Authentication Apps For Android And IOS
Do you have an account on Facebook or Google or Twitter or any other major platform where you share your personal data or any other crucial information — then activating two-factor authentication or 2FA on all these online accounts is …
Teaching Students in Person and Online at the Same Time Is a Huge Challenge. 4 Ways to Bridge the Home-Classroom Gap
It’s worth considering how we can make simultaneous learning work better for more teachers and students. Evidence gleaned from research and from talking to educators across the U.S. suggests there are four big takeaways for thinking about how to better …
Online learning could change academia for good
Higher education remains rooted in rigid, traditional structures and tracks — and it’s at risk of getting left behind in favor of expanded access, greater flexibility and tailored learning. Educator Tyler DeWitt explains how innovations in digital content and virtual …
Looking ahead to higher ed in fall 2021: struggling towards normalcy
At some point the infection situation will drop below pandemic levels. I don’t see any move to eradicate COVID. Instead, we seem to be headed to living with it, much as we live with other infectious diseases (flu, AIDS, etc.), …
Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students’ academic performance. This is how we know.
The effects of mobiles phones and other technology at school is a hotly debated topic in many countries. Some advocate for a complete ban to limit distractions, while others suggest using technology as a teaching tool.
…Removal.AI: an emerging online image background remover
The age of Artificial Intelligence is incoming. Artificial Intelligence helps individuals boost working efficiency and helps businesses maintain their advantages. Removal.AI was built to ease the burden of image processing especially image background removal.
…How college students learned new ways to cheat during pandemic remote schooling
Amid the pandemic shift to remote school, age-old copying is out, and these are some of the tricks students are using to cheat their way to “As” at colleges across the globe. The rise in cheating is forcing colleges and …
Is the Solution to College Zoom Fatigue … a Different Video Platform?
What’s wrong with the videoconferencing tools that have become standard and familiar, like Zoom and Google Meet or Microsoft Teams? Haven’t schools and colleges already bought what they need by now for remote learning?
…Free educator training helps build confidence during hybrid learning
Microsoft offers a variety of free training and professional development resources that help educators teach in any environment. These resources can help educators gain the technical proficiency they need to focus on what they do best: connecting with students.
Upskill fatigue: will hybrid and hyflex tip academics over the edge?
The process of transformation under uncertain conditions is contributing to something I call “upskill fatigue” – exhaustion from trying to learn so many new things (and just as you think you’ve sorted out how to use that technology or tool, …