There is a saying in computer science: garbage in, garbage out. When we feed machines data that reflects our prejudices, they mimic them – from antisemitic chatbots to racially biased software. Does a horrifying future await people forced to …
Sony wants to digitize education records using the blockchain
Sony said last week that it has finished developing a digital system for storing and managing educational records on the blockchain. The Japanese firm is now looking to commercialize the product, in partnership with selected educational institutions, next year.…
Top 10 sites to help students check their facts
A good fact-checking site uses neutral wording, provides unbiased sources to support its claims and reliable links. Here’s a rundown of 10 of the top fact- and bias-checking sites to share with your students.
10 apps to use for the 2017-2018 term
These higher education apps are geared to both campus staff and students and allow for functionalities needed next year and beyond.
https://www.ecampusnews.com/featured/featured-on-ecampus-news/apps-use-2017-2018-term/…
Best practices for passwords updated after original author regrets his advice
A vast majority of the trusted tips and tricks we employ when crafting a custom password actually make us more vulnerable to hackers, according to the expert who popularized the tips back in 2003.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/7/16107966/password-tips-bill-burr-regrets-advice-nits-cybersecurity…
How to Show Non-Printing Characters in Google Docs
Unfortunately this is one of the few Word features that is not natively included in Google Docs. Thankfully though there is a Google Docs add-on that can replicate this feature pretty well, at least until Google officially adds this …
Why Adopt Microlearning – 15 Questions Answered
While the concept of content chunking to create short trainings has been there for decades, microlearning is the flavor of the season and for several good reasons. This article addresses 15 questions on microlearning covering its definition, benefits, usage, …
How your brain decides what’s beautiful?
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Presentation of the Week: Creating inclusive classrooms with Office 365 Education
Teaching by Algorithm
A BBC video starts by asking “Could computer algorithms upgrade education?”. It just gets worse from there. It’s a profile of the Alt Schools, a small chain of private schools based in San Francisco, funded by tech billionaires like …
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
8 Websites That Will Help You Learn Coding Basics for Free
Thanks to the recent advances in education technology you can now learn those coding basics for free – here’s a list of great free resources to help you on your journey. Happy coding!
https://tech.co/website-learn-coding-basics-html-free-2017-08…
Applying Technology in Physical Education Class: Lots of Possibilities
From art classes to science projects, the technology tools have been increasingly instrumental to enhancing the learning process. But how can technology be applied in physical education classes? In this article, we’ll take a look at some way in …
Can Classroom Cameras Really Help Increase Teacher Effectiveness?
In this article I’m going to talk about a novel use of WiFi/IP camera technology. Not as something to help students, but as something to improve the effectiveness of teachers. How? Well, that’s what we’ll demonstrate here.
Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures
University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine next week, a lot of that learning won’t take place with a professor at a lectern. The school has begun to phase out lectures in favor of what’s known as “active learning” …