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” …
This is what smartphone apps are doing to our memory
Smartphone apps allow us to outsource remembering appointments or upcoming tasks. It’s a common worry that using technology in this way makes our brain’s memory capacity worse, but the reality is not that simple.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/07/heres-what-smartphone-apps-are-really-doing-to-your-memory…
Alternatives to YouTube’s Video Editor – It’s Going Away
Earlier this summer Google announced that the YouTube video editor will be “going away” on September 20th. Since then I have fielded many requests to suggest alternatives to the YouTube video editor. Here’s a run-down of the recommendations that …
Four Fantastic Feedback Tools for Google Docs
There are many excellent options for creating teacher feedback for digital work. In this post we are going to take a look at four specific options. These include tools for:Text feedback, Voice feedback, Video feedback, Handwritten feedback. See below …
Note Taking With Technology
Despite arguments to the contrary, computers can be effective for note taking—if we adequately support students in using them.
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-4ss-of-note-taking-beth-holland…
The Spotify of the textbook world takes off as Bibliotech is go
As libraries look to widen access to core texts, how can they make this affordable to both universities and students?
How AI can enhance our memory, work and social lives
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Presentation of the Week: Deep Learning Explained
The Algorithm That Makes Preschoolers Obsessed With YouTube
Surprise eggs and slime are at the center of an online realm that’s changing the way the experts think about human development.
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Real Questions About Artificial Intelligence in Education
AI has gotten good at making certain things easy. But that’s concerning. Thinking hard about things doesn’t come naturally to us. Growth and comfort cannot coexist.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-07-30-real-questions-about-artificial-intelligence-in-education…
Instead of Textbooks, Why not Pay Teachers for Content?
Why don’t we take some of the money we’re hemorrhaging on expensive, print-based textbooks that aren’t interactive and don’t effectively capture students’ imagination—and use it to pay our teachers more money for their efforts instead?
http://www.theedadvocate.org/instead-textbooks-not-pay-teachers-content/…
Why Schools Should Be Wary Of Free Tech Products – And Startups Shouldn’t Make Them
There really is no such a thing as a free education technology product for the user — because what’s more valuable than money? Data. If educators bring free tools into classrooms or schools, they maybe be giving their students’ …
6 areas of AI and machine learning to watch closely
Here are six areas of AI that are particularly noteworthy in their ability to impact the future of digital products and services. I describe what they are, why they are important, how they are being used today and include …
8 Useful Tips for Teachers Experiencing Edtech Frustration
The 8 strategies for dealing with it that he shares in his article are worth considering. It’s simple and sage advice that those of us either teaching with tech or wanting to start shouldn’t ignore.
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/8-tips-teachers-edtech-frustration…
13 Tips for Recording Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
It’s easier than ever to start recording your iPhone and other iOS device screens and turn them into a movie. It’s just a matter of mirroring your device onto your laptop with any number of apps then firing up …