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Younger students in colleges and universities say they’d like their personalized data to be leveraged toward a more beneficial, meaningful experience—right away.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/big-data/students-colleges-use-data/?all…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella adds commitment to education-minded products at event introducing $189 laptops, 3-D and collaborative apps, new Windows 10 S and tools for managing devices.

http://edscoop.com/microsoft-unveils-next-wave-of-collaborative-products-for-educators…

Colleges and universities are employing robots on wheels to connect online students with face-to-face classes.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/04/26/robots-classrooms-connect-distance-learners-classrooms…

The Padagogy Wheel is designed to help educators think – systematically, coherently, and with a view to long term, big-picture outcomes – about how they use mobile apps in their teaching.

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/blooms-taxonomy/the-padagogy-wheel/…

Virtual reality sounds like a far-off futuristic concept. When we hear the words “virtual reality” we may think of people wearing big helmets that transport them to another location from the comfort of their home (or classroom). However, virtual …

“Machine learning and AI is a horizontal enabling layer. It will empower and improve every business, every government organization, every philanthropy — basically there’s no institution in the world that cannot be improved with machine learning.”

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/jeff-bezos-explains-amazons-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-strategy/…

Teachers are embracing OER and related open products and services and challenging their colleges and universities to embrace “open source” as a principle in their work in online learning and student support. Now is the time to reflect on …

Canada is spending millions to ensure all citizens have access to home internet with download speeds of at least 50Mbps and upload speeds of 10Mbps in the next 10 to 15 years.

https://futurism.com/canada-to-spend-750-million-to-ensure-all-citizens-have-internet-access/…

Here are 10 ways we can create a culture of innovation in our classrooms and schools, and spark creativity and innovation in our students.

https://medium.com/innovative-teaching-academy/10-ways-to-make-innovation-real-in-your-school-49fe300c2355…

Arguments against classroom technology are often unsupported by empirical evidence.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/08/myths-classroom-technology/…

Every technology rises, then falls: soon it will be the turn of the smartphone. But what will replace it?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-death-of-the-smartphone-is-closer-than-you-think-heres-what-comes-next/…

“Innovation” is one of the most used words in education right now.  Here are some misconceptions about the word that we need to dispell to protect “innovation” in education from becoming a buzzword.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7305…