Many professors worry that online systems like Discord and GroupMe are used for cheating, but they can also help build community.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-09-07-how-students-use-unofficial-online-backchannels-for-classes…
Google’s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive
Google’s AI chatbot can now answer questions based on the information it finds in your Gmail inbox and Drive storage.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23878999/google-bard-ai-chatbot-gmail-docs-drive-extensions…
How to Use the IFTTT App to Automate Your Tasks
Are you tired of doing repetitive tasks? Learn how to automate your daily routines with the IFTTT app and save time!
Publishers, Don’t Use AI Detection Tools!
While the motivation behind integrating AI detectors in the academic review is well-intentioned, the challenges they introduce necessitate a different approach. The scholarly publishing industry must be vigilant, weighing the potential pitfalls against the promise and exploring ways to harmoniously …
Using Padlet to Foster Collaborative and Autonomous Learning
With the idea of promoting student autonomy in mind, I was looking for a way to develop a more student-centered approach to teaching. This is when I discovered Padlet, a versatile online platform.
https://eductive.ca/en/resource/using-padlet-to-foster-collaborative-and-autonomous-learning/…
Project Gutenberg puts 5,000 audiobooks online for free using synthetic speech
Open book repository Project Gutenberg has turned thousands of its titles into audiobooks practically overnight using synthetic speech, available now for download or streaming on multiple services. The selection is a bit idiosyncratic (as indeed the archive’s is generally) but …
10 EdTech Tools That’s Enhancing The Digital Classroom
Rapid technological development has enabled widespread digitization of organizational structures, helping to create a more sustainable and efficient enterprise supply chain. During the last two decades, ongoing investment and adoption of new technology have allowed organizations to upskill their workforce, …
How to Use PowerPoint’s Designer Feature to Take the Pain Out of Presentations
Using PowerPoint Designer is easy; simply input text and images into slides, click on the “Designer” button, choose a suggested design, and make any necessary tweaks. Designer can even generate appropriate images, charts, and diagrams based on the slide content, …
Guide on the use of Generative AI (Government of Canada)
This document provides preliminary guidance to federal institutions on their use of generative AI tools. This includes instances where these tools are deployed by federal institutions. It provides an overview of generative AI, identifies challenges and concerns relating to its …
The Top 5 Tech Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For
Here’s my overview of some game-changing trends, along with my predictions for how each of them will impact life, society and the planet.
29 of the best Harvard University courses you can take for free
Learn all about AI, Python programming, and much more without spending anything.
https://mashable.com/uk/deals/free-harvard-courses-september…
Your iPhone will soon be able to track your mental health with iOS 17, but what are the implications for your well-being?
A new mood tracker (dubbed “State of Mind”) will ask users to rate how they feel both in random moments (from unpleasant to pleasant) and daily. Mental health questionnaires will provide users with a preliminary screening for depression (using the …
UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers and School Students – A work in progress
Building on a host of guiding frameworks on AI and Education aimed at policy makers, UNESCO offers this draft AI Competency Framework for Teachers (AI CFT). The AI CFT serves as a practical, living guide for teachers in navigating the …
4 Ways to Let ChatGPT Read PDFs
If you’re using ChatGPT as a productivity tool, feeding it documents will likely come in handy. Here are some ways to let the bot read PDF files.
Teaching with AI checklist
I pulled together my notes from the last 9 months of doing sessions on Generative AI and compiled them yesterday. Shout out to Nick Baker for adding some things, editing some things and overall making it more nicely to readish.…