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New income and expenditure data on Canadian universities came out over the summer courtesy of StatsCan and our friends over at the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO), so today it’s time to check in on what the latest …

To ban or not to ban, that is always the question when it comes to personal devices in the classroom.  While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure …

Years ago, in an interview, Steve Jobs told the world what courage means for Apple. He called it a quality that allows Apple to choose right technologies for its products and users. He also said that if the customers …

According to researchers, a new computer based brain training program helps improve a child’s performance in math and reading.

http://neurosciencenews.com/video-game-learning-5013/…

Much of Noam Chomsky’s revolution in linguistics—including its account of the way we learn languages—is being overturned.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-rebuts-chomsky-s-theory-of-language-learning/…

Microsoft has accepted that Windows 10 has failed to perform as expected. The software giant hoped that by mid-2018, Windows 10 will be running on 1 billion devices. Now, this number seems far-fetched due the constantly shrinking PC market …

A bunch of plant nuts decided to build Plantbot. You take or upload a photo of a plant, and using some machine learning tools available online, it’ll tell you whether or not your plant is healthy and what might …

Educators always feel strapped for time. If we can change our habits and create more productive ones, we can gain valuable hours back.

http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/09/06/10-life-hacking-tips-for-educators/…

This is the ultimate guide to how Facebook chooses what to show in your News Feed, and how you can get your content seen by more people. Understanding how the News Feed works is tough because the algorithm is …

Services like Cel.ly and Remind are great for sending reminders about important school and classroom events to parents and students. That said, students shouldn’t rely on teachers to remind them of their assignments. These are some of my favorite tools …

Evernote is dialing back the free version of its service and pushing key features to its premium tiers. The company’s decision to abruptly impose restrictions on nonpaying accounts has left many longtime users feeling, well, miffed. Luckily, there are …

Specialized robots that clean and provide security, robot-assisted surgery, natural language processing-augmented instruction, and helping people adapt as old jobs are lost and new ones are created: these are some of the profound challenges explored by a panel of academic …

In the past few years, the interest in MOOCs has surged. MOOCs or massive open online courses are being quoted for defining “reform” or “transformation” of traditional higher education.

http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/2054-mooc-open-educational-resources-higher-education…