The annual tech-fest known as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place Jan. 6- 9 in Las Vegas, and companies new and old have already unveiled their latest bells and whistles. Here are 10 newly introduced products with the …
Newton’s New Law of Teaching: When Quality Instruction and Technology Intersect
With a generous bit of literary license, we can borrow from Sir Isaac and posit that in terms of student outcomes, Achievement equals Quality Instruction times Innovation (A = QI x I).
Five Ways Online Learning is Enabling Change in Post-Secondary Education
There are five changes occurring in pedagogy as a result of the prevalence of technology that are having a significant impact on post-secondary education.
How to Choose the Right Tools for Your Online Course
A growing number of schools and nonprofits are building their first online courses. If you’re considering migrating your professional development program, curriculum, or training online, you’ll quickly be asking: “What platform should we use?”
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-01-10-how-to-choose-the-right-tools-for-your-online-course…
6 New EdTech Tools for Teachers
Some of the things you can do with these web tools include: creating different types of diagrams (e.g flowcharts and organizational charts), solve math problems, build and share word searches online, convert/compress and share video files and more!
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/01/6-new-edtech-tools-for-teachers.html…
Open and Online Education Trend Report 2015
The Open Education Trend Report 2015 describes the trends in open and online education in the Netherlands and abroad from the perspective of Dutch higher education in nine articles by Dutch open and online education experts and eight brief …
Microsoft Neural Net Shows Deep Learning Can Get Way Deeper
Computer vision now a part of everyday life. Facebook recognizes faces in the photos you post to the popular social network. All of this “seeing” stems from a remarkably effective breed of artificial intelligence called deep learning. But as far …
Young, educated and underemployed: are we building a nation of PhD baristas?
Recent labour market analysis by the Canadian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), building on previous work by Statistics Canada, paints a grim picture relevant to our concerns youth underemployment.
4 Trends Shaping Higher Education in 2016
With each new year come new promises of technology disruptions in higher education. In 2015, we saw record investment in edtech; and competency-based education programs gained momentum with colleges and universities. What changes will 2016 bring?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-01-19-4-trends-shaping-higher-education-in-2016…
The 37 Best Websites To Learn Something New
Forget overpriced schools, long days in a crowded classroom, and pitifully poor results. These websites and apps cover myriads of science, art, and technology topics. They will teach you practically anything, most of them for free.
https://medium.com/life-learning/the-37-best-websites-to-learn-something-new-895e2cb0cad4…
How messy problems can inspire creativity
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Presentation of the Week: Bring Your Textbook to Life! Ideas and Resources
Creating Flipped Lessons With VideoNotes
VideoNot.es is one of my favorite tools for flipped classroom settings because it is easy to use and it integrates with Google Drive. VideoNotes allows you to load a video on the left side of your screen then on the …
Here’s who comes after Generation Z: What is Generation Alpha?
Gen Alpha doesn’t just use technology, they integrate it into their lives flawlessly.
Analytics give universities tools to drive academic success
In 2013, University of Technology Sydney embarked on an experiment to motivate students. It used data to produce a “dashboard” that showed students their level of engagement relative to a top performing student. It was meant to spur them …