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A record number of Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) courses will be offered this fall without the need for students to purchase textbooks.

https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/university/1/977865/b-zero-textbook-cost-program-continues-to-grow-at-kpu.html…

Critics of online learning often blame the medium itself rather than ineffective instruction, when the focus should be on how to deliver the best teaching possible using all available tools and formats, writes Andreina Parisi-Amon.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-online-learning-must-remain-part-education-toolkit…

Slido is an online tool that enables you to make interactive presentations and meetings.  It allows you to run live polls and add interactive quizzes and surveys to your presentations. Results of your polls can be displayed live as you …

QRishing is a form of phishing attack where hackers exploit QR codes to steal private information, install malicious software on a device, or direct a person to an unsafe website. So how do these attacks work? How can you avoid …

This paper is a good overview of the case for badges and a description (with some case studies) of their potential application, but aside from a one-sentence nod to Mozilla it does not get into any detail at all about …

The list is divided it into three sections: tools that support personal learning (PPL), tools for workplace learning (WPL), and tools for education. “It has become clear that whilst 2021 was the year of experimentation – with an explosion of …

Knowt is a free tool that I’ve written about a few time in the last couple of years. It’s a tool that you can use to create flashcards from scratch or by importing a document and letting Knowt automatically generate …

Public hotspots and PCs are dangerous for your privacy. Protect yourself while you’re out and about with these portable privacy apps for Windows.

https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-portable-privacy-apps/…

Take that college course you missed out on, get better at your job, or learn a new skill altogether with these free online learning resources.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90784573/best-free-online-classes…

Duolingo’s app made learning languages fun. Now it wants to do the same—for math.

https://www.popsci.com/technology/duolingo-math-app-beta-testing/…

If you have a PDF file in a foreign language, or if you need to send a PDF to someone in another language, here’s how you translate them.

https://www.makeuseof.com/translate-pdf-file-into-any-language/…

New technology meant to detect cheating by students taking tests at home could invade privacy, raise anxiety and be discriminatory.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/26/anti-cheating-technology-students-tests-proctorio…

Poor mental wellbeing in adolescents associated with low as well as high levels of digital engagement in study of 6,000 young people.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220601111818.htm…

Raindrop.io is the best place to keep all your favorite books, songs, articles or whatever else you come across while browsing.

https://raindrop.io/…

These speech to text apps offer a wide range of features that are especially ideal for us in education. Students can use them to record lectures and voice memos and have them automatically transcribed within minutes. Some of these apps …