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If you’ve become hyper-aware of being tracked online and having your data collected without your explicit consent, you’ve arrived at the right place. We describe how to stop yourself from being tracked, or how to limit it anyway.

https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/129779-how-to-see-who-s-tracking-you-online-and-stop-them-easily-why-give-away-your-data-for-free

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Google Books is one of my favorite search tools. Unfortunately, students often overlook it as a research tool unless they’ve been shown how it works. In this short video I provide a demonstration of the key features of the current …

Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta yesterday, as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sweeping vision of creating a next-generation “embodied” internet inspired by science fiction, where users, as he described it, will be “in the experience, not just looking …

Google’s new AI architecture could turn machine learning systems from one-trick ponies into much more versatile and insightful programs.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-unveils-pathways-a-next-gen-ai-that-can-be-trained-to-multitask/…

Should children be taught computer programming and be exposed to high-tech at an early age? ‘After reading, writing and arithmetic, ‘one expert stresses, ‘it’s important for kids to know programming’.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-early-should-kids-learn-to-code-1.10337868…

Learning sites have been widely popular due to the need for people to upskill. A lot of learning sites have popped up catering to different learning needs. For those who want to put up an educational site, you would need …

Looking for the best grammar checking tool between Grammarly and Microsoft Editor, but not sure which to pick? Find out which one to choose here.

https://www.makeuseof.com/grammarly-vs-microsoft-editor/

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Microsoft Word wouldn’t be the tool it is without its productive features. Here are several features that can help you every day.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-hidden-microsoft-word-features-will-make-life-easier…

Most schools view computer programming as just a technical ability. Steve McIntosh challenges today’s school curriculums to view computer programming as a substitute for foreign language in that it has quickly become essential to society.

https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_mcintosh_programming_as_a_second_language…

Looking to improve your writing skills? Then check out these online writing courses.

https://www.makeuseof.com/best-online-writing-courses-platforms/…

Students on both sides of hybrid model complain of tech issues, disruptions in learning.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hybrid-learning-high-school-1.6217868…

MOOCs are back big time. What does their resurgence mean for higher education in Canada?

https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/moocs-are-back…

The feature was previously limited to paid Zoom meeting accounts.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22744704/zoom-auto-generated-captions-available-free-accounts-accessibility…

How, in practice, did HyFlex instruction for large lectures work out? One University of Copenhagen researcher studied exactly that in a study just published in the Danish journal, Læring og Medier (Learning and Media).

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-research-comparing-online-to-in-person-student-engagement-surprising-results…

Universities are not transforming into dedicated distance or online education providers, even if the use of digital technologies on residential programmes is seeing some change. So what has changed in the online education landscape of higher education?

https://www.neilmosley.com/blog/online-education-so-whats-changed…