The COVID-19 pandemic made traditionally proctored in-person exams impossible. This article provides a summary of the arguments against institutional adoption of remote proctoring services with a focus on equity, an account of the decision to avoid remote proctoring on the …
FAIR Competence Framework for Higher Education
“FAIR Competence Framework for Higher Education (Data Stewardship Professional Competence Framework)” is the third deliverable from Work Package 7 “FAIR Data Science and Professionalisation” of the FAIRsFAIR project (www.fairsfair.eu).
https://zenodo.org/record/4562089
…
75 Super EdTech Blogs to Follow
One of my main sources for new educational technology ideas, tools, and resources is reading blogs. Every day is an adventure to see what new technology integration ideas I can learn, explore, and share with others.
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2021/04/edtech-blogs.html…
Connectivism: A Literature Review for the New Pathway of Pandemic Driven Education
Connectivism which aims to explain the learning that takes place within the digital environment by learners’ forming networks with other learners and even digital
sources such as Wikis, blogs, data clouds etc. is a new theory for the 21st century …
Pros and cons of technology in the classroom, and which tools to use
Technology in Education has been among us for a long while, and due to the Covid-19 pandemic, technology-based teaching took a sprint. But let’s face it, it has not always been for the better. This article delves into the pros …
A Popular Study Found That Taking Notes By Hand Is Better Than By Laptop. But Is It?
A 2014 research study with a catchy title is often pointed to by those who worry that technology is having unexpected downsides in the classroom. It’s titled “The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note …
AI in education: features already adopted by Companies, Universities and Schools
AI use cases in education include such kinds of applications as: Artificial Intelligence in training, learning and development, AI in higher education and Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education. We’ve gathered and outlined real-life examples of AI in education for each …
From admissions to teaching to grading, AI is infiltrating higher education
As colleges’ use of the technology grows, so do questions about bias and accuracy.
Respecting Copyright in Distance Education
Can a film be shown during a synchronous activity? Can you distribute photocopies of a book on Moodle or LÉA? It is easy to get lost in all the considerations associated with copyright in education, especially when it comes to …
Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity
Like crafty genies, AIs will grant our wishes, and then hack them, exploiting our social, political, and economic systems like never before.
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-hackers-used-to-be-humans-soon-ais-will-hack-humanity…
Centralizing Communications on Teams to Provide Better Guidance to Students
In the Bioecology Technology program, 3rd-year students must set up a research project that is spread over 2 courses, Initiation à la recherche 1 and Initiation à la recherche 2 [Introduction to Research 1 and 2]. In order to provide …
AI vs. Maya Angelou: Experimental Evidence That People Cannot Differentiate AI-Generated From Human-Written Poetry
Can we tell the difference between a machine-generated poem and a human-written one? Do we prefer one over the other? Researchers Nils Kobis and Luca D. Mossink examine these questions through two studies observing human behavioural reactions to a natural …
Hypothesis — A Digital Tool to Foster Student Ownership of Reading Assignments
Hypothesis is a free open-source platform that not only provides students with a different way to demonstrate they’ve done the reading but more importantly allows students to work together to share information and build on the work of others.
Top 10 e-Learning Technologies of 2021
Below are a few of the Top 10 e-learning solutions of 2021.
https://www.apppicker.com/developernews/40876/Top-10-e-Learning-Technologies-of-2021…
How to support students in virtual learning environments
The mass migration to virtual learning that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic led to a profound change in student learning. While it presented many challenges, it also created opportunities for documenting responses.
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-students-virtual-environments.html…