Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

A step-by-step tutorial on how to create an interactive map with Visme, a free online infographic and presentation tool.

The latest Educause Horizon report names six major barriers to the innovation, adoption or scale of technology in higher education.

Teachers can progress in their use of technology. Even though we’re busy. Even though we’ve got so much to do. We can do it. In this webinar, I’ll be sharing how to help teachers “innovate like a turtle.” This practical, simple way to improve is my personal secret to success. Teachers, administrators, and IT Directors […]

According to Gartner, 50% of search will shift to voice search by 2020. And in the cases of personal assistants, if your business doesn’t come in first, it comes in last. Marketers scrambling to make sure they’re optimized to take those top spots ranked voice search high on their list of 2019 priorities, with 36.1% naming voice search a top trend. Holmes says that as voice search becomes more common, search queries will most likely get more specific and companies need to start anticipating those queries sooner, rather than later.

As technology offers more ways to stay connected and access information, forward-thinking higher-ed leaders are leveraging voice technology such as Amazon’s Alexa to help students acclimate to campus life and feel like they’re at home.

That’s what happened last year at Saint Louis University (SLU), for instance, when the college deployed Alexa-enabled devices in every student room on campus.

Campus leaders had begun looking at voice technology as a way to help improve the student experience and personalize social and academic activities down the road.

6 Characteristics Of Tomorrow's Classroom Technology

Benjamin Brandall

by Nick LaFave

School administrators have a lot on their plates each day. These officials are often responsible for selecting edtech and setting procedures for implementing technology throughout the school. However, some administrators are still guilty of making common mistakes with their own technology. You can avoid some of these mistakes by becoming aware of these five common areas where administrators are failing with their technology.

Sometimes it’s just quicker and easier to show someone an idea or concept rather than try to say it to them. Other situations demand that you present an idea in multiple formats.

I know when I was in school (back in ancient, rotary-phone days), it would have been really helpful if my teacher could have sent me home with a recording of exactly how she tackled the example calculus problem. 

Check 4 tried and tested Flash To HTLM5 Conversion Strategies and discover how you can adapt those to suit your specific needs and enjoy great courses.

ClipClip is a clipboard manager software for Windows. It saves any type of information that can be copied to clipboard such as images, texts and links.

“Don’t just teach a lesson. Create an EXPERIENCE.” That line from Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess has stuck with me for years. It beckons us in, compelling us to engage out students in learning that’s memorable — that they’ll want to talk to others about! As I read through the book, I kept […]

If smartphones are harming our ability to focus, how should teachers change their methods to give children the skills they need?

By Professor Grainne Conole.

I recently attended a HEA Future-focus Forum on Digital Transformation and Empowering Technologies in Higher Education. Prior to the meeting a paper was circulated setting the scene for the meeting. This contextualized the topic by referencing various Irish and EU relevant documents, including the Irish Future Jobs Initiative, the Digital Agenda for Europe, the European Digital Education Action Plan, the European Higher Education Area in 2018, etc.

The paper argued that digital transformation is pervasive and can be understood as the changes that digital technology causes or influences in all aspects of human life. In addition, Higher Education will change significantly over the coming years due to digital transformation. Critical questions include: how can higher education Institutions (HEI) provide leadership in ensuring an ethical and responsible use of technology and data? How do we empower people to build a data-first culture and future proof our digital infrastructure? What are the challenges and how do we prepare for them? What international best practice exists to inform a national approach to digital transformation in Higher Education?

I trust you have had a well-deserved break and you are ramping up for a great start to 2019 whether it is the beginning of the year or mid-year. I wanted to start 2019 by sharing my current favorit…

Looking back at the state of the e-learning industry in 2018 and where we are today in 2019.

Technological advancements, have an instrumental role to play for the future of education. Get into the know of the latest trends.

Canvas is the new Virtual Learning Environment that will replace WebLearn. Here Kate Lindsay, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning, explores how the Canvas @ Oxford project will 'advance education at Oxford by providing an intuitive digital platform for all.' Words by Kate Lindsay, adapted from her presentation at the Canvas Early Adopters event in September 2018.

What is datafication? And how does it affect education? These questions were put to me ahead of conference discussion panel recently. While writing a few notes, it quickly became apparent I needed some categories to sort out my thinking. In simple terms, datafication can be said to refer to ways of seeing, understanding and engaging with the world through digital data. This definition draws attention to how data makes things visible, knowable, and explainable, and thus amenable to some form of action or intervention. However, to be a bit more specific, there are at least ten ways of defining datafication.