Posts Tagged ‘Software Systems’

Integrating Media Literacy in Social Studies Teacher Education

Social studies teacher educators must confront the new realities of democratic citizenship education in an era dominated by misinformation and fake news.  Using the Teacher Education Technology Competencies (TETCs) as a guide, the authors provide a five-part action plan for situating media literacy within social studies teacher education: connecting media literacy with the purposes of […]

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Digital Learners: An International Empirical Integrative Review of the Literature

The author, preparing for a new position as a doctoral research faculty at the American College of Education (ACE), conducted an extensive integrated literature review of “digital natives” and related terms. Focus of the review was directed specifically around digital learners defined as those born between 1980 and 1994. The results clearly revealed a variety […]

Download Report: Americans and Digital Knoweldge

A majority of U.S. adults can answer fewer than half the questions correctly on a digital knowledge quiz, and many struggle with certain cybersecurity and privacy questions Pew Research Center

Artificial Intelligence in Educational Technology

Artificial Intelligence in Educational Technology This whitepaper from the team at Fountech.ai examines the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven solutions can have on the educational sector; how this technology can assist teaching and learning at every level, from basic literacy to postgraduate study. Clearly, it’s beyond the scope of this WhitePaper to analyse every […]

Why We Are Using Blockchain for Digital Credentialing

It’s been just over a year since the East Coast Polytechnic Institute began issuing digital diplomas as an early adopter of blockchain technology and the Blockcerts open standard. During that time, our institution has issued nearly 1,600 digital diplomas and become a leading advocate for the use of blockchain for secure digital credentials. Campus Technology

Developing Open Practices in Teacher Education: An Example of Integrating OER and Developing Renewable Assignments

This manuscript offers a reasoning for and example of integrating Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy within a teacher education course. We highlight a collaborative partnership between library faculty and education faculty and the decision points and processes we used when redesigning this course to provide an example of adopting OER and our considerations […]

Marking aids top score on teachers’ edtech wish list

A new survey has revealed that, when asked to choose in which field of edtech teachers would most like to see investment, nothing outranks aids to reduce marking time. Educational Technology

Is Your ERP Platform Burning?

As legacy ERP solutions begin to show their age, the difference between “cloud-enabled” and “cloud-native” software is becoming a flash point for many higher education institutions. Campus Technology

How a new AI-powered service is helping one global company transform employee knowledge sharing

Developing a master plan to transform John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Replacing a double-deck road with a massive tunnel in Seattle. Keeping beachgoers safe from polluted waters in New Zealand with advanced analytics. Those are just a few of the thousands of complex projects delivered each year by Mott MacDonald, a global […]

Georgia Universities Forge Partnership on Cybersecurity

Clark Atlanta and Augusta universities have announced a new plan that will see them partner on cyberphysical and cybersecurity research and opportunities for their students to earn degrees in those fields. Government Technology