Macromedia Updates E-learning Tools
According to the article, "The new version (or Authorware), 7, includes a number of enhancements intended to streamline the process of putting together such presentations, most notably the ability to import files created in Microsoft's PowerPoint software." More...

‘Evidence’ and the EEF toolkit: Reliable science or a blunt set of tools?
Terry Wrigley, BERA Blog, 2018/06/29

This article looks at issues related to the idea of ‘Evidence-based teaching’. More...

It’s easier than you think to craft AI tools without typing a line of code
James Vincent, The Verge, 2018/06/13
OK, this isn't quite as easy as depicted in the article, and to actually use it to do anything you will have to type some lines of code, but the gist of the article points to an important new trend in software, specifically, the ability to use services to build features that are then accessible through other applications that you build. More...

As Google for Education tools enter classrooms across Canada, some parents are asking to opt-out
Craig Desson, Josh Flear, CBC, 2018/06/11
Google is not only creating new consumers in schools, it's creating a new consumer database from schools. "According to Google's privacy policy for their educational products, the company doesn't collect student data for advertising purposes or sell them to third parties. The apps are also ad-free. More...

Apporter une nouvelle dynamique, soutenir les équipes, pré-recruter… Accueillir un stagiaire offre des avantages certains pour l’entreprise. Pour dénicher les talents de demain, il s’agit d’aller les chercher là où ils se trouvent. Plus...

Personal Webpublishing as a Reflective Conversational Tool For Self-organized Learning
On the one hand, we have all the commercial applications here (publishers, broadcasters, LMS, you know...). On the other hand, we have BlogTalk in Vienna. It's an interesting contrast - too bad I couldn't go to both. Oh well. To give you an idea of what's happening in Austria, here's Seb Fiedler's BlogTalk paper, now much revised. More...