Par Alexandre Roberge. Cette application qui fait jaser depuis un an. Achetée en janvier 2015 pour un montant non déterminé (oscillant entre 50 et 100 millions) par Twitter, Periscope a été lancé le 26 mars 2015 dernier. Voir l'article...
A Moment of Clarity on the Role of Technology in Teaching
By Phil Hill. On April 1, the MIT Online Education Policy Initiative released its report,“Online Education: A Catalyst for Higher Education Reforms.” The Carnegie Corporation-funded group was created in mid-2014, immediately after an earlier initiative looked at the future of online education at MIT. More...
Going Low-Tech with Paper To-Do Lists
By Anastasia Salter. While at ProfHacker we are continually watching for more efficient and helpful technological solutions to the everyday challenges of academic life, sometimes the right pad of paper is better than the most feature-rich app. Read more...
Reflecting on Grids and Gestures
By Anastasia Salter. Last week I wrote about Nick Sousanis’s call for an experimental week of comics-esque journaling, Grids & Gestures. Along with many folks on Twitter, I participated in this daily exercise of chronicling a day through a grid and a series of gestures, loosely defined, without trying to “draw” so much as interpret ideas and emotions. Read more...
Text Analysis With Voyant 2.0
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. A few weeks ago, coincidentally during Day of DH 2016, it was brought to my attention that Voyant, a web-based text analysis tool, had upgraded to Version 2.0. Read more...
What I Learned from Student-Created Learning Taxonomies
By Maha Bali. My assignments are often inspired by things I learn about from my Personal Learning Network (PLN), and this particular assignment is inspired by several people. Read more...
Looking for an Exchange Calendar for Mac? Try Fantastical 2.2
By Jason B. Jones. Like most of the apps Apple bundles with OS X, Calendar is very . . . eh. The best thing you can say about it is that plays pretty well with the various iDevices, and it can be used as a source of data for other calendaring apps. Read more...
How Bitcoin Technology Could Make College Credentials More Secure
By C . The technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin could have an impact on the credentials of the future. More...
Scholars wary of technology 'over-promising and under-delivering'
By Chris Havergal. McGraw-Hill Education chief executive says companies must work to allay ‘legitimate concerns’ of higher education staff. More...
A 3-part guide to successful maker spaces
By Ronald Bethke. A recent panel hosted by The New Media Consortium detailed a framework for designing maker spaces and maker programs, allocating resources, and supporting making as a quality learning experience. More...