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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar
Navigating A World of Generative AI:
Suggestions for Educators
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
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Generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges for education. This webinar for educators aims to equip you with the insights and strategies needed to navigate this evolving landscape. We focus on instructional strategies to harness the benefits of AI while also nurturing the unique abilities of humans to tackle global challenges in the 21st century.
This webinar will help you:
- Demystify AI: Understand the capabilities and limitations of generative AI. Distinguish human intelligence from AI via analogies and illustrations.
- Re-envision education: Embark on a paradigm shift, moving away from a product-focused approach to a process-focused model of education. Embrace the transformative power of the learning process and move beyond transactions in which “learning products” are exchanged for grades.
- Address concerns about plagiarism: Examine the decline of curiosity and intrinsic motivation in traditional education systems, and advocate for next-generation models of education that foster an ecosystem of motivation and learning.
- Maximize educators’ impact: Explore the crucial role educators play in the AI-enhanced learning landscape. Discover concrete strategies to demystify AI, promote the learning process, honour learner agency and cultivate human skills that AI can’t replicate.
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Dr. Lydia Cao
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education
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Professor Chris Dede
Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education
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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar
Rethinking Digital Literacy:
Toward a Holistic Digital Competency
Framework for Teachers
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
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In this webinar, Dr. Garry Falloon, Research Professor in Education at the Federation University of Australia, introduces an expanded Teacher Digital Competency (TDC) framework that embeds the technical skills of earlier literacies’ approaches within a wider and more holistic landscape.
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10 Practical Ways Students Can Leverage
AI in Their College and University Studies
In this article, Contact North | Contact Nord describes 10 ways that AI apps and resources can support effective learning for students, including:
- Understanding and exploring ideas
- Tools for research and projects
- Data analysis and analytics
- Presentations
- Tools for revision and exam preparation
Read the full story
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Dr. Tony Bates’ Latest Blog:
Online Learning and Distance Education
In this blog post, Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates reviews three newly published research articles on faculty attitudes and perceptions of online learning post-pandemic.
Read Dr. Bates’ post:
Faculty preferences for mode of delivery following the COVID-19 pandemic
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Podcasts and Vodcasts
on Online Learning
Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) Podcast
Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) is an ongoing conversation on the future of learning with educators and education leaders from across the globe. Hosted by Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao, these conversations began during the COVID-19 crisis and continue today. Based on the creation of equitable, humanistic and sustainable learning ecosystems that meet the needs of all learners, the conversations are hosted live on YouTube every Saturday (typically 5:30 p.m. EST) and are archived on their website, where you can find more than 100 previous episodes.
Choose your episode
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Contact North | Contact Nord’s Directory
of 75+ Ontario EdTech Companies
Ontario is a major hub in the fast-growing edtech market, with more than 75 established and recent start-ups in educational technology and corporate training.
With this searchable directory, Contact North | Contact Nord provides colleges, universities, training providers and investors from the around the world with information on how to find the latest products and services from Ontario-based edtech companies. Their products and services often lead to improved learning experiences.
Explore the directory
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Upcoming Events in Online Learning
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
October 9–12, 2023 | Chicago, IL
October 18–19, 2023 | Online
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference brings together professionals and technology providers from around the world to share ideas, grow professionally and discover solutions to today’s challenges.
The conference’s community-generated program showcases future directions, best practices, stories of successful collaborations, lessons learned and solutions to community-wide issues within various program tracks.
For more information and to register
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About Contact North | Contact Nord
Contact North | Contact Nord increases the number of underserved Ontario residents who take online programs and courses from Ontario’s colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, and other providers while remaining in their community.
We recruit and provide free support services to students in 1,500+ rural and remote communities, in person at 78 locations across the province, or by phone, email, live chat or virtually. Our services are available in English and French. We help increase access and success for underrepresented learner groups, including:
- Francophone learners
- Indigenous learners
- Unemployed learners
- Learners accessing Ontario Works
- Learners with disabilities
Visit contactnorth.ca for more information
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