Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

From science databases to document collections and more, here are 100 of the best search engines for academic research.

Now that almost all of your teaching is done remotely (at least temporarily) you are probably thinking about alternative ways to enhance students learning and create optimal learning experiences for them. Screencast videos are one way among many to help you do that. You can use them to create tutorials, video feedback, guides, explainers, video lessons, and many more. You can also use them to "provide personalized video mentorship and receive student responses to drive thoughtful conversations and collaborative thinking."

20 cognitive biases in a chart that could keep you from making a bad decision.

Peter Baumann suggests that our biases can get a bad rap, but that they're essential. He sees them as unconscious inclinations that we've developed over time, and most of the time, they reflect actual knowledge we've acquired about how the world works. They set the frameworks within which we live our lives. Our bias toward feeling safe, for example, keeps us (mostly) out of trouble, while a bias towards certain flavors sets us parameters for selecting the dish we'd like to eat at a restaurant. Of course, our biases are only as intelligent as we are, so occasionally they're pretty stupid.