Universal Design for Learning- Studio G Architects Celebrates Completion of Florence Roche Elementary School - Boston Real Estate Times January 9, 2025
- Explore how to apply Universal Design for Learning in the classroom - UM Today January 6, 2025
- Explore how to apply Universal Design for Learning in the classroom - UM Today January 6, 2025
- December 13, 2024 - www.alfred.edu December 13, 2024
- The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning January Workshops - UM Today December 10, 2024
- CAST and FETC Partner to Champion Inclusive Technology in Education - Newswire December 9, 2024
- (PDF) Text-to-Speech Software and Reading Comprehension: The Impact for Students with Learning Disabilities - ResearchGate December 9, 2024
- ASU Accessibility Awareness Day advocates for a more inclusive digital future - Arizona State University November 15, 2024
- Education and AI
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools into Education and the Workforce - PA Times January 10, 2025
- BT Connect To Discuss Artificial Intelligence In Education - Patch January 10, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence in education: California’s approach and community perspectives - West Side Index & Gustine Press-Standard January 10, 2025
- SUNY board approves civic discourse, artificial intelligence requirements - Newsday January 9, 2025
- International Day of Education 2025 global event in Paris - Artificial Intelligence and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation - UNESCO January 9, 2025
- The effect of growing artificial intelligence usage on education - The Gateway Online January 8, 2025
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education for Improved Patient Care - Medical News Bulletin January 8, 2025
- Artificial intelligence - Machine Learning, Robotics, Algorithms - Britannica January 8, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Cybercrime kingpins exploit social media to recruit local accomplices: Probe - Deccan Herald January 11, 2025
- All-American Bowl 2025: Score, Recruit Commitments and Social Media Reaction - Bleacher Report January 11, 2025
- Social media is ‘sabotaging mental health’: Why Rep. Auchincloss pushes so hard for a TikTok sale - Yahoo! Voices January 11, 2025
- KORZUS’ Veteran Vocalist Goes To Social Media To Ask For A Job - Metal Addicts January 11, 2025
- Soulja Boy Randomly Drags Drake In Viral Social Media Rant - The Shade Room January 11, 2025
- Tencent spokesperson says company's designation as a Chines military business is 'clearly a mistake' - The Dallas Express January 11, 2025
- Does social media favor right-wing parties? - Vox News Albania January 11, 2025
- Cooper Flagg: Duke superstar draws massive social media reaction after 42-point game - Saturday Down South January 11, 2025
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU streamlines program completion by translating prior learning, experience into credits - Education News Canada January 9, 2025
- KDocsFF goes on hiatus after founder and festival director suffers hip fracture - Pancouver December 21, 2024
- Local business partnering with KPU to do several research projects in Cloverdale - Surrey Now Leader December 13, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU alum's book on Taylor Swift's fashion becomes New York Times bestseller - Education News Canada December 3, 2024
- Artist Mayuresh Ambekar hopes his new mural will motivate students to explore their potential at Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Pancouver November 27, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Anthropology student researches human-bear conflicts in northern B.C. - Education News Canada November 19, 2024
- KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Researchers explore memory failure across the lifespan - Education News Canada November 13, 2024
- B.C. Election: What the results across Metro Vancouver tell us about the 2024 vote - Vancouver Sun October 21, 2024
Author Archives: Robert Basil
Ricotta / Ree-goat
In Fairport, New York, where I grew up, there were lots of Italian American families, and I had many Italian American friends (still do). I married an Italian American from Liverpool, New York, and have a son from this marriage … Continue reading
“Sedulous aping”
“Memory” – or memoria – is one of the five canons of classical rhetoric. Write Brett and Kate McKay in their excellent blog “The Art of Manliness”: Anciently, almost all rhetorical communication was done orally in the public forum. Ancient … Continue reading
“Epic translation success”
Read more at the always alert, amusing, and erudite Language Log.
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What would be on *your* “shadow CV”?
Regarding Devoney Looser’s ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ article “Me and My Shadow CV: What would my vita look like if it recorded not just the success of my professional life but also the many, many rejections?” my friend Jonathan Mayhew … Continue reading
Where the three dots came from …
In a recent piece in The Guardian, “Unfinished story … how the ellipsis arrived in English literature,” Alison Flood describes the work of Cambridge University professor Anne Toner, who locates the origin of the ellipsis – “the mark of incomplete … Continue reading
New Sophos series: “What is …?”
Sophos, the esteemed network-security company, is starting a new series on its always erudite blog. It is called “What Is …,” and it promises to turn “technical jargon into plain English.” The inaugural post, written by Paul Ducklin, is called … Continue reading
Free musical scores
I prefer my classical-piano sheet music to be professionally edited, published, and printed. I like the help with fingering editors provide, and I like big easy-to-read pages in front of me. When I am experimenting with new (to me) composers, … Continue reading
Foreign loanwords in transition: What should they look like?
You might be surprised how often this comes up for professional writers and editors. Bryan Garner, the ace lawyer & editor & language authority, explains: The more arcane or technical a loanword, the more likely it is to retain a … Continue reading
On Poetry
My friend Jonathan Mayhew has been on a tear of late, publishing a series of manifestos on poetry in his wonderful blog, Stupid Motivational Tricks. Some snippets (but read the whole thing): Manifesto (1) Nobody knows what poetry is for. … Continue reading
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The angry period. When texting.
Writes Clair Landsbaum in complex.com: It’s much easier to be aggressive over text because you’re not face-to-face with the person you’re talking to, and people are finding new ways to express that aggression via the humble period. A new study … Continue reading