Universal Design for Learning- ASU Accessibility Awareness Day advocates for a more inclusive digital future - Arizona State University November 15, 2024
- Reducing Barriers to Learning with Universal Design for Learning - University of Nebraska–Lincoln November 13, 2024
- Why Accessibility Will Be the Next Big Demand From K-12 Districts - Education Week November 7, 2024
- Inclusive education: Get started by making small changes to your education practice | Teaching & Learning - UCL - University College London November 4, 2024
- Assistive Technology (AT): Many Possibilities to Consider - Good Morning Wilton November 3, 2024
- 10 Tips toward Accessibility - American Libraries November 1, 2024
- Dreamery Speaker Series: Sessions focus on inclusive learning and accessibility - Penn State University October 31, 2024
- Professional learning spotlight: OCDE to offer training on Universal Design for Learning - OCDE Newsroom September 26, 2024
- Education and AI
- Everyday AI: Artificial intelligence in education - CSIRO November 24, 2024
- Wharton School Launches New Coursera Course On AI In Education - BusinessBecause November 22, 2024
- How to Become an AI Engineer: Skills, & Salary [2025] - Simplilearn November 22, 2024
- How do civil rights laws apply to AI in schools? - K-12 Dive November 21, 2024
- Artificial intelligence in UK financial services - 2024 - Bank of England November 21, 2024
- University Launches Master’s Degree for AI in Education - Education Week November 19, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence in Education Market Report - GlobeNewswire November 18, 2024
- Application of Artificial Intelligence to Education in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Guardian November 18, 2024
- Social Media Policy
- Luther College student arrested for social media threats to harm fellow students - KGAN TV November 25, 2024
- Social Media Platforms Urge Australian Government to Delay Age Restrictions for Children Under 16 - Lawyer Monthly Magazine November 25, 2024
- Unlocking the potential of social media on food additives for effective science communication - Nature.com November 25, 2024
- Story from Dairy Management: What social media isn’t saying about dairy and gut health - USA TODAY November 25, 2024
- Why is social media abuzz over Kraft's gluten-free mac & cheese? The mac mix-up explained. - USA TODAY November 25, 2024
- Kendrick Lamar Screaming 'Mustard' On 'TV Off' Has Swept Social Media - BET November 25, 2024
- 'Reminder That Social Media Is Not Real': TikTok Influencer Arrested for Shoplifting from Target After Featuring Stolen Merchancise In Video Post - Atlanta Black Star November 25, 2024
- Authority concerned about social media, streaming services detracting from Dutch media - NL Times November 25, 2024
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - 'To honour and learn' from Indigenous communities: KPU launches archeological assessments of university land - Education News Canada November 21, 2024
- Kwantlen University student newspaper threatened with shutdown - MSN November 20, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Anthropology student researches human-bear conflicts in northern B.C. - Education News Canada November 19, 2024
- KPU graduate showcases collection at Vancouver Fashion Week - Richmond News November 17, 2024
- KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Researchers explore memory failure across the lifespan - Education News Canada November 13, 2024
- B.C. student unions struggle with transparency, prompting calls for legal reform - The Langara Voice November 6, 2024
- B.C. Election: What the results across Metro Vancouver tell us about the 2024 vote - Vancouver Sun October 21, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU community honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal - Education News Canada October 17, 2024
Author Archives: Robert Basil
Needing Readers
In my classes, as well as in my career as a “communications guy,” I stress the requirement that all written pieces be read by one or several people prior to submission or publication. My friend, the scholar Jonathan Mayhew, has … Continue reading
The Muse
I’m not a great creative individual by any stretch, but I do respect my muse and do *not* screw with it. My friend kat passed along this letter by musician Nick Cave, which he wrote to MTV in 1996, in … Continue reading
Doing the reading …
Although I am sure there *are* professors who have estimated how long it will take their students to complete their assigned tasks – written assignments, presentations, homework activities, project research, and textbook reading – I doubt I know any who … Continue reading
Peruse this …
I recently finished a pretty good book, The Lexicographer’s Dilemma: The Evolution of ‘Proper’ English from Shakespeare to South Park, by Rutgers Professor Jack Lynch. It provides a helpful history of the English language dictionary (other European languages had dictionaries long before … Continue reading
Oh, British Columbia … You are consuming your seed corn
My province’s teachers have lost a big battle. From the Vancouver Sun just now: VANCOUVER – The provincial government has scored a major victory in court, with the appeal court Thursday overturning a judgment that would have restored class size … Continue reading
Yik Yak and Meerkat
When Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for USA president at Liberty University yesterday, many students in the audience used the Smartphone app Yik Yak to mock the junior senator from Texas (and to complain that they were coerced to attend the event … Continue reading
Marketing in the Digital World: Student Blogs
Posts and up-to-the-minute news from my Kwantlen Polytechnic University digital-marketing class. The learning in this course is truly crowd-sourced.
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Funny sign
Glover Road, Langley, BC, near Kwantlen Polytechnic University. (cross-posted at basil.CA)
The unending report card
In a development that would have stricken terror in me in my elementary-school days, a Langley, BC school district is employing a new software platform that allows parents to monitor their children’s work – and grades – on a daily … Continue reading