Universal Design for Learning
- Learning Genie Unveils First AI Curriculum Agent at ASU-GSV - The Malaysian Reserve April 8, 2025
- Use AI and the metaverse to keep your students engaged online - Times Higher Education April 7, 2025
- How to integrate essential Universal Design for Learning principles - TrainingZone April 4, 2025
- 2025 AMS OER and UDL Champions - UBC Faculty of Forestry April 4, 2025
- UConn Waterbury’s Neurovariability Initiative: Where Cognitive Strengths Fuel Learning for All - UConn Today April 2, 2025
- CAST Opens Nominations for 2nd Annual UDL Awards to Celebrate Inclusive Education Excellence - Newswire.com April 1, 2025
- Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning Book Group - KFOR.com March 31, 2025
- Universal Design for Learning - SUNY - The State University of New York March 27, 2025
Education and AI
- Artificial Intelligence Science degree approved by State Board of Education - The Arbiter | Boise State April 9, 2025
- Anáhuac University, host of the National AI Forum 2025 organized by the SEP - Universidad Anáhuac April 7, 2025
- Think our education system is bad now? Wait ’til AI takes over. - The Hill April 5, 2025
- Student and faculty research team helps unlock the potential of AI in education - Willamette University April 3, 2025
- Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Classroom - War on the Rocks April 3, 2025
- Anthropic Debuts Version of Claude AI Model for Higher Education - PYMNTS.com April 2, 2025
- Augmented intelligence in medicine - American Medical Association April 1, 2025
- AI in schools: What you need to know - GOV.UK blogs March 31, 2025
Social Media Policy
- U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’ - The Washington Post April 10, 2025
- Two Northeast Iowa school boards hold closed meeting after joint superintendent’s social media comments create uproar - KCRG April 10, 2025
- US says it will deny visas for antisemitic social media engagement - WKYC April 10, 2025
- West Warwick student accused of posting threats on social media removed from school - WJAR April 10, 2025
- Homeland Security Department to surveil social media accounts of immigrants, lawful residents for “antisemitic” activity - World Socialist Web Site April 10, 2025
- NE Iowa school boards hold meeting after joint superintendent’s social media comments create uproar - KCRG April 10, 2025
- T.J. Watt's cryptic Steelers post sends social media into frenzy: 'Doesn't look good' - AOL.com April 10, 2025
- US to screen social media of immigrants, rights advocates raise concerns - Reuters April 10, 2025
Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - From crochet to murals: KPU fine arts students host graduation exhibition - Education News Canada April 8, 2025
- Langley university students look east to create special beer - Hope Standard April 1, 2025
- Langley university students look east to create special beer - The Abbotsford News April 1, 2025
- KPU receives funds for academic upgrading and language skills - Peace Arch News March 29, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University researcher granted $540K for LED lighting research on greenhouse strawberries - Greenhouse Canada March 27, 2025
- Lower Mainland university helping students find housing - The Williams Lake Tribune March 22, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU shining light on growing strawberries year-round in Canada - Education News Canada March 19, 2025
- How students and universities are dealing with a drastic reduction in international student permits - CBC March 19, 2025
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
Addendum, alas …
Amtrak’s X/Twitter feeds have been less witty the last couple of days, as 70 train cars have been taken out of service “for vehicle corrosion.” These include all but one of the cars on the Amtrak Cascades line, and no … Continue reading
Amtrak’s social-media marketing
My favourite way to travel is by train, so I follow all of Amtrak’s accounts. They are very witty: When Southwest Airlines announced they were charging for bags, Amtrak posted on X, “Guess we’re the only ones doing free baggage now.” … Continue reading
Fake friends
In his article “Enshittification, artificial intelligence, and the privatization of public education,” Dr. Chris Samuel warns that artificial intelligent’s infiltration into education (AIED) will likely mimic the same depressing “enshittification” users saw in platforms like Facebook, Google, and X/Twitter. First, … Continue reading
Happy Public Domain Day!
From The Public Domain Review: Another year dawns… and another bevy of works dust off their copyright and emerge fresh-faced, full of hope, into the elysian plains of the public domain! On this year’s Public Domain Day (which falls each January … Continue reading
Pernicious Balance
Scholarly journals hide everything from people who can’t afford to read them. Large language models steal everything from people who can’t afford to lose anything.
Retirement
Reposted from basil.CA: 2025 Next year, at summer’s end, I will be retiring from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. I will remain open to other contract opportunities elsewhere after that, but this will be it for me as a full-time prof. The … Continue reading
“AI-powered bias meter”
Watching owners of once-great American newspapers destroy their own property has been truly shocking to me.
Feedback
When interviewing candidates for teaching positions at my university, I often ask them how they provide and receive feedback in the workplace, to get a quick, vivid picture of their character and initiative. When you give clear and useful feedback … Continue reading
Prime marketing space!
“The Inukshuk is my friend.” The Invictus Games are coming to Vancouver and Whistler in February. It will be the first time winter sports events will be featured “in addition to the core Invictus Games sports of indoor rowing, sitting … Continue reading
Election Day in B.C.
And it’s an “atmospheric river” event in Vancouver. Timing!