Universal Design for Learning- CoSN 2025: Universal Design for Learning Applies to Tech, Too - GovTech April 21, 2025
- The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning May Workshops - UM Today News April 16, 2025
- (PDF) Universal Design for Learning for Children with ADHD - ResearchGate April 15, 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
- Education and AI
- Global Artificial intelligence in Education Market Soars with Smart Learning Tools - openPR.com April 21, 2025
- China Relys On Artificial Intelligence In Education Reform - VOI.ID April 20, 2025
- China will start using artificial intelligence to update the education system - Mezha.Media April 17, 2025
- China to rely on artificial intelligence in education reform bid - StartupNews.fyi April 17, 2025
- 5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Help Democratize Access to Quality Education - HackerNoon April 17, 2025
- China To Embed Artificial Intelligence Into Education Reform Strategy - Arise News April 17, 2025
- China to rely on artificial intelligence in education reform bid - Reuters April 17, 2025
- Leveraging artificial intelligence for theological education: ‘AI is not a human, it is a tool’ - www.christiandaily.com April 15, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Shreyas Iyer's Sister, Targeted On Social Media Over PBKS Defeat, Hits Back - NDTV Sports April 22, 2025
- Can social media be a force for good? With WeAre8’s Laura Chase - The Media Leader April 22, 2025
- Caught Between a Trade War and Potential New Ownership, What Does the Future Hold for Beauty Brands on TikTok Shop? - WWD April 22, 2025
- Ofcom to tell social media sites to protect children from adult content - Financial Times April 22, 2025
- Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks in Game 2: Reaction roundup - Detroit Free Press April 22, 2025
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posts video of South Carolina confrontation - wrdw.com April 22, 2025
- 5th Circ. Lifts Block On Mississippi Social Media Law - Law360 April 22, 2025
- Threads Prompts Users to Add Topics of Interest to Their Profiles - Social Media Today April 22, 2025
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU's Wilson School of Design ranked among world's top design institutions - Education News Canada April 22, 2025
- B.C. post-secondary institutions deal with loss of revenue amid cuts to international student permits - Yahoo News UK April 18, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU launches new exchange program to welcome students from Tunisia - Education News Canada April 16, 2025
- 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 - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 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
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Readiness
“Talent alone won’t make you a success,” noted Johnny Carson. “Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is, ‘Are you ready?’” This quote came to mind while watching … Continue reading
Don’t think with your fingers
Biographer Robert Caro’s books are marathon-long, though very much worth the time it takes to read them. His laceration of Robert Moses, “The Power Broker,” is almost 1300 pages. In a wonderful interview published in The New York Review of … Continue reading
More on editing
In an early NoContest.CA post on editing, I described “the 9 C’s” I use when evaluating another writer’s work: completeness conciseness clarity convincingness currency correctness consistency congruency courtesy I added: Almost all writers need a second set of eyes to assess … Continue reading
Grad School is tough enough already
The Republican House of Representatives’ tax plan would transform “tough enough” into *impossible* for tens of thousands of graduate students who receive fellowships that allow them to study “for free.” (Of course these students also usually teach as well, and … Continue reading
Transformative learning and student autonomy
No Contest co-founder Tierney Wisniewski has written a beautifully conceived and composed Master’s Thesis. Here’s the abstract. [I’ve added some paragraphing for ease of online reading, because abstracts by requirement are very, very fat.] Self-determination theory (SDT) is a well-established theory … Continue reading
No plagiarism foul
A super-smart student in my Advanced Professional Communications class asked me whether using an app that generates a citation for you in proper APA, MLA, Chicago style was plagiarism. My first thought was “I doubt it,” but in my line … Continue reading
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Writing in the Sciences
“The more that you take care with your writing, the more you might explore uncertainties in your thinking,” suggests Stanford University Environmental Earth System Science Professor Julie Kennedy in this excellent Writing Matters video. Kennedy helpfully stresses the primacy of … Continue reading
Having a strong accent can work in your favour …
… writes MIT cognitive science professor Edward Gibson in Aeon: Suppose you are at a cocktail party, and your conversation partner – someone with power in your field – wants to know your view about a potentially scandalous issue at your … Continue reading
Mistakes you should avoid as a business using social media
The always smart Kaylynn Chong at Hootsuite has these six good reminders: Don’t over-hashtag. “Too many hashtags can make you look spammy or desperate if you’re using ones that aren’t relevant to your post. Even if you gain followers, it’s … Continue reading
The ‘Fuzzy Logic’ Man
“He always took criticism as a compliment,” said Stuart Russell, a Berkeley professor who worked next door to Mr. Zadeh for many years. “It meant that people were considering what he had to say.”