Universal Design for Learning
- Designed in Michigan: Reawaken creativity at the Franciscan Life Processing Center - Rapid Growth February 27, 2025
- Universal design seeks to eliminate hurdles for all learners - Norfolk Daily News February 14, 2025
- (PDF) Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Across Cultures: The Application of UDL in Kuwaiti Inclusive Classrooms - ResearchGate January 30, 2025
- SDCOE to Host Universal Design for Learning Design Jam to Make Learning Accessible for All - San Diego County Office of Education January 30, 2025
- Why accessibility should be central to lifelong learning in all organisations - ChannelLife Australia January 28, 2025
- Discover new teaching and learning journeys in 2025 - UM Today January 6, 2025
- Explore how to apply Universal Design for Learning in the classroom - UM Today January 6, 2025
- The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning March Workshops - UM Today January 6, 2025
Education and AI
- AI Can Help Educators Avoid the Mistakes of the Past or Repeat Them - T.H.E. Journal March 13, 2025
- What Trump's Department of Education dismantle means for the future of AI in schools - CNBC March 13, 2025
- The Involvement of Artificial Intelligence in Education: How Smart Technology is Innovation Learning - Analytics Insight March 13, 2025
- Artificial intelligence in higher education: Institutions see opportunities in new tech - The Daily Telegram March 13, 2025
- Let Artificial Intelligence ‘Assist’ You Once You Do The Learning - Bizz Buzz March 13, 2025
- China to Mandate AI Education in Schools, Starting with Elementary - Tempo.co English March 12, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence in Education Market is Forecasted to Reach US$ 20.88 Billion in 2029, Says Stratview Research - openPR March 11, 2025
- Experts come together to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education - King's College London March 10, 2025
Social Media Policy
- Safety measures for kids on social media may become law in Washington state - KUOW News and Information March 13, 2025
- Falling for Fiction: The newest social media addiction - The Pacer March 13, 2025
- Social media addicts: Here are tips to stop wasting time on apps - Fast Company March 13, 2025
- Halsey slams haters after criticism over racy social media post - The News International March 13, 2025
- Social media cloning scam: What to do if someone creates fake Facebook account with your name - ABC7 Chicago March 13, 2025
- Lewis Hamilton Speaks Up On Immense Pressure And Social Media Aversion - Newsweek March 13, 2025
- Foreign bloggers help China spread propaganda, analysis finds - Voice of America March 13, 2025
- EFFecting Change: Is There Hope for Social Media? - EFF March 13, 2025
Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University in B.C. to cut 70 faculty positions amid decline in international enrollment - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP March 13, 2025
- Kwantlen University laying off staff due to an international student shortfall - MSN March 13, 2025
- B.C.'s Kwantlen Polytechnic University lays off 70 faculty members - CBC.ca March 13, 2025
- Kwantlen University laying off staff due to an international student shortfall - CBC.ca March 13, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU Brewing releases new Pink Boots collaboration beer celebrating International Women's Day - Education News Canada March 6, 2025
- The Wake Up Social Justice Music Festival at Kwantlen Polytechnic University - City of Surrey March 5, 2025
- With Wake Up!, KPU Surrey students learn how to run a music festival - Surrey Now Leader February 26, 2025
- Ndidi Cascade headlines free Wake Up! Social Justice Music Festival at KPU - Pancouver February 25, 2025
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
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.”
Should a President Be Allowed to Block You on Twitter?
Jacob Sollum from Reason Magazine’s Hit & Run Blog has a good piece on the topic this morning. It will surprise no one familiar with Donald Trump’s attitude toward criticism that people who make negative comments about him on Twitter … Continue reading
The Bad Mess at Evergreen
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington has earned its renown as an experimental – indeed avant-garde – institution; its ‘progressive’ bona-fides have been warranted as well. Back in the day, I explored the possibility of taking a faculty position in … Continue reading
Professions
V. told me that when someone [at a meeting to program literary events] proposed a poetry reading by cops who write poetry, another person said, “Yeah, and let’s have a night for poets who beat people up.” – Reginald Gibbons, … Continue reading