Universal Design for Learning- The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning December Workshops - UM Today November 19, 2024
- 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
- 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
- How do we make more accessible learning content for children with disabilities? - UNICEF September 30, 2024
- Education and AI
- Artificial intelligence at Tulane will transform research, education - Tulane Hullabaloo November 21, 2024
- University Launches Master’s Degree for AI in Education - Education Week November 19, 2024
- Exploring generative AI through the lens of science fiction: A framework for educational dialogue - eSchool News November 19, 2024
- Adjusting accelerators with help from machine learning - Phys.org November 18, 2024
- Developing a Canadian artificial intelligence medical curriculum using a Delphi study - Nature.com November 18, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence in Education Market Report - GlobeNewswire November 18, 2024
- Using artificial intelligence in education: decision tree learning results in secondary school students based on cold and hot executive functions - Nature.com November 18, 2024
- Application of Artificial Intelligence to Education in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Guardian November 18, 2024
- Social Media Policy
- Social media’s impact on environmental awareness: a marginal treatment effect analysis of WeChat usage in China - BMC Public Health November 21, 2024
- Australia takes step toward banning children under 16 from social media - Nikkei Asia November 21, 2024
- A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament - Yahoo News Canada November 21, 2024
- Australia launches bill banning social media for under 16s - MSN November 21, 2024
- LeBron James Announces Social Media Hiatus Following Internet Backlash - Athlon Sports November 21, 2024
- Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s - ABC News November 21, 2024
- Australia introduces world-first social media ban for children under 16 - Business Standard November 21, 2024
- Australia to impose fines on social media giants failing to enforce under-16s ban - News.Az November 21, 2024
- Kwantlen
- 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
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU students expand Traditional Chinese Medicine education in Beijing - Education News Canada October 30, 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
- 'Security threat' near KPU's Langley campus - Langley Advance Times October 15, 2024
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
“Time is of the essence.”
This story is from the online news publication “Jolt: The Journal of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater” [in Washington State]: Starting Monday, June 17, Intercity Transit will cease posting rider alerts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This decision comes in response … Continue reading
ChatGPT and email
As a university prof, I both teach and, to some extent, accommodate AI platforms in the classroom. This has been a daunting, trying, and humbling experience that requires continual adjustment and correction. But there is no way around it. The … Continue reading
An old-fashioned take-down
Becca Rothfeld’s book review “Lauren Oyler thinks she is better than you” is a thorough evisceration of Oyler’s book No Judgment. You don’t see many reviews like this these days. Critics that attack books typically go after the author’s political … Continue reading
Learning but slowly
Apropos the use of AI in academia, a student asked me, “We want to work more quickly in the workplace, but do we really want to LEARN more quickly? Is that even possible?” To the latter question, I would say … Continue reading
Autofilling the Data Gaps
My macroeconomics professor at The University at Buffalo told our class, at semester’s end, that people in his profession “had a lot to be humble about.” I loved that line and have used it hundreds of times since, to describe … Continue reading
The work international students must do in B.C.
Several years ago my late Kwantlen colleague Arley McNeney organized a class project in which her students presented research on the challenges international students at our school face. I was embarrassed when I read their report; I had been so … Continue reading
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Leaving Substack …
One of my favourite authors, Talia Lavin, has moved her blog, “The Sword and the Sandwich,” from Substack to the Buttondown platform. That’s because [Substack] founders stated, in no uncertain terms, that they’re not just OK with, but in principle supportive … Continue reading
An artist’s hand
I suppose we could file this post under “learning” and “technology” – themes from our website’s subtitle. In this case the technology (the “application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals”) is a carefully placed and pressing hand. The learning … Continue reading