Universal Design for Learning- December 13, 2024 - www.alfred.edu December 13, 2024
- ASU Accessibility Awareness Day advocates for a more inclusive digital future - Arizona State University November 15, 2024
- Multi-Tiered System of Supports - CA.gov November 13, 2024
- Curriculum Associates Announces New Classroom Mathematics California Program - PR Newswire November 8, 2024
- Why Accessibility Will Be the Next Big Demand From K-12 Districts - Education Week November 7, 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
- (PDF) The Use of UDL in an Inclusive Classroom: A Review Based Study - ResearchGate October 22, 2024
- Education and AI
- In the News: Wendy Paterson Weighs in on Artificial Intelligence in Education - Buffalo State December 20, 2024
- UT Saw Huge Research Gains, Launched Education Initiatives During Its ‘Year of AI’ - University of Texas at Austin December 18, 2024
- Top 30 Artificial Intelligence Project Ideas in 2025 - Simplilearn December 18, 2024
- Top 24 Artificial Intelligence Applications for 2025 - Simplilearn December 18, 2024
- Samsung Expands Galaxy AI Pioneers Program to Train 4,000 UAE Students in Artificial Intelligence - https://www.techafricanews.com/ December 18, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence in Educational and Business Ecosystems: Convergent Perspectives on Agency, Ethics, and Transformation - Frontiers December 17, 2024
- Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Its Impacts In Education – OpEd - Eurasia Review December 16, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market In Education Sector size to increase by USD 2.32 Billion between 2023 to 2028, Market Segmentation by End-user, Learning Method, Geography , Technavio - PR Newswire December 16, 2024
- Social Media Policy
- Bluesky Must Differentiate Itself From Other Social Media Platforms to Survive, Experts Warn - SUCCESS Magazine December 21, 2024
- Influencers Are Here To Stay—Now It's Time To Modernize Labor Laws - Reason December 21, 2024
- Extremists Exploit Social Media Loopholes to Target Children, Experts Warn - Sri Lanka Guardian December 21, 2024
- Social media influencers to be part of UP Police's 'Digital Warriors' initiative to counter fake news - Deccan Herald December 21, 2024
- La La Anthony Playfully Takes A Dig At YouTuber Funny Marco On Social Media, Quashes Dating Rumors - The Times of India December 21, 2024
- Opinion: Social-media fundraising is the trendy model of altruism. But is it better than giving to traditional charities? - The Globe and Mail December 21, 2024
- As a media columnist, even I found myself turning away from the news in 2024. But we can do things differently - The Guardian December 21, 2024
- Why teens engage in deadly social media challenges like the ‘choking game’ - Fast Company December 21, 2024
- Kwantlen
- Local business partnering with KPU to do several research projects in Cloverdale - Surrey Now Leader December 13, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Researchers focus on Surrey drug crisis with $339K award - Education News Canada December 11, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU alum's book on Taylor Swift's fashion becomes New York Times bestseller - Education News Canada December 3, 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. 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
Tag Archives: language
You complete the world.
It seems staggering that the brand new mayor of NYC, Eric Adams, could use the words “low skilled workers” to describe anyone who works in his city. I could walk for hours through Manhattan before seeing *anyone* whose work I … Continue reading
The root of beauty …
… is boldness, wrote Pasternak. “That is what’s brought us to one another.” Apropos: After Wolfgang Pauli had given a colloquium on some ideas related to particle physics, Pauli said to Neils Bohr: “You will probably think that what I … Continue reading
Abandoning One’s Mother Tongue
I had not thought this possible. A very poignant story via the great Language Log.
Real Words
One of the best pure writers I have ever seen was a psychology student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University named Emily (she gave me permission to use her first name). She could amalgamate and compress numerous, complex source articles into a … Continue reading
More on Clichés …
From professor Jonathan Mayhew: One of Orwell’s sillier pieces of writing advice is “Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.” Orwell advises “scrapping of every word or idiom which … Continue reading
Clichés Used in Journalism
The Washington Post compiles a helpful list; it’s up to 200. I am guilty of using the following in speaking (and the first one listed here in writing, too – alas): Any “not-un” formulation (as in “not unsurprising that you’d … Continue reading
No Word
A friend in the media emailed me this morning: “Everyone keeps talking about hostages having been taken in Paris. Doesn’t the word ‘hostage’ imply a demand on the part of the terrorists? They made no demands; they intended all along … Continue reading
Ricotta / Ree-goat
In Fairport, New York, where I grew up, there were lots of Italian American families, and I had many Italian American friends (still do). I married an Italian American from Liverpool, New York, and have a son from this marriage … Continue reading
“Epic translation success”
Read more at the always alert, amusing, and erudite Language Log.
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On Poetry
My friend Jonathan Mayhew has been on a tear of late, publishing a series of manifestos on poetry in his wonderful blog, Stupid Motivational Tricks. Some snippets (but read the whole thing): Manifesto (1) Nobody knows what poetry is for. … Continue reading
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