Universal Design for Learning- CAST Brings UDL Leaders in Inclusive Education to Washington, DC for UDL-Con: International 2025 - Newswire :) Press Release Distribution May 12, 2025
- Florence Roche Elementary School Incorporates Universal Design for Learning, Reflects Local Landscape - School Construction News May 8, 2025
- The TLC program: enhancing teaching and empowering educators - UM Today News May 6, 2025
- Make Design and Technology Choices Serve All Students - EdTech Magazine May 6, 2025
- TILT Summer Conference to focus on engaging students through Universal Design for Learning - Colorado State University April 29, 2025
- 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
- New from ACRL - “Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach” - American Library Association April 15, 2025
- Education and AI
- How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the World Forever - Vocal June 30, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence: The new infrastructure for college education - Eagle-Tribune June 30, 2025
- Zayed University embraces artificial intelligence to transform learning and innovation - ZAWYA June 30, 2025
- AI’s Role in Education: Revolution or Risk? - Vocal June 30, 2025
- Is Using AI Cheating? How to Use It Responsibly for School (By: Streak Ranker) - Vocal June 29, 2025
- How AI Could Reshape Global Education — And What Comes After - Forbes June 27, 2025
- ‘The biggest risk is doing nothing’: insights from early adopters of artificial intelligence in schools and further education colleges - GOV.UK June 27, 2025
- AI in the classroom takes off with no guardrails - Politico June 26, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Social media points fingers back at institutions punishing Bob Vylan for Glastonbury set - Middle East Eye June 30, 2025
- Joe Rogan Expresses Concern Over a 'Dangerous' Social Media Trend - Yahoo June 30, 2025
- Check out Social Media Day's Beauty Staples - NBC Los Angeles June 30, 2025
- Internet Roasts Mayor Pete Over His Latest Social Media Move To Prove He's Manly - OutKick June 30, 2025
- Meta Wins Case Over Its Use of Copyright-Protected Content to Train AI - Social Media Today June 30, 2025
- Late lawmaker posts raise questions about digital life after death - Axios June 30, 2025
- Social media reacts to Jalen Ramsey, Jonnu Smith Dolphins blockbuster - Dolphins Wire June 30, 2025
- Social media reacts to Jalen Ramsey, Jonnu Smith Dolphins blockbuster - Yahoo News June 30, 2025
- Kwantlen
- Langley-based university fasttracks learning for brewing, engineering programs - Langley Advance Times June 22, 2025
- 'Role model' Surrey man with Plan Your Space earns KPU young alumni award - Peace Arch News June 18, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU honours Hong Yan Melody Pan with 2025 Alumni Excellence Award - Education News Canada June 16, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - New Indigenous artworks to be unveiled at KPU convocation ceremonies - Education News Canada June 10, 2025
- Visual artist Brandon Gabriel designs paddles to represent five KPU campuses - Pancouver June 10, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Dr. Bruce Choy appointed next KPU President and Vice-Chancellor - Education News Canada June 6, 2025
- KPU appoints new president and vice-chancellor - Surrey Now-Leader June 5, 2025
- Out and About: Kwantlen Farmers Market offers friendly, outdoor shopping - richmond-news.com June 2, 2025
Monthly Archives: November 2015
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
Writing and editing for the computer screen
Lawyer and language genius Bryan Garner over at LawProse.org spells out, in typically lucid fashion, how to compose documents when you know they will be read on a computer screen rather than on paper. 1.Summarize. It’s important to learn the … 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
“Sedulous aping”
“Memory” – or memoria – is one of the five canons of classical rhetoric. Write Brett and Kate McKay in their excellent blog “The Art of Manliness”: Anciently, almost all rhetorical communication was done orally in the public forum. Ancient … Continue reading
“Epic translation success”
Read more at the always alert, amusing, and erudite Language Log.
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