Universal Design for Learning- Penn State offers workshop series on creating inclusive learning environments - Penn State University July 7, 2025
- A scoping review of pre-service teachers’ beliefs about implementing the universal design for learning framework - Nature July 1, 2025
- Five lessons for scaling targeted instruction from implementation research in Ghana - Unicef May 21, 2025
- Florence Roche Elementary School Incorporates Universal Design for Learning, Reflects Local Landscape - School Construction News May 8, 2025
- Make Design and Technology Choices Serve All Students - EdTech Magazine May 6, 2025
- The TLC program: enhancing teaching and empowering educators - UM Today News May 6, 2025
- TILT Summer Conference to focus on engaging students through Universal Design for Learning - Colorado State University April 29, 2025
- New from ACRL - “Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach” - American Library Association April 15, 2025
- Education and AI
- “They Blamed the Students—But It Was Us”: Professors Caught Using ChatGPT as Secret Weapon While Cracking Down on Classroom Cheating - Sustainability Times July 18, 2025
- AI Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied - The Fulcrum July 18, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence - Vocal July 18, 2025
- Majority of States Issue AI Guidelines for Schools - Governing July 17, 2025
- Local educator gives tips on using AI ethically this school year - WDAM-TV July 17, 2025
- Towards responsible artificial intelligence in education: a systematic review on identifying and mitigating ethical risks - Nature July 16, 2025
- When the Stakes are High, Do Machine Learning Models Make Fair Decisions? - UC San Diego Today July 16, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students - Faculty Focus July 14, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Mosquito Bucket Challenge: The social media trend that could help you manage mosquitoes - WRTV July 18, 2025
- Social media reacts to Jason Crowe Jr. committing to Mizzou - 247Sports July 18, 2025
- Social Media MDL Judge Could Bifurcate Bellwether Trials - Law360 July 18, 2025
- Reintroduction Of Bill To Crack Down On Illegal Drug Activity On Social Media - wowo.com July 18, 2025
- Cheating CEO’s wife takes action after ‘kiss-cam’ bust - The Nightly July 18, 2025
- Are the "Sheldons" to blame for The Late Show's cancellation as Jimmy Kimmel seems to think? - Lainey Gossip July 18, 2025
- Thrifty Ice Cream teases new beginning with mystery social media post - KTLA July 18, 2025
- Grammy Winner Adele’s Rise to Fame Started on a Social Media Platform Most People Forgot About - Collider July 18, 2025
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - 'I was in disbelief': KPU instructor collaborates with Peter Gabriel on music video - Education News Canada July 18, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU named home of Canada's first genomics Technology Access Centre - Education News Canada July 10, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - New KPU partnership provides international students with extra support - Education News Canada July 9, 2025
- Researchers discover new drug-resistant parasitic worm in West Africa - Peace Arch News July 3, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU journalism class partners with Black Press Media to investigate disaster preparedness in B.C. - Education News Canada June 26, 2025
- Drone show returns for Canada Day in Langley - Langley Advance Times June 24, 2025
- North Delta resident honoured with KPU alumni award - Surrey Now-Leader June 20, 2025
- 'Role model' Surrey man with Plan Your Space earns KPU young alumni award - Surrey Now-Leader June 18, 2025
Monthly Archives: October 2015
What would be on *your* “shadow CV”?
Regarding Devoney Looser’s ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ article “Me and My Shadow CV: What would my vita look like if it recorded not just the success of my professional life but also the many, many rejections?” my friend Jonathan Mayhew … Continue reading
Where the three dots came from …
In a recent piece in The Guardian, “Unfinished story … how the ellipsis arrived in English literature,” Alison Flood describes the work of Cambridge University professor Anne Toner, who locates the origin of the ellipsis – “the mark of incomplete … Continue reading
New Sophos series: “What is …?”
Sophos, the esteemed network-security company, is starting a new series on its always erudite blog. It is called “What Is …,” and it promises to turn “technical jargon into plain English.” The inaugural post, written by Paul Ducklin, is called … Continue reading
Free musical scores
I prefer my classical-piano sheet music to be professionally edited, published, and printed. I like the help with fingering editors provide, and I like big easy-to-read pages in front of me. When I am experimenting with new (to me) composers, … Continue reading
Foreign loanwords in transition: What should they look like?
You might be surprised how often this comes up for professional writers and editors. Bryan Garner, the ace lawyer & editor & language authority, explains: The more arcane or technical a loanword, the more likely it is to retain a … Continue reading
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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The angry period. When texting.
Writes Clair Landsbaum in complex.com: It’s much easier to be aggressive over text because you’re not face-to-face with the person you’re talking to, and people are finding new ways to express that aggression via the humble period. A new study … Continue reading
CMO.com’s 2015 Guide to the Social Media Landscape
CMO’s always valuable social media infographics and slideshows have been staples in my classrooms the last few years, in particular its “Social Media Landscape” series. The one for 2015, thumbnailed above, takes a bit of a new approach, focusing on “overall … Continue reading
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Photogrammar: An historical treasure trove
This photograph, shot in April 1943 by Marjorie Collins, is part of a delightful & important project in which more than 100,000 images – taken from 1935-1944 by photographers working the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information – … Continue reading