Universal Design for Learning
- Curriculum Associates Announces New Classroom Mathematics California Program - cnhinews.com November 8, 2024
- 10 Tips toward Accessibility - American Libraries November 1, 2024
- Dreamery Speaker Series: Sessions focus on inclusive learning and accessibility - Penn State University November 1, 2024
- How do we make more accessible learning content for children with disabilities? - UNICEF September 30, 2024
- Professional learning spotlight: OCDE to offer training on Universal Design for Learning - OCDE Newsroom September 26, 2024
- Sabrena Deal shapes inclusive learning and design at Grady - Grady College September 25, 2024
- Quick Tips for Teaching Online: Accessibility, Educational Material and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - University of Limerick September 23, 2024
- BME Seminar Series: Alisha Sarang-Sieminski, Ph.D., Olin College: “Using A Universal Design Framework to Bridge the Gap Between Accommodations Letters and Active Learning Approaches” - WPI News September 20, 2024
Education and AI
- Artificial Intelligence - The Nation November 10, 2024
- Bethany Hosts Artificial Intelligence Education Event - KSAL November 9, 2024
- Top 30 Artificial Intelligence Project Ideas in 2025 - Simplilearn November 7, 2024
- Machine Learning Enhances Image Analysis in Biogeosciences - Eos November 6, 2024
- Leveraging machine learning to find promising compositions for sodium-ion batteries - EurekAlert November 5, 2024
- First pro vice-chancellor for artificial intelligence appointed - Times Higher Education November 4, 2024
- UMaine experts leading conversations around best practices for AI in schools - University of Maine November 1, 2024
- 10 Best AI Tools for Education (November 2024) - Unite.AI October 31, 2024
Social Media Policy
- Coco Gauff reacts on social media after winning the WTA Finals and confirms her immediate plans - The Tennis Gazette November 10, 2024
- Teens learn a new conspiracy theory every week on social media yet most schools aren't teaching media literacy - Fast Company November 10, 2024
- Texas Social Media Law Sparks Legal Firestorm - Evrim Ağacı November 10, 2024
- Social media reacts as Jeremy Clarkson claims Labour is 'ethnically cleansing' farmers - indy100 November 10, 2024
- How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked - The New York Times November 10, 2024
- Confessions of social media - The Times of India November 10, 2024
- Social Media Reacts To BYU’s Wild Victory Over Utah - KSL Sports November 10, 2024
- She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men. - The New York Times November 10, 2024
Kwantlen
- Frisky Friday: Have Sex for Selfish Reasons - Essence November 1, 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
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Researchers find hairy solution for B.C. cows facing scorching heat - Education News Canada October 3, 2024
- Bringing better, bountiful berries to Canadian tables - The Western Producer October 3, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University student paper receives petition to dissolve - Richmond News October 3, 2024
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”
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