I am much enjoying rereading “Vancouver Special,” a funny but unsparing collection of essays written by local writer and comic Charles Demers and published by Arsenal Pulp Press (with photographs by Emmanuel Buenviaje). A note in his chapter on the Downtown Eastside led me to the wonderful blog “Past Tense: fragments of Vancouver’s history and reflections thereon” published by “activist historian” Lani Russwurm. There you can find an astonishing gallery of videos documenting Vancouver’s past, including the two below: a 1956 interview with a skid row drifter, and a 1964 National Film Board propaganda piece documenting “urban blight.”
Universal Design for Learning
- A scoping review of pre-service teachers’ beliefs about implementing the universal design for learning framework - Nature July 1, 2025
- Penn State offers workshop series on creating inclusive learning environments - Penn State Altoona July 1, 2025
- 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
- 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
Education and AI
- How GenAI Is Reshaping AI Course Content - Vocal July 3, 2025
- School's artificial intelligence helping raise kids' self esteem | ITV News - ITVX July 2, 2025
- How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the World Forever - Vocal June 30, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transforming Learning for the Next Generation - Vocal June 30, 2025
- Chinese cities roll out AI curriculum in schools, linking learning outcomes to student evaluation - Global Times June 30, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence: The new infrastructure for college education - Eagle-Tribune June 30, 2025
- It’s true that my fellow students are embracing AI – but this is what the critics aren’t seeing - The Guardian June 29, 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
Social Media Policy
- Ex-Cartersville resident, social media influencer sentenced for child porn - FOX 5 Atlanta July 4, 2025
- Social media influencer pleads guilty to child porn charges - FOX 5 Atlanta July 4, 2025
- Amal and George Clooney don't seem to have to worry about anyone showing their children in a documentary witho - Lainey Gossip July 4, 2025
- Harvard Staff Warn International Students of Airport Searches, Social Media Screening - The Harvard Crimson July 4, 2025
- Spotting scams on social media - localnewslive.com July 4, 2025
- Social Media King META Prepares for Humbling End to 2025 - TipRanks July 4, 2025
- New Social Media App ICEBlock Shows Nearby ICE Raids in Real Time - VICE July 4, 2025
- Social Media’s Threat To Teenagers - Electronics Weekly July 4, 2025
Kwantlen
- B.C. researcher helps discover new drug-resistant parasitic worm in West Africa - Yukon News July 3, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - New drug-resistant parasitic worm discovered in West Africa - Education News Canada July 3, 2025
- Drone show returns for Canada Day in Langley - Langley Advance Times June 24, 2025
- 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