Universal Design for Learning
- The International Studies Association: How to Get Involved and Maximize your Membership - UConn Events Calendar April 30, 2025
- Edge Hill secures major research funding to explore world-class inclusive education project - Educate magazine April 29, 2025
- Universal Design For Learning Workshop - UNL | Events April 23, 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
- (PDF) Universal Design for Learning for Children with ADHD - ResearchGate April 15, 2025
- Announcing the 2025 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation Winners - University of South Carolina April 15, 2025
- Use AI and the metaverse to keep your students engaged online - Times Higher Education April 7, 2025
Education and AI
- State pilot program exploring use of Artificial Intelligence in education - WTNH.com April 29, 2025
- Executive Order Issued Calling for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth - Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo April 28, 2025
- Workshop on Legal Aspects of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Held in Bishkek - UNESCO April 28, 2025
- AI in education: Balancing promises and pitfalls - AI News April 28, 2025
- Trump admin. seeks to improve American education through Artificial Intelligence - Christian Post April 25, 2025
- Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth (Trump EO Tracker) - JD Supra April 25, 2025
- Is Agentic AI Coming to K-12 Education? - Education Week April 25, 2025
- Trump Wants Teachers Trained How to Use AI. Will It Work? - Education Week April 24, 2025
Social Media Policy
- Texas House passes bill banning minors from social media - Dallas News April 30, 2025
- Jordon Hudson's telling social media activity since awkward Bill Belichick interview interjection - The Mirror US April 30, 2025
- Meta seeks to use its social media platforms to boost its AI fortunes - Telecoms.com April 30, 2025
- Taylor Swift breaks silence on social media as Travis Kelce partied in Vegas with Jason Kelce and Justin - Times of India April 30, 2025
- 7 Books That Turn Social Media Into a Plot Twist - Electric Literature April 30, 2025
- 'I thought we were friends!' - Juventus star Alisha Lehmann fires back at accusation she 'spends too much time on social media' from ex-Switzerland team-mate - Goal.com April 30, 2025
- Dogecoin & Memecoins See Social Media Spike: Sign Of Greed? - Bitcoinist.com April 30, 2025
- NKY man accused of posting child porn on social media - FOX19 | Cincinnati April 30, 2025
Kwantlen
- KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY KPU festival celebrates South Asian arts and culture - Education News Canada April 24, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU's Wilson School of Design ranked among world's top design institutions - Education News Canada April 22, 2025
- B.C. post-secondary institutions deal with loss of revenue amid cuts to international student permits - Yahoo News Canada April 17, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU launches new exchange program to welcome students from Tunisia - Education News Canada April 16, 2025
- Free talks, event at Richmond Seniors Expo this Wednesday - Richmond News April 7, 2025
- Langley university students look east to create special beer - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News April 1, 2025
- Langley university students look east to create special beer - The Abbotsford News April 1, 2025
- Langley university students look east to create special beer - Aldergrove Star April 1, 2025
Author Archives: Robert Basil
“The Personal Essay”
From the wonderful Atrios: Generally, when any part of education rewards students for being confessional, you are going to attract/reward students who are comfortable with the genre of personal confession. It’s a weird thing to ask of students, and a weird … Continue reading
10% and “the crisis in knowledge”
Writes Jonathan Mayhew: Knowledge is under attack from several fronts at once. In science itself, it is due to corporate corruption and the inherent bias toward interesting but possibly false results. There was that paper about how most scientific findings are false. … Continue reading
“Pedagogy of Delinquency”
From my friend Clarissa: There are several foundational principles to the pedagogy of delinquency. Respect. These are kids who value respect like nothing else in the world because it’s so rare in their world. Respect yourself, respect them, and accept … Continue reading
Hello, business communicators!
My fall semester starts tomorrow. I have two online sections of Advanced Professional Communications. These are fun classes. Teaching at Kwantlen Polytechnic University has been such a blessing.
“We Agree …”
“We agree much more than you think.” This was Niels Bohr‘s kind way of indicating profound disagreement with a colleague’s point of view. The genial physicist knew that the literal truth of that statement – after all, all scientists would … Continue reading
And VPL has a lovely twitter feed
https://www.nocontest.ca/2013/12/19/vancouvers-commonweal/
Independent Creativity: Making Yourself Successful
The wonderful Molly Crabapple explains what she has learned, in fifteen paragraphs. Here are a half dozen: Companies are not loyal to you. Please never believe a company has your back. They are amoral by design and will discard you at a … Continue reading
Saudi Students and “Veblen Goods”
I’ve had a number of superb students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University from that country. This is awful news. From Inside Higher Ed this morning: Saudi Arabian students in Canada are caught in diplomatic crossfire. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education is … Continue reading
Over and over is the way it is
Colossal’s feature on Tracey J Lee‘s narrative gifs, “Vanishing Thoughts Explored,” is beguiling. (The above gif is called “In that Briefest Moment.”)