Universal Design for Learning- UCD Launches World-First Guidelines for Universal Design for Learning in Nursing Practice Placements - University College Dublin September 3, 2025
- Centering the Learning & Well-Being of All Children - Learning for Justice September 2, 2025
- Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Supports Inclusive Education - Learning for Justice September 2, 2025
- Stop placing the onus on neurodivergent students to ‘fit in’ - Times Higher Education August 14, 2025
- Building self-competence in health education | UDaily - University of Delaware August 12, 2025
- (PDF) The Use of UDL in an Inclusive Classroom: A Review Based Study - researchgate.net August 8, 2025
- (PDF) Developing Teachers’ Competences for Designing Inclusive Learning Experiences - researchgate.net August 7, 2025
- (PDF) Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of All Students - researchgate.net August 7, 2025
- Education and AI
- Revealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at school - Newstalk ZB September 10, 2025
- We’re Entering a New Phase of AI in Schools. How Are States Responding? - Education Week September 10, 2025
- GASTECH Trump prioritising end to Ukraine war over Russia LNG sanctions, US energy secretary says - Reuters September 10, 2025
- Empowering Minds: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Education Curricula - Business Standard September 10, 2025
- U.S. Secretary of Education highlights AI in classrooms during visit to Austin private school - KVUE September 9, 2025
- McMahon, Morath visit Austin school using artificial intelligence - KXAN Austin September 9, 2025
- Alpha School showcases expedited student learning through artificial intelligence alongside state, federal leaders - Community Impact September 9, 2025
- Artificial intellegence on London Morning: The changing landscape of AI in education - CBC September 9, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Charlie Kirk, Close Trump Ally, Is Shot Dead at University in Utah: Live Updates - The New York Times September 11, 2025
- Are we consuming social media, or is it consuming us? - themedium.ca September 11, 2025
- Charlie Kirk shooting: Trump calls killing 'dark moment' for US as manhunt continues for suspect - BBC September 11, 2025
- Hyundai Middle East Taps McCann Content Studios as Social Media AOR - Branding in Asia September 11, 2025
- Social media platforms implement content policies following Charlie Kirk shooting - The Economic Times September 11, 2025
- President Trump remembers Charlie Kirk in social media video - NBC News September 11, 2025
- Facebook is Getting Rid of Community Chats - Social Media Today September 11, 2025
- Google Launches New Ad Tools for Retailers - Social Media Today September 11, 2025
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU officially launches its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan - Education News Canada September 3, 2025
- VIDEO: Ford fans at KPU in Langley today - Aldergrove Star September 1, 2025
- 'Wake-up call': Decline of international students forces layoffs, program suspensions at B.C. schools - Times Colonist September 1, 2025
- B.C. college layoffs put student success at risk, faculty warn | News - Daily Hive Vancouver August 29, 2025
- Letters to The Sun: Slashing our college and universities cannot come at a worse time - Vancouver Sun August 29, 2025
- Donation big help to program - Langley Advance Times August 29, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - More layoffs at Kwantlen Polytechnic University as international enrollment plummets - Education News Canada August 29, 2025
- KPU set to lay off more staff as international student enrolment plunges - Yahoo News Canada August 28, 2025
Author Archives: Robert Basil
Grad School is tough enough already
The Republican House of Representatives’ tax plan would transform “tough enough” into *impossible* for tens of thousands of graduate students who receive fellowships that allow them to study “for free.” (Of course these students also usually teach as well, and … Continue reading
Transformative learning and student autonomy
No Contest co-founder Tierney Wisniewski has written a beautifully conceived and composed Master’s Thesis. Here’s the abstract. [I’ve added some paragraphing for ease of online reading, because abstracts by requirement are very, very fat.] Self-determination theory (SDT) is a well-established theory … Continue reading
No plagiarism foul
A super-smart student in my Advanced Professional Communications class asked me whether using an app that generates a citation for you in proper APA, MLA, Chicago style was plagiarism. My first thought was “I doubt it,” but in my line … Continue reading
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Writing in the Sciences
“The more that you take care with your writing, the more you might explore uncertainties in your thinking,” suggests Stanford University Environmental Earth System Science Professor Julie Kennedy in this excellent Writing Matters video. Kennedy helpfully stresses the primacy of … Continue reading
Having a strong accent can work in your favour …
… writes MIT cognitive science professor Edward Gibson in Aeon: Suppose you are at a cocktail party, and your conversation partner – someone with power in your field – wants to know your view about a potentially scandalous issue at your … Continue reading
Mistakes you should avoid as a business using social media
The always smart Kaylynn Chong at Hootsuite has these six good reminders: Don’t over-hashtag. “Too many hashtags can make you look spammy or desperate if you’re using ones that aren’t relevant to your post. Even if you gain followers, it’s … Continue reading
The ‘Fuzzy Logic’ Man
“He always took criticism as a compliment,” said Stuart Russell, a Berkeley professor who worked next door to Mr. Zadeh for many years. “It meant that people were considering what he had to say.”
Should a President Be Allowed to Block You on Twitter?
Jacob Sollum from Reason Magazine’s Hit & Run Blog has a good piece on the topic this morning. It will surprise no one familiar with Donald Trump’s attitude toward criticism that people who make negative comments about him on Twitter … Continue reading
The Bad Mess at Evergreen
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington has earned its renown as an experimental – indeed avant-garde – institution; its ‘progressive’ bona-fides have been warranted as well. Back in the day, I explored the possibility of taking a faculty position in … Continue reading
Professions
V. told me that when someone [at a meeting to program literary events] proposed a poetry reading by cops who write poetry, another person said, “Yeah, and let’s have a night for poets who beat people up.” – Reginald Gibbons, … Continue reading