Universal Design for Learning
- CAST Brings UDL Leaders in Inclusive Education to Washington, DC for UDL-Con: International 2025 - Newswire.com May 12, 2025
- Florence Roche Elementary School Incorporates Universal Design for Learning, Reflects Local Landscape - School Construction News May 8, 2025
- TILT Summer Conference to focus on engaging students through Universal Design for Learning - Colorado State University April 29, 2025
- (PDF) Applying UDL to Blended Learning: A Case Study of The Latin American Literature Course - ResearchGate April 28, 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
- Announcing the 2025 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation Winners - University of South Carolina April 15, 2025
- New from ACRL - “Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach” - American Library Association April 15, 2025
Education and AI
- Lite Regal Education Inspirational Summer School Launches New Artificial Intelligence Course for Students Aged 15-18 and 18+ | FinancialContent - FinancialContent May 13, 2025
- Future of AI: Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Life - stl.news May 12, 2025
- Pragmatic AI in education and its role in mathematics learning and teaching - Nature May 11, 2025
- (PDF) Adaptive Learning Using Artificial Intelligence in e-Learning: A Literature Review - ResearchGate May 7, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Higher Education: What You Need to Know - World Bank May 5, 2025
- (PDF) Roles and Research Trends of Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis and Systematic Review - ResearchGate April 30, 2025
- Executive Order Issued Calling for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth - Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo April 29, 2025
- U.S. mandates AI education in schools as IBM’s Andreas Horn highlights need for early AI literacy - EdTech Innovation Hub April 28, 2025
Social Media Policy
- Pakistan military gets social media boost after India flare-up - Yahoo News Singapore May 14, 2025
- Social media reacts to OKC winning Game 5: ‘Jokic is giving 2018 LeBron vibes’ - HoopsHype May 14, 2025
- Pope Leo XIV is back on social media, with a message of peace - MSN May 14, 2025
- What happens to social media food critics after fallout from reviews? - FOX 26 Houston May 14, 2025
- Social Media Companies Now Work for Governments—Not Users - Foreign Policy May 14, 2025
- NHL suspends Panthers executive for ‘unacceptable and inappropriate’ posts - The Washington Post May 14, 2025
- Dan Gilbert Plays Cheerleader on Social Media For His Cleveland Cavaliers Who Lose 'Heartbreaking' Playoffs - Deadline Detroit May 14, 2025
- Social Media Reacts to OKC Thunder Taking 3-2 Lead Over Nuggets - Sports Illustrated May 14, 2025
Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU offers internationally-educated nurses tuition-free course to prepare for job market - Education News Canada May 13, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - 'Humbled and honoured': Lee Beavington wins B.C. teaching award - Education News Canada May 8, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - From B.C. to Britain: KPU fashion grads gain direct access to UK degree - Education News Canada May 7, 2025
- Kwantlen Farmers’ Market opens for the Summer - bcitnews.com May 6, 2025
- Yale scholars’ move to Canada can prompt us to reflect on the rule of law - The Conversation May 4, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU opens doors to 'plant some seeds' and inspire Indigenous youth - Education News Canada May 2, 2025
- VIDEO: KPU annual garden sale extended - Langley Advance Times May 1, 2025
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU researchers develop test to help protect salmon against disease - Education News Canada May 1, 2025
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
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
Free textbooks and other resources for students and educators
Students who suffer under the burden of high tuition and large student loans need all the financial help the world can provide them. For my upper-level communications classes the last couple of years I have been using an excellent online … Continue reading
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The “trick to ambiguity”
From the great Language Log: Most of the ambiguity contained in normal language use is passed over without any awareness on the audience’s part of the potential for double meanings. If one of the two intended meanings in an ad … Continue reading
Needing Readers
In my classes, as well as in my career as a “communications guy,” I stress the requirement that all written pieces be read by one or several people prior to submission or publication. My friend, the scholar Jonathan Mayhew, has … Continue reading
The Muse
I’m not a great creative individual by any stretch, but I do respect my muse and do *not* screw with it. My friend kat passed along this letter by musician Nick Cave, which he wrote to MTV in 1996, in … Continue reading
Doing the reading …
Although I am sure there *are* professors who have estimated how long it will take their students to complete their assigned tasks – written assignments, presentations, homework activities, project research, and textbook reading – I doubt I know any who … Continue reading