Universal Design for Learning
- 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
- 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
- New Mexico Mathematics Instructional Scope 3.0 - New Mexico Public Education Department September 6, 2024
- Remove barriers with digital accessibility - News | University Communication | Nebraska August 27, 2024
- Universal Design for Learning (In person) - Brock University August 27, 2024
- National award highlights UH professor’s inclusive education efforts - University of Hawaii System August 19, 2024
Education and AI
- Artificial Intelligence leader for higher education - Ellucian October 21, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence - in Higher Education - The Portugal News October 21, 2024
- AI in Business Education: How advanced analytics and automation technologies are changing the MBA experience - EdexLive October 21, 2024
- PennWest University Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies - exploreClarion October 19, 2024
- The Hindu to host webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence in education - The Hindu October 18, 2024
- Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Formal Foreign Language Education: A Collaborative Initiative - NTNU October 18, 2024
- Nothing artificial about Learning Services’ team’s intelligence! - OpenText October 17, 2024
- Top 15 Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in 2025 - Simplilearn October 17, 2024
Social Media Policy
- Social Meteor grows team with multiple new hires across design, accounts and social media - Campaign Brief October 21, 2024
- GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving. A Meta partnership and new tools will test that - PinalCentral October 21, 2024
- ‘What happened to the nanny?’: Social media descends on Doug Emhoff’s ‘girl dad’ post about abortion - Washington Examiner October 21, 2024
- Tiffany Queen Expands Influence as Music Artist and Social Media Star, Garnering Millions of TikTok and - EIN News October 21, 2024
- No Arda Guler joy for Juventus fans as social media account hacked - Sportstar October 21, 2024
- Why was Quinn Ewers benched? Examining Texas’s social media controversy stating Arch Manning would be Longhorns’ QB1 for rest of the season - Sporting News October 21, 2024
- Social Media-Inspired Candies - Trend Hunter October 21, 2024
- UK watchdog interviews 20 social media ‘finfluencers’ under caution - The Guardian October 21, 2024
Kwantlen
- 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
- 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
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Researchers find hairy solution for B.C. cows facing scorching heat - Education News Canada October 3, 2024
- Kwantlen University student newspaper threatened with shutdown - MSN September 26, 2024
- Kwantlen University student newspaper threatened with shutdown - Vancouver Sun September 26, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU recognized for sustainability efforts with silver STARS rating - Education News Canada September 24, 2024
Tag Archives: clarity
The mess of thinking
Inaccurate interpretations of a particular data-point can nonetheless provide metaphors that describe a lot.
The root of beauty …
… is boldness, wrote Pasternak. “That is what’s brought us to one another.” Apropos: After Wolfgang Pauli had given a colloquium on some ideas related to particle physics, Pauli said to Neils Bohr: “You will probably think that what I … Continue reading
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
Update needed
I had long been puzzled by how many people don’t get the saying “That’s the exception that proves the rule.” This morning it occurred to me that the opacity is not in the minds of my friends but in the phrase’s … Continue reading
Practice
As a teacher and as an editor, my counsel to students and writers often seems too obvious even to say. For instance: “You can’t complete a large project in a short time. Proceed bit by bit” (or “bird by bird“). … 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
New Sophos series: “What is …?”
Sophos, the esteemed network-security company, is starting a new series on its always erudite blog. It is called “What Is …,” and it promises to turn “technical jargon into plain English.” The inaugural post, written by Paul Ducklin, is called … Continue reading
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
Displaying complex research findings graphically (and simply) …
… is a big theme in all of my communications and marketing classes. I am quite enjoying the blog published by Darkhouse Analytics, which explores this theme obsessively. Click on the image below to see how to make the perfect … Continue reading