Communications Strategy- Penang PH shifts election strategy towards voter turnout amid fears of growing political apathy - The Vibes May 24, 2026
- Ukraine seeks new communications strategy to counter Russian influence - MSN May 21, 2026
- Deep Dive: The 2026 State of Internal Communications - Ragan Communications May 19, 2026
- Astonish Media Group Named Agency of Record for Legacy Brand Sioux Honey, America’s Only Beekeeper-Owned Honey Cooperative in the United States; John Conway and Aimee Sandman Comment - Deli Market News May 18, 2026
- Nomadic Appoints Stitchy to Lead Media Across UK and Ireland - Little Black Book | LBBOnline May 15, 2026
- CSIA Appoints Betsy Linnell as Director of Marketing & Communications - Snow Industry News May 14, 2026
- Why Your Communications Strategy is Undermining Your Decisions - pan african visions May 14, 2026
- Newnan council reviews communications strategy, approves sidewalk contract - The Newnan Times-Herald May 12, 2026
- University Governance
- Universities lost their social licence. Now they’re losing control - AFR May 21, 2026
- UNESCO report finds weak university AI governance - Let's Data Science May 20, 2026
- ANU saga a ‘threshold moment’ for unis fearing government crackdown - AFR May 20, 2026
- Media Statement: Inquiry into Enhancing University Governance - The University of Melbourne May 20, 2026
- Graduating student leaders reflect on four years of self-governance - The Cavalier Daily May 19, 2026
- UEH Strengthens Its Board of Management, Completing the Governance Structure of a Multidisciplinary University Under New Regulations - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City May 19, 2026
- Universities fail on workplace realities - The Saturday Paper May 15, 2026
- Rethinking Shared Governance (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed May 14, 2026
Tag Archives: for educators
Looking for new colleagues
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is a vibrant and splendid place to work. My own department – Applied Communications (in the Melville School of Business) – is looking for two new instructors. We’re a good crowd. Apply here.
Silly professor
It is puzzling, perhaps, when the paper of record publishes a piece arguing that it’s a waste of money and time providing and receiving education in schools.
Stanford University’s “Writing Matters”
My former haunt, Stanford University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric, has taken down its old Resources page. Happily, though, you can still find online its wonderful “Writing Matters” series, interviews with Stanford professors and students describing “writing’s connection with academic … Continue reading
Not included.
Sometimes you have to read a story two or three times to make sure you’re reading it right. As in: A PhD candidate is hoping the University of Alberta changes its practice on publishing theses after hers was rejected for spelling her [Urdu] … Continue reading
More on rigour
Over at the Teaching and Learning Commons, my colleague Jennifer Hardwick places the concept of rigour in the context of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) : The Oxford English Dictionary defines “rigour” as “the fact of being careful and paying great … Continue reading
Pedagogy
Rigour seems to mean two different practices: The thoroughgoing-ness of the curriculum (here rigour is expected of the professor in terms preparation *and delivery*) and the exactingness of assessment (where the onus is on the student, at the mercy of … Continue reading
Get smart
To welcome humbling moments is part of good mental hygiene. There is, at any rate, no way around these experiences when you teach social and digital media to university students. On that note: Here is another amazing Overdrive Interactive graphic; … Continue reading
The Melville School of Business
My academic neighbourhood at Kwantlen Polytechnic University has a new name, after philanthropists George and Sylvia Melville gifted $8 million to the school. I am so pleased, particularly with the initiatives this gift will fund. George Melville, cofounder of Boston … Continue reading
The social media landscapes
My favourite class to teach, back in the day, was an advanced digital media class at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. No other class I’ve ever taught required such continual professional development, though, and it would take me many months of preparation … Continue reading
You got to dance with who brung you
A year or two ago a colleague who teaches business classes at my university suggested allowing students – whose term projects focused on opportunities in nations where English was not the predominant tongue – prepare their final reports/portfolios/presentations in Cantonese, … Continue reading