University Canada West- Victim of growing tuition scam knew exactly where her $37K went — but no one would help her get it back - CBC March 9, 2026
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW hosts Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale - educationnewscanada.com March 6, 2026
- University Canada West - UCW ranks first again for most Scopus-indexed publications among private institutions - educationnewscanada.com February 19, 2026
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW takes second place at 2026 National MBA Games - educationnewscanada.com February 10, 2026
- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- UVA Research Report Shows How Social Media, Finfluencers, and the “Digital Hustle” Are Reshaping Young Adults’ Financial Lives | Newswise - newswise.com April 1, 2026
- IL group identifies harmful social media use trends among teens - Jacksonville Journal-Courier April 1, 2026
- Tide of social media cases could follow US court rulings over child safety - lsj.com.au April 1, 2026
- CBP Boots Gregory Bovino From His Social Media Accounts - notus.org April 1, 2026
- Social Media Behavior Report - YPulse April 1, 2026
- Astrophysics influencer uses social media to break science stereotypes - physicstoday.aip.org April 1, 2026
- Social media influencer, political candidate says new election law targets him - wtsp.com April 1, 2026
- 'You're telling me we're not dating?': Avoiding internet impersonation, in the era of social media - WRAL April 1, 2026
Tag Archives: for educators
Time for some PD
It has been awhile since I taught a digital marketing course at my university. It was such a fun class! My third-year students all helped one another (and me) keep abreast of new apps and innovations – literally on a … Continue reading
Learning hungry
Earlier posts here have discussed how many university students come to class hungry. My university’s student newspaper, The Runner, notes today that almost two out of five “post-secondary students experienced some degree of food insecurity in the past year.” I … Continue reading
More on Open Learning
These short and very well-written videos given by Rajiv Jhangiani, Kwantlen Polytechnic University‘s Associate Vice Provost of Open Education, and produced by Cobb House Studio vividly describe new ways to create a class. What are Open Educational Resources? What are Open Textbooks? … Continue reading
Discussing parapsychology in the classroom
A few days ago I had the good fortune to chat (via Skype) with advanced undergraduate students at Brooklyn College. Our topic was “parapsychology.” The gifted and nimble instructor of Psych 3585 was LeAnne Flaherty, who was a student in … Continue reading
Better research posters
I often give up in frustration when faced with “research posters,” especially as I get older and my eyesight declines. They are hard to read – too much text, not enough appropriate visual organization telling my eyes where to look. … Continue reading
Free at Last
United States copyright law was changed repeatedly in the last century to grant copyright extensions to entire classes of works of literature and entertainment. This meant that such work could not be referenced at length in works of scholarship without … Continue reading
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The Cannabis Curriculum
From my visionary university.
“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