Universal Design for Learning- 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
- National award highlights UH professor’s inclusive education efforts - University of Hawaii System August 19, 2024
- Multi-Tiered System of Supports - CA.gov August 14, 2024
- Workshop focuses on how inclusive teaching improves learning by design - Penn State University August 13, 2024
- Online workshop: Universal Design for Learning: From Theory to Practice - Maastricht University August 12, 2024
- Education and AI
- Artificial Intelligence in Education: Revolutionizing Learning - Nerdbot October 4, 2024
- Artificial intelligence to never reduce teachers' role - Education World Forum director - Trend News Agency October 4, 2024
- With Few Standards on AI to Guide Them, Education Companies and Districts Stare Down Big Risks - Education Week October 3, 2024
- 2,527 students enroll in MOE’s AI programs - Taipei Times October 3, 2024
- Transforming data/model governance using AI and machine learning - Hindustan Times October 3, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace - WKTV October 2, 2024
- Opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in higher education - UNESCO October 2, 2024
- TRENDS Hosts a Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Management Education - TRENDS Research & Advisory October 2, 2024
- Social Media Policy
- 76ers Veteran Makes Confident Claim on Social Media - Sports Illustrated October 4, 2024
- Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating new Texas social media law - KENS5.com October 4, 2024
- Target's affordable alternative to $500 Frye boots sparks social media frenzy - Daily Mail October 4, 2024
- Ella Langley Has Social Media in a Chokehold With Her Tribute Performance of a Willie Nelson Classic - American Songwriter October 4, 2024
- 88 IDs in six months: MCSO says renewed social media effort paying off - RochesterFirst October 4, 2024
- Top Indiana chef leaving. James Beard-honored talent says he was fired for social media posts - IndyStar October 4, 2024
- Catholic influencers use social media as new form of evangelization - CatholicVote org October 4, 2024
- JPMorgan Chase denies Trump's claim that CEO Jamie Dimon has endorsed him - CBS News October 4, 2024
- Kwantlen
- 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 - Vancouver Sun September 26, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU recognized for sustainability efforts with silver STARS rating - Education News Canada September 24, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Advanced Entry (BSN-AE) - allnurses September 20, 2024
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Wildfires mobilize artists to explore fire impact in new book - Education News Canada September 18, 2024
- ON OCTOBER 5 KPU hosts open house at Surrey campus with activities, demos, prizes - Education News Canada September 17, 2024
Tag Archives: obituary
Pacing yourself
Even before my senescence began blooming, I enjoyed reading obituaries. The well-written ones are edifying distillations of character and action; their omissions are bolder than doomsday. James McMeel cofounded the Universal Press Syndicate, which distributed Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” and the … Continue reading
RIP Geoff Nunberg
I aspired to rise to the level of acumen, clarity, and courtesy of this marvelous linguist, knowing of course that I could never get close. Listen to some of Nunberg’s commentaries for NPR’s “Fresh Air” program. — 22 August: The … Continue reading
The Arch Obit
Obituaries must be charming. When a writer conveys the deceased subject’s wicked faults yet still elicits empathy from the reader, the reader has been charmed into a kind of forgiveness for the dead. When the writer seeks to elicit no … Continue reading
Community College
I teach at a regional, commuter university, near Vancouver, BC: It has superb programs in traditional academic disciplines as well as in the trades. It enrols both the unusual and the usual suspects as students. Teaching them is a challenge … Continue reading
Editing and Gender
The New York Times obituary of famed film editor Anne V. Coates is very charming. Ms. Coates vowed to find a way to make a career in cinema. She would need to overcome not only her family’s resistance but also … 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.”
Battle
In the New York Times obituary section recently I came upon one for Jacob Neusner, a scholar (and polemicist) who published more than 900 books in his lifetime. I calculated – on the back of a napkin, as it were – … Continue reading
Smart/Dumb
In my profession some colleagues believe that marking hard – giving more D’s than B’s, for instance – correlates with a high level of “rigour” in teaching. To my mind, though, there is often no connection between grade distribution and … Continue reading