Assessment
Is Testing Destroying the Study of English?
For Yvonne Williams, head of English and drama at a school in the south of England, writing in TES, the answer is a resounding “yes” as she shows in her discussion of the impact of […]
Month: December 2019
Distance Learning
Is it the Classroom Part or the Technology Part?
An article by Natalie Wexler in Technology Review takes on the growing use of technology in classrooms and provides a number of examples of technology use in practice falling far short of the claims made […]
Assessment
AI Evaluation Systems Generate AI Responses
We have seen the pattern before: an evaluation practice generates a corresponding response designed to outwit the practice. The SATs lead to the SAT prep industry. The rise of drug testing leads to the clean […]
Data Analytics Research
Unease Over Facial Recognition in China
A report in the South China Morning Post discusses the growing evidence of citizen discomfort with the facial recognition technology that is becoming more prevalent throughout Chinese society. Chinese citizens have raised objections to the […]
Lab Notes
Working from Anywhere
In a world where place is important for many dimensions of life it is not surprising that we have expectations related to where certain activities will take place. We find the familiarity of a hometown […]
Learning Settings
A New Social Learning Space
Students in the humanities on many campuses find it difficult to see the work of the humanities in action, much less participate in such work. Indeed, on many campuses students looking down a hallway in […]
Learning Settings
Biophilic Design Examples
Biophilic design draws on elements in nature and our connections to them as bases for creating man-made spaces. Writing in the Shepley Bulfinch blog, Sonja Bochart highlights six biophilic design principles as represented in recent […]