
Year: 2019


Online Courses Required
The Canadian province of Ontario is mandating that high school students complete two online courses as a graduation requirement. This requirement places Ontario at the forefront of the movement to require online courses for high […]

Team Rooms as Learning Environments
Dedicated rooms for project teams are becoming a more common work arrangement in a variety of organizations. The aim is to locate everyone on the team in a space where the team members and their […]

Data for Sale – DMV Style
Most of us would not list our state Department of Motor Vehicles among the likely entities to compromise our personal data, but according to a Motherboard report, we might want to check our assumptions. It […]


UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz and UC System Leaders Signal End of SAT and ACT Admission Tests
The University of California appears to be inching closer to dropping the SAT and ACT tests as a requirement for admission. The UC Berkeley Chancellor and the UC System Provost along with the UC Santa […]


Chinese Rappers Challenge the Surveillance State
With the growth of surveillance technologies and the corresponding growth of surveillance practices, there is mounting concern and resistance from various quarters. The arts community has a long history of participating in and at times […]

Classroom Decor and Learning
Educators with at least some control over the physical learning environment in which they work are often inclined to try to shape that environment to create the best conditions for learning. In the case of […]
