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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 […]
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Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
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 […]
Recipes
Italian Bean Soup
Italian Bean Soup
Distance Learning
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 […]
Learning Settings
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 Analytics Research
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 […]
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Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie
Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie
Assessment
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 […]