By Tracy Mitrano. EDUCAUSE has sent out a request that members fill out a DOJ survey seeking conceptual thoughts (not formal notice and comment) on the implementation of standards for web accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more...
By John Warner. Five reasons why Pokémon Go is the future of education…By John Warner. I was recently disappointed to hear that street hockey is under threat in Canada. Thanks to public safety laws put into place banning children from playing in the streets, what was once a widely-shared pastime is increasingly endangered. Read more...By John Warner. As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton announces her plan to make public college “tuition free” for households with incomes up to $125,000 a year, I think it’s worth remembering that we’ve already lived through an era where college tuition was not quite free, but when cost was neither a barrier to access, nor necessitated the acquisition of considerable debt. Read more...By John Warner. According to a survey of student counseling center workers, there are now wait lists for students seeking help.The top two mental health issues are anxiety and depression, with over 4 in 10 students who seek help reporting the conditions. Read more...By John Warner. I am a predictions skeptic.By John Warner. I heard this question several times on my recent vacation. I go on vacation to get away from these sorts of questions, but vacation was a group biking tour of Normandy and in the downtime of meals or other socializing, when my profession came up, this is the question people wanted to ask me. Read more...
By Kris Olds. Post-EU Referendum turmoil in the UK (and the EU) continues, for all sorts of reasons, but soon more serious and sustained assessment of the post-Brexit landscape for UK universities will occur. This blog entry is an exercise in thinking future-forward, brainstorming-fashion (so all caveats apply!), about one possible risk-reducing option. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
