Business Process Automation: Running Courses Online

How To Run Business Process Automation Courses The recent article, “5 Guiding Principles Of Using Online Platforms For Industry-Based Training In Emerging Technologies”, outlined some guiding principles for building and managing industry-based/industry-simulated online training programs. In this article, we are going to discuss the more “technical” side of online training delivery by focusing on one … Read more

High-Performing Classrooms: 32 Characteristics

by Terry Heick This post was originally written in 2013 and updated in 2023 Instructional design is the strategic creation of learning experiences through planning, sequencing, and data-based revision of learning. This process includes both the ways content is accessed and the learning needs and objectives (and how they are determined) themselves. This puts instructional … Read more

How to help your kids navigate social media without getting lost

Six years ago, Harvard withdrew admissions offers from 10 high school seniors it had previously accepted. School officials had gotten wind of jokes circulating on the students’ private Facebook group — memes that made light of school shootings and found hilarity in the Holocaust, among other repellant takes — and reversed course. After the George Floyd murder … Read more

Rutgers Senate says it’s lost confidence in president

The Rutgers University Senate voted 89 to 47 Friday to pass a resolution saying it has “lost confidence” in Jonathan Holloway, the three-university system’s president. That tally came after senators, along with a few members of the public, spoke for and against the resolution for roughly an hour. Adrienne Simonds, the Senate chair, said the … Read more

5 Inquiry Modes And Their Effect On Student Ownership

Student ownership is the degree to which a learner feels a natural sense of responsibility and curiosity about their work. In contrast with simple compliance, or vague engagement, ownership implies something broader and more cohesive–a tone of interaction between a student and their work that is meaningful and enduring–something bigger than the assignment itself. The … Read more

Is AC the new ABC? As the country gets hotter, schools need upgrades

The good news is, there are many design and architectural innovations that can keep students, faculty and staff comfortable, while also creating healthier, greener and even more engaging places to learn. And there’s federal funding to pay for it. But, installing air conditioners without making other renovations, which is often the cheapest and most expedient … Read more

New details emerge in BC swim team hazing allegations

Freshman members of the Boston College men’s and women’s swim and dive program were allegedly forced to binge drink until they vomited and then consume their own vomit, according to new details SwimSwam reported regarding the hazing allegations that last week prompted college officials to suspend the program indefinitely. Earlier SwimSwam reported that some team members … Read more

57 Mindfulness Activities for Kids of All Ages

Times are tough for kids these days. There are so many issues that are completely out of their control—it really takes a toll on learning. Teaching mindfulness is a great antidote to the stress and anxiety a lot of our kids are feeling. Here are 57 mindfulness activities for kids in preschool through high school … Read more