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When Laws Crash Into Each Other
Legislators are masters of compartmentalizing. This law addresses this, and that law addresses that. And much of the time, it’s possible to construct a reasonable argument for a particular decision, taken in complete isolation.
Accrediting Individuals, Not Institutions
Where I suggest something revolutionary, radical, and probably completely naive. So what else is new?
Higher Ed, "Sweet Tooth", and the Battle of Ideas
Sweet Tooth is my favorite novel of 2012. Ian McEwan's story of literature meets spies is at once completely original and totally engrossing.
Long Distance Mom: Getting Ready for College
After taking the fall semester off, my son Nick is ready to begin his college life in January at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, the "jewel by the bay." As he reported in this blog, Nick went through a period of distracted, teenage depression — his high school burn out years. He spent more time on YouTube than Algebra, causing his parents undue worry as they received calls from guidance counselors telling them that Nick was close to not graduating.
Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: The Business of Ed-Tech
The first in my year-end review, examining the major trends in ed-tech this year. Up first: the business of ed-tech
‘Tis The Season . . . For Higher Ed Predictions
Around this time of year, we’re inundated with lists of the most significant happenings of the current year (e.g., best books, celebrities we’ve lost) and predictions for the future, and the world of higher education is no exception.
Disability Access: Law and Policy
Dan Goldstein, attorney for National Federation of the Blind, has recently published the clearest articulation to date of the relationship between disability law and web accessibility. In short, while the Americans Disability Act, promulgated in 1990, did not explicitly speak to cyberspace, it nonetheless is the legal foundation upon which accommodations to it are required of those entities that fall under its scope, including higher education. This point is an important one to make. For some years, institutional attorneys and disability advocates have gotten tangled in discussions about whether section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which outlines a baseline of technical standards for web accessibility and is required for all federal agencies, is required of colleges and universities.
The Vanity of Graduate Applications
A few weeks ago, I graduated with my MA, and I’m now confronted with the question of “what next?”