Tuesday, March 28, 2006

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Taking AI literacy seriously
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Philip J. Kerr , Adaptive Learning in ELT , Apr 04, 2025 Philip J. Kerr raises five 'big issues' related to teaching critical literacy for AI, but in my view he is wrong in at least four of them. First, he says, "critical thinking is domain specific." No it's not. Second, he says "critical thinki... .. read more..

View of Policies for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Call for ...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Mohamed Ally , Sanjaya Mishra , Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology , Apr 04, 2025 The argument is that "Higher education must prioritize AI policy development so that AI is trustworthy and used for good." I think we can agree we want these, but are they ensured (or even made more likely)... .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it op...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Pete Croatto , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 I've had a lot to say about this over the years, and there's more coming. But I want to set the record straight here. Pete Croatto writes, "The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for fr... .. read more..

EUDI Wallet based Strong Customer Authentication and payment for Financial Se...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Adrian Doerk , Lissi , Apr 04, 2025 You might not know about EUDI yet, but it - or something like it, if you're outside Europe - will be coming into your world soon. The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a new method for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) into digital services. ... .. read more..

MyNotes: Carnegie Learning’s State of AI in Education
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Miguel Guhlin , Another Think Coming , Apr 04, 2025 Miguel Guhlin shares his summary of the " Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar facilitated by Amanda Bickerstaff. The webinar is accompanied by a link to a report from Carnegie Learning ." There's not a lot new here, but it's nicely package... .. read more..

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Ben Werdmuller , Werd I/O , Apr 04, 2025 Ben Werdmuller references "a lovely piece about Mike McCue , who, through Flipboard , Surf , and his general activities through the community, has become one of the open social web's most important figures." He points out that while Surf is different from ... .. read more..

Taking AI literacy seriously
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Philip J. Kerr , Adaptive Learning in ELT , Apr 04, 2025 Philip J. Kerr raises five 'big issues' related to teaching critical literacy for AI, but in my view he is wrong in at least four of them. First, he says, "critical thinking is domain specific." No it's not. Second, he says "critical thinki... .. read more..

View of Policies for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Call for ...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Mohamed Ally , Sanjaya Mishra , Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology , Apr 04, 2025 The argument is that "Higher education must prioritize AI policy development so that AI is trustworthy and used for good." I think we can agree we want these, but are they ensured (or even made more likely)... .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it op...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Pete Croatto , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 I've had a lot to say about this over the years, and there's more coming. But I want to set the record straight here. Pete Croatto writes, "The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for fr... .. read more..

EUDI Wallet based Strong Customer Authentication and payment for Financial Se...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Adrian Doerk , Lissi , Apr 04, 2025 You might not know about EUDI yet, but it - or something like it, if you're outside Europe - will be coming into your world soon. The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a new method for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) into digital services. ... .. read more..

MyNotes: Carnegie Learning’s State of AI in Education
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Miguel Guhlin , Another Think Coming , Apr 04, 2025 Miguel Guhlin shares his summary of the " Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar facilitated by Amanda Bickerstaff. The webinar is accompanied by a link to a report from Carnegie Learning ." There's not a lot new here, but it's nicely package... .. read more..

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Ben Werdmuller , Werd I/O , Apr 04, 2025 Ben Werdmuller references "a lovely piece about Mike McCue , who, through Flipboard , Surf , and his general activities through the community, has become one of the open social web's most important figures." He points out that while Surf is different from ... .. read more..

Sam Keen, Philosopher of the Men’s Movement, Is Dead at 93
Friday, April 4, 2025

“Only men understand the secret fears that go with the territory of masculinity,” he wrote. His message resonated: His book “Fire in the Belly” was a best seller. .. read more..

Taking AI literacy seriously
Friday, April 4, 2025

Philip J. Kerr , Adaptive Learning in ELT , Apr 04, 2025 Philip J. Kerr raises five 'big issues' related to teaching critical literacy for AI, but in my view he is wrong in at least four of them. First, he says, "critical thinking is domain specific." No it's not. Second, he says "critical thinki... .. read more..

View of Policies for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Call for ...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Mohamed Ally , Sanjaya Mishra , Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology , Apr 04, 2025 The argument is that "Higher education must prioritize AI policy development so that AI is trustworthy and used for good." I think we can agree we want these, but are they ensured (or even made more likely)... .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it op...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Pete Croatto , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 I've had a lot to say about this over the years, and there's more coming. But I want to set the record straight here. Pete Croatto writes, "The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for fr... .. read more..

EUDI Wallet based Strong Customer Authentication and payment for Financial Se...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Adrian Doerk , Lissi , Apr 04, 2025 You might not know about EUDI yet, but it - or something like it, if you're outside Europe - will be coming into your world soon. The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a new method for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) into digital services. ... .. read more..

MyNotes: Carnegie Learning’s State of AI in Education
Friday, April 4, 2025

Miguel Guhlin , Another Think Coming , Apr 04, 2025 Miguel Guhlin shares his summary of the " Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar facilitated by Amanda Bickerstaff. The webinar is accompanied by a link to a report from Carnegie Learning ." There's not a lot new here, but it's nicely package... .. read more..

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Friday, April 4, 2025

Ben Werdmuller , Werd I/O , Apr 04, 2025 Ben Werdmuller references "a lovely piece about Mike McCue , who, through Flipboard , Surf , and his general activities through the community, has become one of the open social web's most important figures." He points out that while Surf is different from ... .. read more..

Head of African American Museum Departs as Trump Targets Smithsonian
Friday, April 4, 2025

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order. .. read more..

States Challenge Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Library Agency
Friday, April 4, 2025

In a lawsuit, 21 state attorneys general argued that the steep cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services violate the Constitution and other federal laws related to spending. .. read more..

Jean Van Leeuwen, 87, Dies; Wrote ‘Oliver Pig’ Series of Children’s Books
Friday, April 4, 2025

She wrote for many ages, from picture books to young adult fiction. Her children led her to create a series of books about two pigs named Oliver and Amanda. .. read more..

Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself
Friday, April 4, 2025

For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.” .. read more..

A 270-Year-Old Scottish Folk Fiddle Makes Its Carnegie Hall Debut
Friday, April 4, 2025

The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.” .. read more..

Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper Talk About the Netflix Hit ‘Adolescence’
Friday, April 4, 2025

In an interview, the actors Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham explore the social and personal impact of the Netflix hit about a teenager accused of murder, including Cooper’s newfound schoolyard stardom. .. read more..

Ruth Asawa’s Astonishing Universe Began at Her Door
Friday, April 4, 2025

As the artist’s posthumous retrospective opens at SFMOMA, a reporter visits her family home and studio in Noe Valley, the center of her pioneering sculpture practice. .. read more..

For Pierce Brosnan, the World Is Just Enough
Friday, April 4, 2025

There has always been more to this actor than meets the eye. But if James Bond is still all you see, he’s OK with that. .. read more..

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces New Sex-Trafficking Charge Ahead of Trial
Friday, April 4, 2025

Weeks before the music mogul is scheduled to stand trial, prosecutors added a more serious charge involving a woman they refer to as “Victim-2.” .. read more..

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces New Sex-Trafficking Charge Ahead of Trial
Friday, April 4, 2025

Weeks before the music mogul is scheduled to stand trial, prosecutors added a more serious charge involving a woman they refer to as “Victim-2.” .. read more..

Paul McDonough, Whose Photographs Evoked Street Life, Dies at 84
Friday, April 4, 2025

His candid black-and-white images, prosaic yet provocative, captured the faces of a wide range of New Yorkers. He also took occasional side trips to the West. .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it op...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Pete Croatto , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 I've had a lot to say about this over the years, and there's more coming. But I want to set the record straight here. Pete Croatto writes, "The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for fr... .. read more..

EUDI Wallet based Strong Customer Authentication and payment for Financial Se...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Adrian Doerk , Lissi , Apr 04, 2025 You might not know about EUDI yet, but it - or something like it, if you're outside Europe - will be coming into your world soon. The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a new method for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) into digital services. ... .. read more..

MyNotes: Carnegie Learning’s State of AI in Education
Friday, April 4, 2025

Miguel Guhlin , Another Think Coming , Apr 04, 2025 Miguel Guhlin shares his summary of the " Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar facilitated by Amanda Bickerstaff. The webinar is accompanied by a link to a report from Carnegie Learning ." There's not a lot new here, but it's nicely package... .. read more..

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Friday, April 4, 2025

Ben Werdmuller , Werd I/O , Apr 04, 2025 Ben Werdmuller references "a lovely piece about Mike McCue , who, through Flipboard , Surf , and his general activities through the community, has become one of the open social web's most important figures." He points out that while Surf is different from ... .. read more..

‘A Minecraft Movie’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Friday, April 4, 2025

Jared Hess narrates a mine cart sequence from his film, featuring Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hansen. .. read more..

Trump Administration Moves to Cut Humanities Endowment
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grant recipients have been told that funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities would be redirected to furthering “the president’s agenda.” .. read more..

Trump Administration Moves to Cut Humanities Endowment
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grant recipients have been told that funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities would be redirected to furthering “the president’s agenda.” .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it op...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Pete Croatto , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 I've had a lot to say about this over the years, and there's more coming. But I want to set the record straight here. Pete Croatto writes, "The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for fr... .. read more..

EUDI Wallet based Strong Customer Authentication and payment for Financial Se...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Adrian Doerk , Lissi , Apr 04, 2025 You might not know about EUDI yet, but it - or something like it, if you're outside Europe - will be coming into your world soon. The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a new method for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) into digital services. ... .. read more..

MyNotes: Carnegie Learning’s State of AI in Education
Friday, April 4, 2025

Miguel Guhlin , Another Think Coming , Apr 04, 2025 Miguel Guhlin shares his summary of the " Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar facilitated by Amanda Bickerstaff. The webinar is accompanied by a link to a report from Carnegie Learning ." There's not a lot new here, but it's nicely package... .. read more..

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Friday, April 4, 2025

Ben Werdmuller , Werd I/O , Apr 04, 2025 Ben Werdmuller references "a lovely piece about Mike McCue , who, through Flipboard , Surf , and his general activities through the community, has become one of the open social web's most important figures." He points out that while Surf is different from ... .. read more..

Miley Cyrus’s Apocalyptic Pop, and 9 More New Songs
Friday, April 4, 2025

Hear tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Wet Leg and others. .. read more..

For Pierce Brosnan, the World Is Just Enough
Friday, April 4, 2025

There has always been more to this actor than meets the eye. But if James Bond is still all you see, he’s OK with that. .. read more..

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces New Sex-Trafficking Charge Ahead of Trial
Friday, April 4, 2025

Weeks before the music mogul is scheduled to stand trial, prosecutors added a more serious charge involving a woman they refer to as “Victim-2.” .. read more..

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by 'dr...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Grace Abels , Poynter , Apr 04, 2025 This story reports that "Sesame Street continues airing on PBS and has not been replaced by drag queen storytime." What it misses is, I think, the main point, which is that it would be good if children were able to watch drag queen storytime and that early exp... .. read more..