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Litmaps for topic exploration

The type of writing I do requires that I identify topics of interest and then review the research relevant to that topic to combine with my knowledge to write content relevant to educational issues. My career has allowed me to … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories

The Associated Press has put together a great resource on conspiracy theories. The resource covers examples and analysis for researchers. This would seem a great starting point for educators. The resources strives to be politically neutral and includes a historical … Continue reading →

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Congress and Online Sexual Exploitation

Perhaps you saw parts of the grilling of some tech executives as part of committee hearings related to Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Act. The committee had arranged to have parents of children who had committed suicide … Continue reading →

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Big tech squeezing out universities 

This is a recent Swisher podcast and is relevant to the discussion of power of big tech. Fei Fei Li is a prominent AI researcher. One of the more interesting issues from this discussion was Li’s effort to describe how … Continue reading →

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Is something wrong with higher education?

I am concerned that political pressures and market forces are narrowing the goals of colleges and universities, steering these institutions towards an approach focused predominantly on job preparation. However, is this focus on career readiness truly the sole purpose of … Continue reading →

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K12 Curricular Wars

Larry Cuban, a writer frequently addressing historical issues in education, recently addressed the multiple recurring controversies in education and wondered without resolution why these battles (e.g., the recent National political interest in how reading is taught in the elementary grades) … Continue reading →

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