by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2024 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
Somehow, we’ve gone from artificial flowers and sweeteners to artificial thinking, calculating, and learning. Heady stuff, no? And very brave new world, even otherworldly. For many, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also scary, the stuff of science fiction, which,...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2022 | Carol A Josel
Someone dies, we pause, mourn, and somehow move on, though nothing is ever the same again. Loss: I know it quite well. Gone from me are my husband, my sister, my young nephew, both of my parents, countless relatives and friends, too… Well-meaning folks said things...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 4, 2022 | Carol A Josel
Pot, cannabis, marijuana, grass, Mary Jane, weed, bammy: Whatever name you give it, it’s been a headliner for several years, especially since November 2012 when Colorado legalized it for adults 21 and older—a marijuana first, but not the only one. That’s because...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 25, 2022 | Carol A Josel
September 17 seems to have slipped by again kind of unnoted—no front page, above-the-fold headlines or below, for that matter, and no fireworks, either. Sort of just another day, made mention of but no hoopla. And so, though eight days late, I can’t let the month...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 16, 2022 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Quotable Quotes
There’s something about a good quote. Some resonate and stay with us for a long time, others make us nod in agreement—or not—while others make us smile at their simple truths. Among my favorites… ** “Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 13, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Carol A Josel, Parenting, Research Results
Devices rule. Students nowadays shuffle down crowded hallways, eyes glued to mobiles as they make their way to class and pile in, thumbs still tapping away. Settling in, they reach into bookbags, but, instead of a textbook and notebook, Chromebooks land on their...