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Signals - Stoplights for student success

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

At the STS meeting in Kyoto, I had the pleasure of meeting France Córdova, the president of Purdue University. France mentioned some cool education technology that had been developed at Purdue, called Signals - Stoplights for student success.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We could therefore use the donated funds to scan a dozen more books, so they can be converted into accessible formats: Inventing Wine: A New History of One of the World’s Most Ancient Pleasures , by Paul Lukacs; The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films , by Lois H.

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Optimistic about Marrakesh Treaty!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Countries like Germany and France, which were difficult during the Treaty negotiations, are seen as dragging their feet in these ratification efforts, arguing for shared competence and implementation first—bureaucratic obstacles that seem as if they would lose in a court case, but could drag on for years.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

UK, France, Spain) would have access to crucially important cultural, vocational and educational materials. The European Union (especially France) does not want a treaty, and is supported in this by the United States. In addition, countries with linguistic links to richer countries (i.e.,