Should Schools Be Permitted to Monitor and Punish Students for Speech on Social Media?

May a school monitor and discipline a student for her content on social media? This blog post will explore the foundations of student speech law and how courts are trying to adapt the principles established in an analog era to an ever-connected digital world. With the Supreme Court having recently granted certiorari in a case involving student speech on social media, I will explore potential concerns with abandoning a school’s ability to police students’ online activity, while also looking at when a school might go too far in surveilling and punishing a student for her speech on social media platforms. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 16, 2021. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

The Development of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ‘Certificate in Practical Horticulture’

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has a long history of delivering high-quality practical horticultural training within the UK and abroad. In 2007 this training was formalised by the RBGE Education Department into the ‘RBGE Certificate in Practical Horticulture’ (CPH) programme. The vision for the CPH was to create an internationally recognised and standardised, yet flexible and practical horticultural qualification, predominantly, but not exclusively, for the botanic gardens sector. Providing a measurable educational outcome for international development projects is increasing the contribution that RBGE makes to target 15 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. This paper reviews the development of the CPH programme, through its initial conception, the writing of the first course syllabus, the evolution of the course structure and content, up to the course now being offered today. The initial success of the CPH is discussed, detailing the different locations in which the course has been delivered to date and the other gardens that are now offering the CPH themselves. Recent developments are discussed, including the endorsement of the course by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the funding awarded by the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust in 2010 for course development. The paper ends by highlighting the future objectives for the CPH, including the development of new and improved tutor and learner support materials, the offering of ‘train the trainer’ programmes that will facilitate the wider uptake of these courses and the vision for the programme to become a benchmark for practical horticultural training worldwide

Addressing spirituality for clients with physical disabilities

Spirituality is acknowledged as a key influence in human life. However, occupational therapists do not necessarily address clients\u27 spiritual needs in practice. This article describes ways that occupational therapists working in physical disabilities settings address spirituality in practice

Prevention for a Healthier California: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities

Estimates how much the state and the nation could save in healthcare costs by investing in disease prevention through community programs that increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce tobacco use. Provides examples of prevention efforts

Well-being and Technology: Exploring Technology-Supported Meditation

In keeping with the “Blue Ocean Research” theme, this research explores the emerging area of well-being technologies from an interdisciplinary context. The combination of well-being and technology is a nascent research area known as positive technology, or positive computing. The study explores combining meditation (a well-being activity) with a three-dimensional virtual world. The goal of this exploratory formative study is to gain a richer understanding of user engagement and the human experience of technology-supported meditation as an integral element of how best to leverage technology for well-being purposes. The research is theoretically grounded in the positive technology framework. Third wave human-computer interaction (HCI) informs the blended evaluation methodology which includes both quantitative and qualitative measures. Third wave HCI progresses beyond cognition to include engagement, culture, values, and experience. An experiential approach advances beyond the instrumental value of technology to how technology can add value to human activities and experience. AMCIS TV LINK: https://youtu.be/oxFwgbrYKb

Estimation risk and incentive contracts for portfolio managers

Includes bibliographical references (p. 30)