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Ada and the Engine in the Blue Mountains

Higher Education Whisperer

Daniel AldrichOn Friday I attended a performance of Lauren Gundersons play "Ada and the Engine" (first performed in 2015 as "Ada and the Memory Engine"). This was by the Glenbrook Players, in the Blue Mountains behind Sydney. Normally I would write of a play in my other blog, Net Traveller.

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Success for College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community College, Composition View

The Scholarly Teacher

via a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Plan) because IDEA no longer applies to students after high school (Rein, 2022). 2015), some recommendations for accommodations include distraction-free testing, extended time for tests, use of a notetaker, and meeting with a DRS counselor. Planning for Higher Education , 47 (1), 3.

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Building maintenance issues admissions leaders should know about (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I especially remember doing a college tour trip in the Northeast with my youngest daughter during spring break of her junior year in high school in 2015. Older buildings typically have been renovated and retrofitted countless times and were not designed for modern HVAC systems, ADA accessibility and active learning classrooms.