At just $250, AU$315, or £200 in the UK, the UBD-K8500 costs much less than its predecessor, but its format faces a much less certain future. In 2006 the big enemy of Blu-ray was another disc ...

In their book “Understanding by Design” (UBD), Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe describe six facets of understanding: explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy and self ...

If you want everything Ultra HD Blu-ray can deliver, but are on a tight budget, Samsung’s UBD-K8500 is the player to buy. Just be aware that you might have to tweak some settings to clear up the ...

The principles behind Understanding by Design (UBD) are not new. Backward planning, where teachers start with desired outcomes and plan lessons around them, reminds us of the psychologist Stephen ...