It’s been a busy week. Just today it was announced that the UCP experiment of moving all public health related lab work to private company Dynalife is being walked back. Although they apparently were able to provide decent service in north Alberta and the Edmonton region, their significant difficulties in adapting to the more densely… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Deanna C. (she/her), a Bachelor of General Studies – Applied Studies student (with a focus on Indigenous Studies and Educational Psychology) from Thunder Bay, Ontario. This “qualified OCT teacher,” who works “full-time for an Indigenous organization in curriculum development,” has plans “on continuing to work… Read more »
Debating with others can be fun or infuriating or a bit of both; the important thing, academically, is to keep our minds open to new evidence and ideas. There are few, if any, theories not worth investigating if we’re worth our academic salt. Discourse Theory applies when we consider the rightness and wrongness of various… Read more »
AU Facebook Page Midterm tips. A poster asks for advice on the midterm for NUTRI 331: Nutrition for Health. A commenter suggests contacting the course tutor and ask for practice questions. The commenter says that doing this has helped her prepare for midterms and finals in the past. reddit Tutor switch. A poster feels as… Read more »
What are the challenges of lifelong learning? Finances and time, to name two. But with lifelong learning, we can overcome the most significant barriers. We can achieve the stars. And nothing can stop us. And success from lifelong learning doesn’t require money. Not at first. That’ll come. But success from lifelong learning does need a… Read more »
Scholarship name: Financial Literacy Scholarship Sponsored by: Savvy New Canadians Deadline: September 30, 2023 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited Canadian university or college (all students are eligible, including Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international students). Applicants must have reached the age of majority in their province or… Read more »
When it comes to summer, one of the most popular and enjoyable activities is hosting or attending a barbecue. Ever since I’ve lived independently, I’ve always hosted my own barbecues as well as attended many hosted by friends and families. Not only is it a great time bonding with your loved ones, I’ve also found… Read more »
In three days, I’ll be buying ChatGPT Plus. ChatGPT Plus uses GPT4, which comes with plugins, like a stock trading plugin where you can ask any stock options question, and it’ll answer it. I usually use a version of GPT 3.5 called Ask AI. The sweet AI ensured I knew its name was not ChatGPT… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
