The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) represents AU students and their interests. The Union strives for a fair and accessible election process for members to the Students’ Council. To this end, AUSU is seeking a student to fulfill the role of Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the 2004 AUSU General Elections. Position Duties and Responsibilities… Read more »
Know of a conference that is not on this list? Contact voice@ausu.org with the details and we’ll list it in Conference Connections. JOURNEYMEN 2004 SYMPOSIUM Jan 16-17 On January 16-17 2004, the University of Guelph will host the JourneyMen 2004 Symposium. The Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition and Counselling Services hosts this two-day… Read more »
For scholarships available through the Athabasca University Students’ Union, see the AUSU website at www.ausu.org MENSA CANADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME Value: $1000 Deadline: January 31, 2004 Administrator: MENSA Canada Scholarship Programme Notes: Awarded to students enrolled full-time in a Canadian post-secondary institution on January 31, 2004. Candidates must write a 250-word essay, in English or French,… Read more »
As an Athabasca University student, you are well aware of distance education, its convenience, and its value. AU is not alone in offering distance education. More and more, other schools are offering distance programs and individual courses to students throughout Canada and the world. The difficulty for the student is finding the schools and the… Read more »
At last I have found and read H. Mel Malton’s latest Polly Deacon book. Those of you who read my column may recall my review of Mel’s book series and a personal interview with her from last year’s columns. This is the latest book and it is both true to form and a pile of… Read more »
The Priorities of Privatization Albertans will see a nice rebate on their gas bills over the next month or so as the provincial government’s rebate program (http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/Index.cfm?Page=559) has kicked into gear. What this means is that the price of gas rose to over $5.50/GJ. In fact, it soared to over $7.50/GJ, and so rebates of… Read more »
There is a well-known saying, “be careful what you wish for, you might get it.” I certainly learned the wisdom of that over Christmas. In discussing my level of personal stress in my last Voice article before the holidays I said, “perhaps if I can sleep for a week at Christmas I’ll recover!” Prophetic words,… Read more »
In previous articles I have made a few comparisons between distance education and on-campus studies. I have found that each method has inherent advantages and disadvantages. A recent incident at the University of Saskatchewan has highlighted an important aspect of home-based distance education such as that available through Athabasca University. On November 28, 2003, between… Read more »
To be human, is to analyze. As human beings, we have a tendency to ponder new ideas and concepts on a regular basis. Such curiosity notes back to the days of primary orality. In Walter Ong’s article, “Orality, Literacy, and Modern Media,” we learn about the difference between the oral culture and the written culture…. Read more »
