This week I was looking for a comfort food to make. I decided to ask the kids what I should make, my youngest said meat and potatoes and my oldest said meatloaf with mashed potatoes. There’s little doubt that I’m raising Albertan kids. I quickly whipped out my meatloaf recipe and ran to the store… Read more »
Over the last three weeks, I’ve written about the essay research phase, the essay writing phase, and the essay editing phase. This week, it’s time to focus on opening hooks for essays. If you are striving for an A+, a catchy opening hook can help get you the grade. The more time you have for… Read more »
If you have a course that you would like to see a Course Exam article written for or you recently took a course that you would like to recommend to other AU students, please feel free to reach out with the course name and number, and any questions or feedback you may have. We’ll be happy to… Read more »
Dear Barb: My sister-in-law has just been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and only has weeks left to live. The dilemma I am having is whether I should try to see her before she passes. She has always lived a couple of hours away and has not been close to her family. My husband—her… Read more »
This morning I managed to catch the last little bit of the Women’s Olympic Gold-Medal Soccer (or Football as it’s known to most of the world) match. As you probably already know (spoiler!) we won. It was messy, and, at least in my completely untrained opinion, the Canadian team was more or less outclassed by… Read more »
You can turn your hardships–even your responsibilities—into a fun game; make that game one where you turn the bad into good, or you seek to make things better through noble action, or you simply look to the bright side. You score points in that game when your thoughts and actions lead to happiness and love,… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Citation coaching. When a student posts about struggling with an in-text APA citation, many responses flood in with guidance and advice. The essay in question went on to garner a mark of 91%, so that’s worth a silver medal, at least. Discord Doctor Discord. A long thread in the #general channel recounts… Read more »
Wisdom and enlightenment require a sense of humour; if you don’t believe me, think of how dour and miserable activists often seem! Happily, rural life as an AU student is often devoid of such sandwich board simplifications of us versus them and good versus evil. The further from a college campus the less strident and… Read more »
Now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing throughout Canada, many of us are making plans to travel again—at least within the country. Traveling with young children can be intimidating, especially if you’re preparing for a long car ride. My kids and I frequently drive over six hours away to visit family, so I’ve had plenty of… Read more »
