Library Chat Tues, Feb 20, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Effective Paraphrasing Tues, Feb 20, 12:30 to 1:30 pm MST Online via MS Teams Hosted by AU Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/effective-paraphrasing Register through above link Faculty of Business Undergrad… Read more »
We are now right in the middle of the nomination period for the next AUSU Council election. This is the group of students, like you, who get together to try to decide how the AUSU contribution you provide with each course registration would be best used to benefit students in general. Like many post-secondary institutions,… Read more »
At times, it can be difficult to find a sense of community in AU’s digital sphere. However, there are a great deal of events occurring on a consistent basis. These range from style guide tips for assignments to research tips and tricks. This Voice Magazine writer recently had a chance to attend an AU research-focused… Read more »
Athabasca University (AU), dubbed “Canada’s fastest growing university”, is Canada’s premier university when it comes to providing long-distance learning. The origin story began in 1970, in Athabasca, Alberta, and some of its milestones include signing an agreement with Correctional Services Canada to provide learning opportunities to federal inmates and provide them with the skills to… Read more »
As per my article from last week, I had a quick visit to see my grandma who was recently hospitalized. Despite the slightly somber atmosphere, I did get the chance to change my Canadian palate and try some locally beloved dishes. There were so many things I craved that I was ecstatic to try again. … Read more »
I’ve scoured books on listening, yet I still miss half of what people say. I hardly recall lists of tasks relayed to me, and I miss half of what is spoken in the movies. However, I figured out a way to truly listen, and this technique applies to visual learners. It’s simply to visualize everything… Read more »
Every cognitive absence contains the presence of our mind; rushing floodwaters of thought gush into our awareness whenever a vacuum prevails. Sounds illustrate the social world of me and you. While the bucolic sound of silence contains a certain valour, most everything that we humans enjoy emits some sort of, if you will, auditory odour. … Read more »
If you thought your social media platforms were the main culprits for gathering every modicum of personal information about your digital life, think again. It turns out that “Learning systems like Moodle and Brightspace store comprehensive log data about students’ and educators’ behaviours and actions.” So, even humbler and bookish academic platforms like Moodle gather… Read more »
Facebook: Transferring from AU. A student asks for feedback on experiences with transferring from AU to another university. Most responses indicated that AU is considerably more difficult than other universities, given its self-directed study format. In another post, a student indicates that AU’s computer science program has a lot of readings but not enough programming…. Read more »