This week I’ve chosen to expand on a previous column about writing an Ethical Will. The reasons for investing the time and energy to create one are numerous and significant. It allows the writer to make her deepest wishes and values known. To leave a tangible legacy behind as a way of being remembered. To… Read more »
Eleven billion dollars. That’s how much, give or take a few million, is spent around the world each year on trying to lose weight, on brand-name diets, supplements, and other efforts to drop unwanted pounds. Now, scientists at Nestlé are working on a new solution?a pill that will burn fat without exercise. The trouble is,… Read more »
What are the skills you need to be successful? What are the secrets to success? When it comes to distance learning these are questions we have all undoubtedly asked ourselves as well as other Athabasca University students. There really is no right answer. You will find your own tricks, your own secrets, and your own… Read more »
Kiran Shoaib is an AU student from Pakistan who currently lives in Korea while her father works at the Embassy of Pakistan. Kiran is working on her Bachelor of Management (3-year) degree. Kiran was recently interviewed by The Voice Magazine about school, life, and the portability of pursuing a degree online. Describe the path that… Read more »
My name is Philip Kirkbride. I’m a college graduate from Ontario studying at AU. I’ve always wanted to do an exchange program or study abroad but never found the right time to do so. This is part eight in the story of how Athabasca University has allowed me to create my own study abroad program…. Read more »
I still haven’t figured out tutors. I know what their role is. I know how and when to contact them. But after a number of AU courses, some things about tutors still perplex me. According to AU’s Learning Services Tutorial, a tutor will “offer subject-matter assistance, engage in scholarly discussion, mark assignments, provide feedback, and… Read more »
So on November 20th, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) went to the federal government asking for an additional 2.84 billion to be devoted to post-secondary issues, which would take care of Canada’s post-secondary funding problem. While I certainly admire and applaud the intent, I do question the timing. This federal government has been quite… Read more »
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At Home: Distance Learning for K-12 Probably the first experience most of us had with distance learning was as university students when we entered our first AU course. However, for some 4000 elementary to high-school students in Saskatchewan, that isn’t the case. Global News is reporting a story about a rural Saskatchewan school that has… Read more »
There will be no December 5th issue of The Voice Magazine this year, as your editor is taking a short break. However, regular issues of The Voice Magazine will be available for December 12th and December 19th. Also, as usual, the Voice will go on hiatus for Christmas week because, let’s face it, you’re all… Read more »