Scholarship name:  Sunshine Coast Health Centre Scholarship Sponsored by:  Sunshine Coast Health Centre Deadline:  August 1, 2023 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school, undergrad, or graduate students enrolled for the 2023/24 semesters at an accredited university or college in Canada, in a program related to clinical counselling, psychology, social sciences, or… Read more »

AU Facebook Page Degree Works Doesn’t Work. A poster mistakenly believed they submitted their course registration plan when they used the Degree Works course planning tool. The poster found out the hard way that this was incorrect now that her funding has been delayed and asks if there is any chance the student financial aid… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Jul 18, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Wed, Jul 19, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library… Read more »

If you like computer coding and always wanted to invent a board game this is the job posting for you. Other tasks include utilizing word and language predictive software in “research areas: natural language processing, artificial intelligence, neural networks, software development”. As course material uses more complex software you’d be part of the technological vanguard… Read more »

ChatGPT has renewed the conversation—and speculation—surrounding artificial intelligence.  With some apprehension, we sifted through the archives to find what passed for current views way back when. Ten years ago.  S.D. Livingstone delves into the possibility that AI could man the phone lines at the customer service desk.  “According to one prediction, it will only be… Read more »

AU Facebook Page Tips and tricks. A poster is starting their first study period with AU and asks for tips or mistakes to avoid as they get started. One helpful commenter highly recommends introducing yourself to the course tutor at the very start of your contract period, as she has noticed she gets better responses… Read more »

The recent loss of the Titan submersible got us diving into our archives.  We went down the rabbit hole and came up with this pair of sort-of submarine-related articles. He’s a real nowhere man.  Lonita Fraser takes a deep dive into the groundbreaking movie Yellow Submarine.  “Yellow Submarine became a vehicle not only for the… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Building Brighter Futures Awards Sponsored by:  Indspire Deadline:  August 1, 2023, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout:  varies by award Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian Indigenous students enrolled or attending full- or part-time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, or technology programs. What’s required:  An online application form, details of which are… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Jul 11, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Wed, Jul 12, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Writing… Read more »

The proliferation of wildfires across Canada this year got us musing on past fire seasons.  The Voice writers never disappoint. The view from here and there.  Wayne E. Benedict muses on the 2003 fire season then in progress, and on his days on a helicopter fire-fighting crew.  “I have a unique insight into forest fires… Read more »