History, like life and learning, is about more than big moments. Graduations, weddings, fireworks, and final marks only serve as pointers on the path toward understanding the world and our place in it. So let’s pause and remember that, of 40,000 Canadians who served in Afghanistan, a full 10% are likely to be diagnosed with… Read more »
Yoga is a form of passive exercising that incorporates stretching one’s body, and it has been shown to help improve overall health and well-being. It is considered a good way to start your morning if you can make time for it, but a beauty-inspired form of yoga may take priority over stretching limbs if the… Read more »
A while back, I started laughing all throughout each day. It was a sort of experiment, a thought experiment. So I tried it. And did it ever result in incredible changes. Let me share with you some of the best changes that will likely occur should you, too, start laughing frequently throughout the day. Change… Read more »
I recently received a letter from a managing editor at AU, one John Ollerenshaw, writing on behalf of the Keep Athabasca in Athabasca University committee, a local “ad-hoc committee … convened recently to try to reverse the AU Board of Governors’ plan to implement a near-virtual workplace at AU.” Sadly for Mr. Ollerenshaw, he really… Read more »
You’re in a room full of people or alone but in a virtual classroom. You’ll be tested later on what you learn in today’s lecture. So, your lecture notes are critical. But how do you achieve top quality notes? Over the last several weeks, I’ve written cookbooks for writing essays and exams and for memorization. … Read more »
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) estimates potential permanent closures of up to 222,000 small and medium-sized businesses, depending on how the situation evolves. That’s 21 percent of all Canadian businesses. The corresponding job losses would range between 962,000 and 2,951,000 Canadian workers. While most of us are struggling financially right now,… Read more »
Isn’t it funny how we start something thinking we should be proficient on day one? It takes years to raise a child, become successful in business, get a degree. We’d all love to be smarter, richer, better looking, more successful, and happier. But we get what we earn. So, how do we earn it? Today,… Read more »
This editorial should have been done sooner. It should have been done before today’s announcement by the Alberta government of the new measures that are being put in place. If it had, it would have been a fairly light frothy piece about some of the articles we have in this issue and some of the… Read more »
