This week, you get to read one of the better issues of The Voice Magazine. I’d love to say every week is a masterpiece, but some weeks are just better than others, there’s no way around it. And this is a good one. We start with our Feature interview with nursing student Marcy Mackenzie, an… Read more »
It’s astounding to realize that November is already at its end. We just barely got Halloween put away and it feels like we’re behind in digging out the Christmas decorations. Plus there’s all that stuff remaining from the beginning of the year, the stuff you swore that, this year, you were going to get it… Read more »
I have a confession to make: I am 40-something years old and I have never had a driver’s licence. When I disclose this fact, I always brace myself for people’s reaction in case they say what I sometimes feel; “Are you kidding me? Anyone can get a licence from a cereal box! And cars nowadays… Read more »
On Thursday, November 19th, I wrote my last exam for my degree. That is, of course, unless I change my mind on one of my final two courses. The rest I have enrolled in have no final exams. So while it was not my last course it was still a milestone. A milestone which makes… Read more »
Did you know that your attitude toward e-textbooks could be partly determined by sex? That’s one of the findings AU student Kenneth Desson reports in his graduate thesis, “Attitudes to E-Textbooks Among Mid-Career Learners”. You can read Kenneth’s thesis on The Landing. In his thesis, Desson finds that “women were found to be statistically significantly… Read more »
There is no doubt that TED Talks are a modern phenomenon. What began in 1984 as a single conference showcasing Technology, Education, and Design is now a global franchise that embraces a variety of topics. The accessibility and popularity of TED has been attributed partly to TED.com, launched in 2006. Anyone with an Internet connection… Read more »
Ever had one of those courses? One that, in hindsight, was a big mistake and now You’re stuck with it? One that makes you want to scream every time you open the textbook? One that you just want to be over? I recently finished a course that seemed more like an endurance test than an… Read more »
I wrote this article last week, before the tragic events that took place, not only in Paris but around the world. I am appalled at the amount of hatred that has flooded social media since the attack on Paris. Amidst the hate, there have been some incredibly inspiring posts; it was in these posts that… Read more »
