Like a shadow, a Biblical feeling passes over me as I thin apples in my orchard on a bright summer afternoon. I think back to Sunday school and the book of Matthew where it says “every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matthew, 7:19, New International… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants than for you to have the ability to skim any document with better comprehension than had you read it with the painstakingly slow process that most overloaded students selectively avoid. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips… Read more »
Online education brings both exhilarating freedom and sobering responsibility. On one hand, You’re the master of your time. You can study when you want, if you want. You can work on your courses over early morning coffee, during your lunch break at work, or late at night after the kiddies are in bed. There’s no… Read more »
Welcome to the end of August. For most students, this signals when It’s time to pick the books back up and head back into class. For AU students, of course, we never really stopped. Still, every September, Athabasca University gets a flood of new students, many of whom are trying to pick up one or… Read more »
I had a good piece lined up about e-text books about how students weren’t getting what they were promised and how we should all be pressuring the university to make good on it, based on a question and subsequent response in the AU Landing, but it turns out I was jumping the gun. What I… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants than for you to have gainful employment, reams of extracurricular activities, a social life, and a 4.0 GPA to boot. Think it’s impossible? Well, our friend Cal Newport (2007) thinks you can have it all. In these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants than for you to get an A+ each and every exam, enter and win (hopefully by default of being the only applicant) the Canadian Memory Championships, and become a long-lasting member of Mensa Canada. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give… Read more »
